It is important to get something down on paper.

重要的是要把一些事情写在纸上。

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In most business negotiations it is a good idea to get something down in writing.

在大多数商务谈判中，把东西写下来是个不错的主意。

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The whole thing is frightening to start with, daunting and sometimes boring but it's like coming off a drug, coming down from something and you have to get used to it.

整个规避仪式刚开始的时候令人感到害怕，气馁，偶尔还会厌烦，但这就像是戒掉毒瘾或类似的东西一样，你必须适应它。

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"It is going to require more work, but I think that we can get something accomplished there and we can lock down loose nuclear weapons that could fall into the hands of terrorists."

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The truth is something that you get down to.

真理才是最终要追求的。

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You know, frankly, when it comes down to it, people want to give money and get something in return.

坦率地说，归根结底一句话，人们在有所投入的时候也是期待有所回报的。

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And it's just - it's important to try to sort out all that rhetoric and really just get down to whether something is true or not.

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Ms. HAYWARD: I think a lot of congressmen would like the FCC to do something that would get everyone to calm down a little bit so that they can move on to other things.

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She told us to get down and put your back on something, and leave the windows and doors open in case a building shifts so you don't get trapped.

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