They had important matters to discuss.

他们有些重要的问题要讨论。

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Let's get on to more important matters.

咱们谈些更重要的事吧。

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Some people like small talk in a meeting before digging into important matters, while others are more straightforward.

有些人喜欢在深入讨论重要问题之前在会议上闲聊，而有些人则更直截了当。

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But there are so many other important matters that we are dealing with.

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Should we conclude,therefore, that the key to the important question--namely, What matters? the answer to that question, should we conclude,is,same personality?

我们是否就该得出结论，重要问题的关键，也就是什么是最重要的，这问题的答案就是相同的人格吗？

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