He said no and seemed oddly reluctant to talk about it.

他说了不，而且很奇怪他似乎不愿谈论这件事。

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Also, insecurity can drive us into "performance" mode and make us reluctant to say no to others out of fear of rejection.

有时因为缺乏安全感，会使自己进入一种“表演”状态，因为怕别人拒绝你而勉强自己。

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Most hard-headed business people are no doubt reluctant to make these arguments.

大多数头脑冷静的商业人士无疑并不乐意参与这种争论。

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She's been reluctant to move back from the beginning, and is no less reluctant now.

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Like it or not, some Muslim Americans are American political Islamists no matter how reluctant we are to accept this assertion.

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For example, Hispanics tend to be very agreeable and warm--and reluctant to say no to requests.

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