My initial reaction was to decline the offer.

我最初的反应是要婉言谢绝这个提议。

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He says that he was about to decline the offer when his wife pushed him to accept; she longed for another adventure, months after repatriating from Kazakhstan back to Wales.

罗伯斯说他本来想拒绝这份工作，但妻子坚持让他接受，因为她从哈萨克斯坦回威尔士好几个月了，渴望新的冒险经历。

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Over the last few weeks I have been asked by students and alumni that are fortunate enough to have several job offers, how to decline the offer or offers they do not want to accept.

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For the August quarter, he expects the company to decline to offer guidance.

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When you set aside the emotion and just look at the facts, you see no reason to decline the offer.

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