婉言谢绝

xiě xìn wǎn yán xiè jué shǔ yú zuì qǐ mǎ de lǐ mào

写信婉言谢绝属于最起码的礼貌。

Polite letters of rejection are a matter of the most common courtesy.

wǒ zuì chū de fǎn yìng shì yào wǎn yán xiè jué zhè ge tí yì

我最初的反应是要婉言谢绝这个提议。

My initial reaction was to decline the offer.