When one has something to say, it's best to come to the point directly, instead of saying it in a round-about way.

一个人有话要讲的时候，最好就直截了当地讲出来，不要转弯抹角。

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In contrast Catherine's gown was about way more than simply the dress.

而相比之下，凯特王妃的礼服则不仅仅是一套礼服而已。

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Shall we tell the truth frankly or express our refusal in a round about way.

我们应该实话实说还是委婉地拒绝？

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The event was attended not only by doctors,nurses, and delegates from international aid groups, but also by people from outside the health sector planners,architects and engineers who talked about ways of building hospitals in such a way that they would be ready for an emergency.

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And this is called photoelectron spectroscopy, and essentially what it is is very similar conceptually to what we were talking about way back in the first couple lectures when we were talking about the photoelectric effect.

也就是光电子能谱，从本质上来讲,这项技术,与我们在最开始的几节课上讲的,光电效应在概念上非常相似。

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And I feel better about helping people that way than giving a dollar to somebody on the street,

我觉得以这种方式帮助人比在大街上施舍别人一美元更有意义，

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She and many other runners have interpreted the story as a round-about way to cheer barefoot running.

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In this round-about way, he influences other decision-makers, says Miyagawa.

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There were also problems about the way information about Lloyd was shared and he was not identified as a "significant risk".

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