The American asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

美国人又问道:“那你平时不出海的时候都做些什么呢”

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The official at the American embassy asked me for two references.

美国大使馆的官员要我提供两名证明人。

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As they carried him back, he asked them to stop every time he saw an American soldier in one of the muddy trenches.

当他们把他抬回去时，每次看到躺在泥泞的战壕里阵亡的美国兵，他都要求他们停下来，看上一眼。

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"Finally,because of this law, the American people will never again be asked to foot the bill for Wall Street's mistakes.

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A thousand times in a thousand ways anybody who studies the American Civil War period is inevitably asked, "So what caused this war?"

每个研究美国内战史的人,总会不可避免地被人们反复问道,"究竟是什么导致了这场战争"

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Frank asked his new friend, the American writer Jack Kerouac, to write the introduction to his book of photographs.

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Earlier this year, the American government asked the International Maritime Organisation, a London-based agency that is part of the United Nations, to help it penetrate the cloak of secrecy provided by flags of convenience.

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French producers with an eye on the American market asked Mr Ocelot to put bras on his female figures and a nappy on Kirikou.

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And I think that is what the American people asked for in this election, and I hope it is a sign of things to come.

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