As he prepared the speech, Juan kept asking himself, "How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles?"

在准备演讲的过程中，胡安不停地问自己：“我怎么才能让一个对地震和地质原理一无所知的人明白这一点？”

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"Asking your close friends for help or advice is nothing new, but we are seeing a lowering of barriers among acquaintances," she says.

她说：“向亲密朋友寻求帮助或建议并不是什么新鲜事，但我们发现熟人之间的隔阂也在减少。”

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I can't stress enough that the workplace is a competitive environment, and while there is nothing wrong with asking for a raise, demanding one can backfire in the worst kind of way.

我必须强调，工作场所是一个竞争环境，尽管要求加薪没什么不对，但也可能从最坏的方面让你事与愿违。

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Nothing but surrender. Lee sent a note to General Grant asking to meet with him to discuss surrender terms.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

This is not a situation where I'm only asking for concessions from Republicans and asking nothing from Democrats.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Makes a Statement on the Sequester

And it would also mean asking sacrifice of seniors and the middle class and the poor, while asking nothing of the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction

But we can't ask senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction while asking nothing more from the wealthiest and the most powerful.

BBC: State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy