And where persuasion, teamwork and a willingness to make mutual concessions are needed to achieve an optimal outcome.

在这样的舞台上，只有说服劝说、团队合作、并愿意做出相互让步，才能实现最佳结果。

They strove to make mutual concessions, which became—as is usually the case—a form of mutual torment.

他们努力做出相互让步， 这成了——通常情况下——一种相互折磨的形式。

There were no mutual concessions; one stood erect, and the others yielded: and who can be ill-natured and bad-tempered when they encounter neither opposition nor indifference?

并没有双方互相让步的事，一个站得笔直，其他的人就都得顺从。既遭不到反对，又遭不到冷淡，谁还能使坏性子发脾气呢？