There's no real way around the initial question-and-answer session, but how can you avoid sounding like you're interviewing your date for a job?

第一次约会的问答环节没有什么真正的方法可言，但是如何避免提问时听起来像给约会对象面试工作呢？

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So let's return to the initial question: how does Spartak do it?

让我们回到最初的问题当中。斯巴达克是怎样做的呢？

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And here's an initial question for you.

首先有个问题

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This one got way too lawyerly for me, but the initial question was really fascinating.

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So this brings us back to the initial question: Can we consider a firm without is own IT?

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Which brings me back to my initial question: Will Americans ever embrace diesel?

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