What do you say to kids who say, "Why should I read?"

对于那些说“我为什么要读书”的孩子，你会怎么说？

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You say stop and I say go.

你说停，我说走。

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For instance, suppose you say you would really love to have a cup of coffee right now, and I say "there's a shop around the corner".

例如，假设你说，你现在真的很想喝杯咖啡，而我说“拐角处就有家咖啡店”。

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You might say when I wear my best clothes, I am dressed to the nines or dressed to the teeth.

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so I just want to say how much I appreciate both of you and I want to also say that stay strong.

我只想说，我非常感谢你们两位,我还想说，两位要一直这样坚定。

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because it will give you an opportunity to say "I want to be sure that this is done, has been done"

因为用这个句型，你就能表达“我想确认这事会做到的，或者已经做到了。”

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But I want to just say to Buffalo -- I want to say to all of you and I want to say to America, we can say beyond a shadow of a doubt, today we are headed in the right direction.

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Today, I say to you -- and I say to everybody that can hear my voice -- that the United States of America is with you, including those who have been forgotten, those who are dispossessed, those who are ostracized, those who are poor.

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You know I mean what I say and I say what I mean. (Applause.) You know I tell the truth.

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