当别人提出什么要求的时候，答应下来去做是很容易的，但是拒绝就很难，因为总要考虑别人的面子问题，自己的面子问题，以后的关系问题等等。所以怎么样更好的拒绝别人是我们都应该学习的，今天沪江小编也和大家一起学习这八个方法。

　　One of the most essential skills that a freelancer can have is the ability to say “no”.

　　对于一名自由撰稿人而言，学会拒绝是一项重要的本领。（我觉得对所有人都是如此）

　　Without that skill, you will be overloaded with requests and assignments, and continuously overworked and missing deadlines, the quality of your work will slip, and you will take on assignments that you don't enjoy and that don't pay enough for the time you spend on them.

　　如果你没有这项本领，那么你会被繁重的要求和任务压的喘不过气来，然后你就会老是太劳累却又总是不能按时交稿，你的文章质量也会下降，这样一来你就很难接到你所感兴趣的活了，更重要的是你的报酬也会大不如前了。

　　By saying “no”, although you might feel that others will feel offended or hurt (and it’s possible), you are also sending a strong message that you value your time, that you have priorities, and that you also respect the person to whom you’re saying no, as you don’t want to commit to something and then do a lousy job or not do it at all.

　　当你学会拒绝之后，虽然你可能会感觉有点伤害或者冒犯别人（这也确实有可能），但是与此同时你也传达给他们这样一个清晰的信息：你珍惜自己的时间，你有选择的权利，而且你也尊重那些你拒绝的人，你之所以拒绝正是因为你不想草率的做个承诺，你不会在履行的时候马马虎虎或者懒得去做。

　　Should you say “no” to everything that comes your way? Of course not — as freelancers, we know that we have to accept enough work to pay the bills, and that sometimes we have to say “yes” to less-than-perfect assignments. But it’s also important that you know what you can handle, what you really want to work on, and whether the current request you’re considering fits within your priorities. And it’s very important that if you don’t really need or want to take on the job, you be able to say “no” without caving in.

　　对所有不期而遇的任务你都得匆匆拒绝吗？答案显然是否定的。众所周知，作为一名自由撰稿人，面对成堆的账单我们必须揽到一定量的活，有时对一些差强人意的任务我们只能点头，但是明确自己的能力范围、自己的兴趣所在以及摆在你面前的要求是否合乎你的选择也是十分重要的。最重要的是，当你觉得实在没有必要或者毫无兴趣接某个任务的时候，你可以选择拒绝而不是埋头干。

　　That's not always an easy skill to acquire. For those who have trouble saying “no”, here are a few practical strategies to try out.

　　要获得这项本领不是一件轻松的事情，对于那些不敢说“不”的人们，我在这里可以给你们支上几招，值得一试。joozone.com