She says it is a good start but still needs work.

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We had a good fortune to start it with a very top person in the GDMG, feeling it is a very important initiative within his organization.

我们运气很好,可以从GDMG的,一个顶尖人才开始研究，我们认为这一动机,是他的组织的原动力。

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And you know it's not the necessarily a good idea to do it, you start with "The thing is".

你心里清楚这么做并不一定是个好主意，你就可以用“The thing is”来回答他们。

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