He then asked us to explain all the things that filmmakers have to spend money on!

然后，他要求我们解释所有的事情，制片人要花钱的！

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After giving us a moment to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, "Why do you need a genie?"

在给我们片刻时间写下我们的三个愿望后，他问我们：“为什么你们需要一个神？”

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When asked directly where the name came from, he simply responded with another question to us which was meant to be rhetorical, "aren't you all American, then you already know."

当被直接问起这个名字的来历时，他只问了我们另一个问题作为回应，那是一个设问，“你们不都是美国人吗？”

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Then, he asked how many of us had found that totally groovy happy experience when we'd been shopping.

BBC: The joylessness of shopping

Speaking in public on Tuesday, Mr Vasquez said he had considered going to war over the issue and had even asked then US President George W Bush for support.

BBC: Uruguay ex-head Vasquez quits politics over war comment

But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us?

CNN: Obama: Time to reclaim America's promise