The indirect means cannot make you what you are, so it's fruitless and extremely frustrating.

这些迂回的方法不能使你成为你真正所是的，所以这是无益的、极端令人沮丧的。

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Leo Tolstoy identified art as a use of indirect means to communicate from one person to another.

托尔斯泰艺术作为确定使用间接的通讯手段从一人到另一台。

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Since the number of population was the key secret of a state in old ages, It was a common practice to carry out a population survey by an indirect means.

它透露出来的是西周的人口统计方法，由于人口数量在当时是国家的重要机密，通过间接的方法进行人口调查，在古代世界各国这是相当普遍的人口统计方法。

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Besides the promise of cash and loan guarantees, America has other, more indirect means of persuasion.

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During the years that Pope was a legislator, he explored more indirect means of gaining political influence as well.

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Too many cash out through indirect means, triggering taxes all at once.

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