Or do we? I hope you, dear reader, will permit me to explain how my attitude towards manners has undergone a shift.

难道不是吗？亲爱的读者，我希望您能允许我向您解释我对待礼貌的态度是如何发生转变的。

youdao

Thank God, my earnings permit me to live without the fears of the next energy bill, or phone bill, or medical emergency.

感谢上帝，我的收入允许我过一种没有对下一张能源账单、电话账单、急诊恐惧的生活。

youdao

Will you permit me a few words?

你能允许我说几句话吗？

youdao

I was not old enough to get the official document that would permit me to drive by myself.

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Such a lens would permit me to see life in the smallest parts of its development.

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Regrettably, the law does not permit me to order the United States to do so.

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Permit me to suggest to Edelman they identify these superb examples of honesty and high-minded effectiveness next year.

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In response to your refreshingly polite thoughts, permit me my own opinion or two on the matter at hand.

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