To ask him for help was like asking a tiger for its skin.

向他求助无异于与虎谋皮。

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So when a friend called to ask if I would like to cycle home from Switzerland with him, my hesitation was brief.

所以，当一位朋友打电话问我，是否愿意和他一起从瑞士骑自行车回家，我稍微迟疑了一下就答应了。

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Don't ask for help like the friend who begs people to help him move but has nothing put in boxes when they show up.

有些人请求别人帮助他行动起来，而在别人现身帮忙时自己却什么准备都没有做好，千万不要这样。

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We would just like to meet him and ask him some questions about his history.

BBC: Chris Mellor

Edwards said that "if I thought he was (blanking) her, why didn't I come to him like a man and ask, " said Brumberger.

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Ask him to check on a favorite like yellowtail, eel or tuna and the answer is the same: Skip it.

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