It is better to sound a person, with whom one deals afar off, than to fall upon the point at first; except you mean to surprise him by some short question.
与人交涉,先从旁试探比一开始便直奔要点更好;除非你有意用一个简短问题使他措手不及。
— Francis Bacon · Essays · Of Negotiating —
It is better to sound a person, with whom one deals afar off, than to fall upon the point at first; except you mean to surprise him by some short question.
与人交涉,先从旁试探比一开始便直奔要点更好;除非你有意用一个简短问题使他措手不及。