He says that he was about to decline the offer when his wife pushed him to accept; she longed for another adventure, months after repatriating from Kazakhstan back to Wales.

罗伯斯说他本来想拒绝这份工作，但妻子坚持让他接受，因为她从哈萨克斯坦回威尔士好几个月了，渴望新的冒险经历。

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In many cases, the woman can decline a proposal, but Bruce says it's normal for these women to be held captive until they consent, giving them little real choice but to accept.

在许多时候，女方可以拒绝对方的求婚，但是国际移民组织地区主管Bruce说，这些妇女通常被控制起来，直到她们同意嫁人为止。 这样她们就没有真正的选择权，只能就范。

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To decline is to accept the other alternative.

拒绝其实就是接受另一种%选择。

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Over the last few weeks I have been asked by students and alumni that are fortunate enough to have several job offers, how to decline the offer or offers they do not want to accept.

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The students have a short period of time (something like two days) to accept or decline this offer.

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Since distressed properties are bank owned, the amount of time it takes to accept or decline an offer can sometimes be weeks or months.

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