I wanted her and she was playing hard to get.

我渴望她，她却摆架子。

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But how about a little reverse psychology? Playing hard-to-get is known to be more effective than begging.

但是用点逆反心理怎么样？大家都知道玩欲擒故纵要比请求更加管用。

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We need to start playing hard.

我们必须开始艰苦比赛了。

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