It’s possible that no one will ever comment, but if you don’tgive people the opportunity to respond you are telling them you’re not reallyinterested in what they have to say.

虽然可能永远都没有人对你的博客进行评论，但是如果你不给别人评论的机会，就意味着你在告诉别人你对他们必须要说的话没有兴趣。

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When an opportunity seems to say: "Welcome, come on in!" that's no real opportunity.

当一个机会向你招手：“欢迎，来吧！”那并不是真正的机会。

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Asking "Can I buy you a drink?" or "Would you like to dance?" gives her the opportunity to say no.

如果你问“需要饮料吗”？“可以一起跳个舞吗”？

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They also pressured Fannie and Freddie who were hardly in a position to say no and saw opportunity to enhance their bottom line at the tax payers risk.

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Libya, of far more interest to Europe than to America, is an opportunity to say no more.

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Second, while Obama didn't talk about dealing with Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, it is worth pointing out the Taliban leadership, including Mullah Omar, has in the past several months taken every opportunity to say that it has no interest in a deal with the Afghan government.

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