He actually refused you.

他竟然敢拒绝你。

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While Wright called April 1 his goal, he refused to speculate on when his health will actually allow him to return to the field.

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He refused to give the TV cameras a clip of him actually using the word "Scargillite" but he has used that description - amongst other more colourful ones - away from the cameras.

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