Think of a first date: We try to express ourselves and learn about the other person, but not express ourselves too much or offend by being intrusive.

试想第一次约会：我们试图表达自己和更多地了解对方，但是怕说多错多或者冒昧无礼。 说太多话是无礼的表现，（因此有人）甚至冒险表现貌似乏味。

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Though we have freedom of speech, we still can't offend others by our remarks.

虽然我们有言论自由，但是我们仍然不能用言论伤人。

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There will be television chat shows hosted by robots, and cars with pollution monitors that will disable them when they offend.

届时，将出现由机器人主持的电视谈话节目以及装有污染监控器的汽车，一旦这些汽车排污超标（违规），监控器就会使其停驶。

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Over the years, he has sometimes earned enemies by expressing opinions that offend other scientists.

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"If this reached you and you don't give a hoot that I'm leaving, sorry, " he wrote, explaining that he didn't want to offend anyone by leaving them out.

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Maybe because Barack Obama did not want to offend Muslim sensibilities by such a show of force.

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Not so depositors, who see themselves paying the cost of bankers' mismanagement and the government's reluctance to offend political allies by closing some banks that are near to collapse.

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