If I break wind at dinner, should I say "Pardon," or pretend nothing has happened?

如果我在用餐的时候放屁，我是应该说“对不起”，还是假装什么事情都没发生？

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No one can currently say where the new jobs are coming from or when, and any sensible company or country should prepare for all alternatives.

目前，没有人能说出新工作岗位来自哪里或何时出现，任何明智的公司或国家都应该为所有替代方案做好准备。

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Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age—say 83 or so.

一些学者得出结论，资源有限的政府应该停止为超过一定年龄的人（比如83岁左右）支付医疗费用。

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They also say persons with heart or lung problems should seek advice from their doctor before flying.

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Now, we saw before, or really I should say we accepted before, that for an ideal gas, u was a function of temperature only.

我们已经看到,或者说我们已经接受这样一个事实，即理想气体的内能只和温度有关。

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But, you know, any professor who stands before you should say the same thing about his or her subject. If they don't believe that, they shouldn't be teaching.

但是，你知道，所有站在你们面前的老师,可能都会这样介绍他的课程,如果他们不那样相信着，那他们就不应该教那门课了。

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Arguments over the economy and the impact of tomorrow's budget on Wales were rehearsed today - because tomorrow, the chamber will be empty - or should I say under half full, or is that over half empty?. Labour and Plaid Cymru AMs (including the Presiding Officer, though not, apparently, including Dafydd Elis Thomas) are staying away.

BBC: Crunching encounters - and numbers

Tell us what is new or I should say, perhaps, old in this toilet training practice.

NPR: Slate's Medical Examiner: Earlier Toilet Training

But the biggest surprise or should I say shock is that Indians are dominating immigrant entrepreneurship.

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