Thornton added: "They will want something in return."

桑顿还说：“他们想获得回报。”

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You never know when you might want to return something because your tastes have changed, you have found a defect in the garment or the color is all wrong.

你不知道自己什么时候会因为口味改变、发现衣服上有瑕疵或颜色不对，而想把东西给退了。

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It helps that both sides want something from the EU in return. Serbia hopes to become an official candidate for membership soon.

其实这样做有利于双方从欧盟那里获得回报：塞方希望能迅速成为欧盟成员国正式候选人；科方则寻求一份免签证旅行的“线路图”。

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You know, frankly, when it comes down to it, people want to give money and get something in return.

坦率地说，归根结底一句话，人们在有所投入的时候也是期待有所回报的。

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Of course, what all the parties would really like is the promise of state funding, so they didn't have to grub around for donations from people who might want something in return.

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