So I respectfully told the professor I was declining the assignment and that I thought it was a fair trade to receive an a - in order to reinvest those hours elsewhere.

所以我就很充满敬意的告诉我的授课老师说我不想做这篇作业，而如果把节省下来的时间去做其他的事情的话是一个更加不错的选择。

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We cannot pass you an order at this high price, because the raw materials have for some time past been declining in price and we see no justification for the increase of your quotation.

恕不能交付如此高价订单，因为原材料在过去的一段时间里已下跌，我方认为你方没有理由提价。

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