He looked upset and told me that I always evaded the question and that I had no ambition, which was disastrous in the business world.

他好像不满意，说我答非所问，没有雄心大志，这对做买卖是很糟糕的。

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In spite of some bruising encounters during his time as home secretary in the last Conservative government, most notably when he evaded, despite fully 14 repetitions, a question put to him by the interviewer, Jeremy Paxman, he is confident and lucid on television.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot