Because any American should be willing to concede an election, but no American should concede the core principles of democracy itself.

因为任何美国人都应该意在选举中步，但任何美国人都不应该步民主本身核心原则。

But the one point that I wasn't willing to budge around was maternity, and not because I am planning to have another child.

但是我不意步一点是生育，而不是因为我打算再要一个孩子。

The logic of the no-concessions policy, he believes, is that a certain number of hostages must die in order for the government to show its resolve.

他认为，不步政策逻辑是，一数量人质必须死亡，才能政府表示其决心。

Her delay in conceding had wasted precious campaign resources, preventing Barack from being able to reorient the battle toward his Republican opponent, John McCain.

她迟迟不步浪费了宝贵竞选资源，使貝拉克无法将战斗重新导向他共和党对手约翰·麦凯恩（John McCain）。

I said it (people often do so, in such cases) like a rather reluctant concession to truth and justice;—as if I wanted to deny it!

我这样说（在这种情况下，人们经常这样做）就像是对真理和正义不情步；——好像我想否认它一样！

But, she told herself time and again, she would have to walk easily, gingerly, be meek under insults, yielding to injustices, never giving offense to anyone, black or white, who might do her harm.

她不断告诫自己，处世要温和些，谨慎些，受到侮辱得忍受，碰到不公平事要步，不要冒犯任何可能伤害她人，无论是白人还是黑人。

International community must make it clear to the Palestinians that the only way to achieve statehood is through direct negotiations as long as the Palestinians believe they can achieve their political goals without making concessions.

国际社会必须巴勒斯坦民众知道，唯一能够巴勒斯坦获得独立方法是进行直接对话，而前提是巴勒斯坦人民必须相信，他们能够在不作出步情况下实现政治目标。