I'm not joking; I mean business.

我不是在开玩笑，我是认真的。

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I mean business, so you must be careful.

我是认真的，所以你得小心。

youdao

You better believe that I mean business .

你最好相信我是认真的。

youdao

"I mean,I travel all over the world and have dozens of people that I meet every month and I get business cards from them.

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I mean, this is a really great place to do business, because almost regardless of what it is you do,

这里也是一个发展业务的好地方，因为不管你现在要做什么，

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I mean, you have a very dynamic business sector here. You know, it's always changing.

这儿有一个很动态的商业行业。它一直在变化。

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And should that change, for whatever business reason, I mean, you obviously are a very astute observer of the business world.

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But when I suggest that must mean business is good, he says wryly, "you should see my bank account".

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So while I'm all for bringing green business to Silicon Valley, I have to ask: Does that mean rescuing a business that shows no evidence of being able to make it on its own?

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