He would not argue, he would not talk freely.

他不和人争论，也不随便开口。

youdao

He would not torture her further by trying to argue with her.

他不会通过和她争吵而进一步折磨她。

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Maybe he would argue that he is making his Gatsby, not Fitzgerald's, which means that these problems can be merrily ignored anyway.

可能他会争论说他要塑造自己的盖茨比，而不是菲茨杰拉德的盖茨比，也就是意味着他可以高高兴兴地把所有这些困惑都抛诸脑后。

youdao

Yes, but he would not have been able to achieve anything if he were not capable, his professors at Harvard would argue.

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If so, I guess that would mean he will argue he did not appreciate it was a criminal act to tie up his wife and strangle her with an extension cord.

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