It probably teaches each of them a good deal to be able to accommodate, to encounter, to get used to the ironies of the other, and I think this applies to conversation in general.

或许正是这种共生关系,教会了双方很多东西,使他们学会怎样提供，发现，并习惯对方的讽刺，我想这适用于一般的谈话。

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you're asking for something from the person you're speaking with.

你希望从对方那里得到想要的东西。

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