At the same time, do not confuse giving thanks and compliments with flattery. You should be positive, sincere and focused on something specific.

同时，你不要弄错了带有奉承的感激和赞美。你应该是积极地，真诚地，在具体的一些事物上的感激。例如说，“你今天看起来很不错”；“你今天唱的真好”。

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We should be focused on helping you build schools and roads and health care centers and dealing with the infrastructure of the entire country.

我们应该集中力量帮助你们修建学校、道路和医疗中心，并且改善整个巴基斯坦的基础设施状况。

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To be respectful of one another and the relationship, you should try and keep the discussion (or argument) focused to the topic at hand.

出于对双方和彼此关系的尊重，你应该争取就事论事。

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Your audience is focused on itself-and that is where you should be focused, on your audience.

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The quick litmus test is whether you are focused on what to do or how something should be done.

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