and poses an answer which is by no means straightforward and simple.

而给出的回答也绝不是简单直接的。

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It's a very easy, very direct, not at all impolite way to express your desires in any situation.

这是个非常简单而直接的句型，用这样的句型在各种情形下表达你的愿望也不会显得不礼貌。

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But refining in just the right way is going to turn out to be a surprisingly not straightforward matter, at least that's how it seems to me.

但是让人惊讶的是，要正确地修改它,并不是那么直接而简单的，至少在我看来不是。

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Nevertheless, it's a pretty simple game, pretty straightforward game.

尽管这是个简单而直接的博弈

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