With the funny stories that Alex would bring to session, it was easy for me just to nod my head while we kicked the can down the road.

听着Alex在会谈中所说的有趣故事，对我来说十分轻松，只需点头，避而不谈真正的问题。

Were both countries a little coy about a new meeting?

两国是否都有些不愿意举行新会谈？

The conversation continues on a punt, then on a brisk walk around the university parks, then over tea, which slips into (more) sherry, and afterwards a splendiferous “high table” dinner.

会谈随后在一叶轻舟，公园的轻快散步时继续，不经意间，茶将用尽，又悄悄喝起雪利，兴致倍增，随后就是奢华的“高端”晚宴。

The two countries have been holding meetings and negotiations for months.

数个月以来，中美两国一直在举行会谈谈判。

For one thing, conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive.

首先，有关灾的会谈应该更具包容性。

The letters also make clear that these talks should give " particular urgency to discussion of ideas, including the use of all available facilitative arrangements and technologies, for replacing the backstop with permanent arrangements" .

信函中还明确指出，这些会谈应提出" 对各种想法的迫切商议，包括利用所有可用的便利化安排技术，用永久性安排取代保障协议。"

This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hours and conditions.

管工会代表成功的会谈使得就工作时间条件问题达成新的协议。

Rafael Grossi was speaking after talks in Tehran to avert a new threat to efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

拉斐尔·格罗西在讲话前参加了德黑兰会谈，该会谈旨在避免重启2015年核协议的努力受到新的威胁。

We know that there are talks happening in Sweden, lower level talks.

我们知道瑞典正在进行一些较低级别的会谈。

That they were very upset that these talks had broken down and we heard from the U.S. side that they had a very good discussion and they were plenty of fresh ideas.

他们为会谈破裂感到非常沮丧，但我们从美方得知，他们进行了很好的讨论，而且他们提出了很多新主意。

Talks that some officials indicated could lead to U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan.

一些官员暗示会谈可能导致美军撤离阿富汗。

This coming ahead of the COP 26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.

此公告是在苏格兰格拉斯哥举行第二十六届缔约方会议气候问题会谈之前发表的。

Dean Dolan occasionally talked about education for citizenship.

多兰院长偶尔会谈到公民教育。

(Sorry, grandmothers! )Before long, we're talking about billions of dollars in waste in the economy.

（奶奶，我错了！）用不了多久，我们就会谈到经济中数十亿美元的浪费。

After the two countries issued back and forth tariffs on each others goods last year, they held a series of talks to try to reach a solution.

去年两国相互征收关税后，他们举行了一系列会谈，试图达成一个解决方案。

Then, there were talks between the North and the South, the highest profile in years.

然后，南北双方进行了会谈，这是多年来的最高规格。

The talks on Yemen have created a chance for peace.

关于也门问题的会谈为平创造了机会。

The ceasefire's one of the agreements that was reached this past week in Sweden where the two sides fighting Yemen's war have been meeting.

停协议是过去一周在瑞典达成的协议之一，也门双方在那里举行了会谈。

You have all the confidence you need when you sit down and you try to find solutions to the problems that have divided us now for many, many years.

我们已经拥有信心去坐下来进行会谈，并且尝试去解决困扰了我们很多年的问题。

Today, we're explaining why it's not going to happen, at least not on June 12, when it was scheduled to take place in Singapore.

今天，我们将讨论取消该会谈、至少是取消于原定的6月12日在新加坡举行会谈的原因。