"And if we refuse to deal with these issues today, then I guarantee you that they will be an albatross around our efforts [a big obstacle to combat terrorism in the future. The president spoke in the National Archives, which houses the nation's founding documents.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may worship Me," yet you refuse to let him go.

我已经告诉过你，“让我的孩子离开，他要崇拜我“,但是你却不让他走。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Will you truly refuse to accept the law of gravity?

你真得能拒绝接受万有引力定律吗？

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"If senators refuse to debate about a profound crisis affecting every single citizen, the nation must ask 'What do you fear?' ,'And whose voice do you speak and whose interest do you vote?" Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky disagreed, saying the bill will make soaring health care costs go even higher, and place a greater burden on average Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23