The fact was, he could not refuse the request, on account of the dwarf's third gift.

事实上，由于小矮人的第三个礼物，他无法拒绝这个请求。

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Now I have one request to make of you. Do not refuse me.

现在我有一件事求你，望你不要推辞。

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The king replied, 'Make it, my mother; I will not refuse you.'

王说，请母亲说，我必不推辞。

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The soldier decided he could not refuse the request.

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Well, apparently Richard in real life did not refuse to make those changes. And imagine, in a book that then undergoes this publishing history that I have described, this is kind of a symbolic scene.

很明显，现实生活中的理查,并没有拒绝那些修改,想像一下，经历上述出版过程的一本书，这是象征性的场景。

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Deny thy father and refuse they name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn, my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet." She's a Capulet.

否认你的父亲，抛弃你的姓名吧，也许你不愿意这样做，只要你宣誓做我的爱人，我也不愿再姓凯普莱特了，她姓凯普莱特。

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Just because someone's a prisoner doesn't mean they can not refuse to have treatment.

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When unions and management both lobbied for a longer working week, the government could not refuse.

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Apparently Facebook came in with an offer Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom could not refuse.

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