遂差人往巴中，劝使投降。

He sent a messenger to Bazhong to call on Lu to surrender.

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没人能劝使他离开办公室，除了他的儿子，一个可爱的幼儿。

No one could induce him to leave his office except his son, a lovely infant, Mr.

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这使适当禁酒主义者很高兴，他们希望用咖啡代替蒸馏的酒精饮料。1830年他们成功地劝使国会免去咖啡税。

This development delighted those temperance reformers who wanted coffee to replace distilled spirits, and in 1830 they succeeded in persuading Congress to remove the duty on coffee.

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