Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all bored.

他身边的每一个人都尽力表现得彬彬有礼，但你可以看出他们都厌倦了。

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'I mean what other words did you use to call your father and mother? How did you call them?' I said, trying to be patient and polite.

“我的意思的是你还用什么字眼喊你的父亲、母亲？你怎么喊他们的？”我说，努力保持礼貌与耐心。

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Write a polite note to the sender saying you don't accept downloads, but will be more than happy to look at a plain-text version of the document he or she is trying to send you.

给发信人写一封客气的短信，就说你不接受任何下载文件，但如果他或她能设法寄一份该文档的纯文本版本，你将非常乐意拜读。

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Spokesmen for the construction industry say that their members were merely a bit dim and trying to be polite by bidding.

ECONOMIST: Construction cartels