He explained that cicadas do not like being moved from place to place, and sometimes they get so grumpy that they refuse to sing.

他交代说，知了不喜欢被挪来挪去，有时候脾气不好了，它们会拒绝鸣叫。

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The king did not like to refuse, lest they would desert.

国王担心他们开小差，不想拒绝这个请求。

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It may be that you do not like his art, but at all events you can hardly refuse it the tribute of your interest. It disturbs and arrests.

你可能不喜欢他的艺术，但无论如何你不能不对它感兴趣，他的作品使你不能平静，紧扣你的心弦。

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Anxious for Henry's approval, Edward says he will not become a banker like his father, says he will refuse the political legacy that is his due, says he will leave that to his older brothers and will, instead, pursue a life of solemn contemplation.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Woodsburner'

Unlike Leona Helmsley, Grant did not refuse interviews, nor did he defiantly cancel appearances like Michael Jackson.

CNN: Hugh Grant: Catch the act

How can they be sure that their surrogate will not change her mind and have an abortion -- or, like Kelley, refuse to?

CNN: Surrogate mother had the right to choose