She invited me to dinner but I declined on account of urgent business.

她请我吃饭，但我因有急事谢绝了。

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Aime jokingly asked if I wanted to go into one of the places, but I declined.

艾梅开玩笑问我想不想进去某个店铺里，我推辞了。

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My local helper said I could pay someone to secretly ferry me across, but I declined.

当地帮助我的人说，可以花钱雇人偷偷渡我到对面，但我谢绝了。

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Asked whether officials thought there was any connection between Crum's slaying and the recent killings of a Colorado prison official or the slayings of two Texas prosecutors, Hatfield said, "I hope not, " but declined to elaborate further.

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It declined to speak to me for the story, but I did chat with the CEO of one of the companies the group has funded.

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When I was putting together this panel, I had originally sought out the Center for Food Safety and the Union of Concerned Scientists to participate, but they declined.

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