My best friend tried to talk me outofdoing this, but now she respects my decision.
我最好的朋友曾经劝我不要这么做，但现在她尊重我的选择。
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It's easyto talk ourselves outofdoing something, but if we have someone who iscounting on us, we are more likely to keep our appointment to exercise.
说服自己做件事非常容易，但是如果有人和我们一起做，那么就更有可能使锻炼坚持下去。
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Unofficial contacts such as businessmen, journalists, campaigners and other citizens who talk to American diplomats, outof goodwill or self-interest, will think twice about doing so.