Gossip may also simply be a way to gather useful and helpful information about our social worlds without direct and embarrassing inquiry.

闲话同样可能只是一种搜集社会世界中有用信息的方式，这无需进行直白、尴尬的询问。

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Patrol officers and detectives deal with the public without direct oversight by administrative superiors, and so they must be trusted to behave in an ethical way on their own.

巡逻的警员和侦缉在没有行政上级直接监督的情况下与公众打交道，因此他们必须具备能以有道德操守的方式自行其是的可信度。

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I aimed for a soft mood, without direct sunlight coming in and sharp shadows.

我所追求的是一种柔和的氛围，没有直射的阳光，没有清晰的阴影。

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Speaking after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, Mr.Moratinos said both Israel and the Palestinians should enter direct, face-to-face talks without preconditions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

"When you read a book, you are in direct contact with the mind of another human being, without the distraction of their physical presence, of their image,of their tics .

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Republicans assert the legislation will lead to federal government control of the health care system, higher costs and deficits and debt, and bitterly complain about Democrat's plan to pass the Senate-approved bill without a direct vote, by packaging it with a separate measure of changes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

All of this is now being done electronically, without direct involvement of the patient.

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And new technologies like prescription cards can allow patients to be monitored without direct physician supervision.

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Without direct contact with the beneficiary, the trustee won't know how best to serve, he says.

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