The principle of the game is that while each player prefers not to yield to the other, the outcome where neither player yields is the worst possible one for both players.

这个游戏的原则是，虽然游戏双方都不愿意屈服于对方，但是双方都不认输的结局对两方玩家来说却是最糟糕的结局。

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You don't yield to pressure, only to principle.

你不屈服于压力，只服从原则。

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My highest principle is: never yield to any difficulty.

我的最高原则是：不论对任何困难，都决不屈服。

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In other words, 50% of the FOMC dissented with Bernanke, at least in principle. (Read Operation Twist Set To Fail As Bernanke Insists On Flattening The Yield Curve).

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