Asking a favor of the President of the United States was no casual matter, especially for a seventeen-year-old girl.

请求美国总统的帮助不是一件随便的事，尤其是对一个17岁的女孩来说。

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Entrepreneurs don't have the luxury of asking "What about..." questions, and in disruptive circumstances that works in their favor.

创业者没有问“怎样……”问题的奢华，只能在混乱的情况下选择有利的方式。

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He might not even think that you are calling after 15 years, and that is for asking a favor.

他甚至都不会想到你是在15年后才打个电话给他，而且是让他帮你忙的。

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President Obama is in favor of asking the well-to-do to pay more.

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There are times when asking a favor is just not good enough.

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Weeks later Obama officials, having heard about the event, called Summit Series asking a favor: Bring 35 entrepreneurs to the White House.

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