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03-19-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by orbiter84 View Post
I'm confused again. Who is "happy"? They are happy to ask us to consider this method? 複雑すぎる。
No. The speaker side is happy. "We would be happy if you could consider doing this and that."

It's omitted because it sounds too direct in our culture. You don't want to sound like you're saying "That's great, man. That way, we can make the biggest profit! "

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