我试图说服自己，麻烦在于问题本身,而不是我。

I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me.

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结果，他们会试图说服传达坏消息的人，说情况其实没那么坏，只要迅速采取行动就能让问题消失。

Consequently, they try to convince the bearers of bad news that things aren't so bad, and that swift action can make problems go away.

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美国中东问题特使米切尔上星期在耶路撒冷和约旦河西岸进行为期四天的和平使命中，试图说服内塔尼亚胡延长定居点建设冻结令，但他的努力没有成功。

During a four-day peace mission last week to Jerusalem and the West Bank, U.S. envoy George Mitchell tried to persuade Mr. Netanyahu to extend the construction freeze, but to no avail.

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