And in practice our proclivities are things we allow ourselves, like a ball rolling down its natural course.

在实践中，我们的癖性是被我们自身纵容的东西，就好像一颗球顺应自然规律从高处滚下。

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B: Just to comply, we're ready to reduce the price by 5 percent. I hope this concession of ours will get the ball rolling.

好吧，依从你们的意见，我们准备削价5%，希望我们这次让步能打开局面。

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I can guarantee that a big smile and a simple "my name's blank, what's yours" will be all you'll need to get the ball rolling.

我能保证，一个大大的微笑和一句简单的“我的名字是某某，你叫什么”是你让谈话开始起来的所需的一切。

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and doing things like that to really begin, get the ball rolling,

真的做了一些事情，真正行动起来，

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