A MEETING between Barack Obama and Republican members of the House of Representatives last week proved to be an unusually frank, if polite, affair.

上周，如果算礼貌的话，巴拉克·奥巴马和众议院共和党议员之间的会面异常坦诚。

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If you don't get what you want with polite conversation, ask to speak to a manager or supervisor.

如果你不能通过礼貌的交谈得到你想要的，那就要求和经理或主管交谈。

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"Even two words, if you want," answered the fish, who happened to be a very polite Dolphin.

“两句也行，如果你愿意。”鱼回答。它碰巧是一条很有礼貌的海豚。

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In 1955, when Gene Moore joined Tiffany's, the venerable store was, as it still is, the most intimidating establishment in Fifth Avenue, a place of steep prices and unsmiling, if polite, security guards.

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But this strategy risks making Mr Poizner appear negative, especially if the polite and more issues-focused Mr Campbell is actually the one to beat.

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Just like the dutch coffeehouses, and countless wall street bars, and stock message boards, Twitter is going to have either a low signal to noise ratio if you are being polite, and a lot of BS if you are not.

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