You are both disappointed in your friend and your parents have an opportunity to say, "I told you so."

一方面你对你的朋友很失望，另一方面父母也有机会教训你说：我曾经警告过你的。

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Your audience sees your face before they hear what you are going to say. Thus, you have an opportunity to set the emotional tone for your message before you start speaking.

你的听众在听到你说话之前看到你的脸，所以，你就有机会在讲话前给你的演讲确定一种有感情的语调。

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But when an opportunity presents itself, I have always told myself to think hard about whether or not to take the opportunity, in spite of what others might think or say.

可是机会到来时，我总是要求自己慎重思考，权衡利弊，而不是盲从他人的想法或者说法。

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"I think they have an opportunity to say to the people of this state, look, we can't stop people from doing bad and venal and stupid things, disgusting things, but when confronted with the knowledge, we can act firmly and effectively, " he said.

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The local authority said people had been given an opportunity to have their say on the plans last year.

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In other words, shareholders are taking advantage of the Frank-Dodd Act as an opportunity to have their say on pay policies.

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