Also,the heel generally has thick material under it to soften landings.

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And then some of them will try to soften and try to say, "Come on, we wanna live our own lives.

然后一些人会试图缓和态度,试着说，“我们的生活要继续。

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Because you're able to use this questions to soften your speech in asking a variety of different questions.

因为你可以用这样的问句来使你提出的问题更为温和。

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Potters add water to soften the clay.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

It will soften your speech so that you can pose the question without offending the other person.

它会很好地柔化你的言辞，这样你就可以在不冒犯其他人的情况下提出自己的问题。

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(SPEAKING) Political and business leaders are scrambling to find ways to soften the economic impact of the layoffs, meeting recently in Orlando to discuss options.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

Instead of being very direct, you can use "I don't know" to soften your response slightly.

但你不想说得那么直接，你可以用“I don't know”来让你的回答更为委婉。

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You can use them mainly to soften your speech.

你可以用它们来柔化你的言辞。

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Also, you could use "Would you" with a "like" right after to soften the question even further.

当然，你也可以在“Would you”后面加上一个“like”，因为你可以用这个疑问句使你提出的各种问题变得更温和。

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