You have to make it clear, if you say no, that you're not going to change your mind.

因此如果你要拒绝的话，你就得让别人清楚的知道你不会再改变主意了。

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No matter what I do during the day, when I have a moment to clear my mind I say to myself: "Everything is easy." I can solve anything easily.

白天无论我在做什么，当我的脑海有片刻的空闲我会对自己说“一切都很简单，我可以很轻而易举地解决所有问题，所有事物都是最好的。”

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Yet, no clear answer ever came up to my mind.

然而，我一直没有得到一个清晰的答案。

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But this determined, clear-eyed man is also pragmatic, and no slouch at politics, as his victory in Texas (never mind the presidential contest) made clear.

ECONOMIST: American foreign policy

She had no idea what was happening, but her mind was clear and she could talk clearly, unheard of during typical seizures.

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