Men have a more direct conversational style.

男人交谈比较直截了当。

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Some institutional investors are taking a more direct approach.

一些机构投资者都采取了更加直接的方法。

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Curiously, Mr Sharon played a more direct hand when they lost their home a second time.

让人颇为不解的是，之后他们再次失去家园，而这次沙龙更是直接元凶。

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She said the United States is moving from mostly the direct exercise of power to what she called "a more sophisticated and difficult mix of indirect power and influence."

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However, it's more polite than a direct request.

但是，比起直接的询问，这是一种更为礼貌的请求。

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It's very similar to "May I", but perhaps a little more direct.

这与“May I”很类似，但可能比“May I”来得更直接一点。

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There's a more direct threat to the country's millions of small-scale and largely inefficient shopkeepers.

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But the RBI will celebrate many more birthdays before foreigners can take a more direct stake in Indian banking.

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Brian Krebs has detailed those U.K. charges, which point to a more direct control of the cybercriminal ring, at KrebsOnSecurity.

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