I offered to give them a lift but they declined.

我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了。

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We asked them to come to our party, but they declined.

我们邀请他们来参加我们的聚会，但他们谢绝了。

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We asked them to come to our party, but they declined.

我们邀请他们来参加我们的聚会，但他们谢绝了。

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