The ball became an obedient animal, and the game became an invitation to party.

足球像一只顺从的动物，比赛则像派对邀请。

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But Nao suddenly gets another invitation and is once again caught up in the game.

可是直突然得到了另一个邀请，又一次陷入了游戏之中。

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If a certain sport or game makes you tense (whether it's tennis or bridge), decline the invitation to play.

如果某一项运动或游戏使你感到紧张(无论是网球还是桥牌)，就拒绝类似的邀请。

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When all is said and done, the series is an invitation to play the game of life.

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"Very often I get an invitation from a friend for a game and I'll click it and see the permissions, and decide, I'm not really that curious about this app, " she said.

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But this year diners were chewing over the game instead: OSU won, 23-13, likely ensuring a New Year's Day bowl invitation.

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