“是的,是的,”其他人说,“如果他愿意再唱一次,他就可以得到它。”
"Yes, yes," said the others, "if he will sing again, he can have it."
去年获胜的美国数学奥林匹克代表队的总教练罗博深说:“挑战在于,如果某些类型的人正在做某事,其他人就很难成功打入其中。”
"The challenge is if certain types of people are doing something, it's difficult for other people to break into it," said Po-Shen Loh, the head coach of last year's winning U.S. Math Olympiad team.
如果你说“不”,即使是出于礼貌,你也可能会抑制(其他人)进一步的想法,不仅是那个记者的想法,还有那些听说你拒绝了这一想法的人的想法。
If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea.
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