但老板说，不会做这些东西来粉饰。

But the boss said, will not do these things to whitewash.

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提姆起初吞吞吐吐，但最终还是向老板说出了真相。

Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.

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也有很多这样的例子，有人对他们的老板说关于他们爱好的事情或是要求老板给他们弹性，但结果是公司不可能也不愿意提供给他们这样的帮助。

There are plenty of examples out there of folks who told their employers that another priority or the need for flexibility and heard that the company couldn’t or wouldn’t offer them any help.

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