He was asking about the next step.
他在问下一步怎么做。
We usually use this pattern when the question that you're asking about relates directly to the person you're speaking with.
当你问的问题与谈话的人直接相关时，我们通常会用这种方式。
I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question.
我并没有问到具体某个人—那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。
Ben is writing his homework at the very last moment, like always. Ben's mother, Gina, is asking about his homework progress after dinner.
本跟往常一样总是在最后一刻才赶工写作业。本的母亲吉娜在晚饭后关心他的作业进度。
When I like a girl alot, I'll start asking about her.
当我很喜欢一个女孩，我就开始打听她。
Already my daughter was asking about what exactly had happened.
我的女儿开始问我到底发生了什么。
Also, avoid asking about age (some people don't like to tell)!
另外，要避免询问年龄(有些人不愿意讲)。
Mike: They feel fine. Why are you asking about my eyes and hands?
迈克：它们很好，你为什么要问我的眼睛和手呀？
I just now got a call asking about the bike AD I put in the newspapers.
我刚刚接到一通询问有关我放在报纸上的那个脚踏车广告。
Here, then, is Apple's Mail application asking about a program update.
然后是Apple的Mail应用程序询问程序更新。
Newspaper reporters have been asking about the missing child all day.
新闻记者整天都在打听有关那失踪孩子的消息。
Billy: It's nothing, just my boss keeps asking about the annual stock report.
比利：没什么，只是我的老板总是问我年度股票报告的事。
I'm asking about your advertisement for a shop assistant in today's newspaper.
我打电话来想应聘你们在今天的报纸上广告招聘的商场售货员一职。
Someone recently sent me an email asking about what he needs to sacrifice to succeed.
最近有人给我写了封邮件问我如果他要想成功，需要牺牲什么。
Now comes a reader asking about the same topic but with a daughter in her twenties.
现在，有一位读者提出了一个类似的问题，只不过她的女儿已经20多岁了。
Also, curious students begin asking about access modifiers like public and private at this point.
另外，好奇的学生将在此时开始询问关于public和private之类的访问修饰符。
One must be careful when Windows is asking about the certificate store to place the certificate in.
当Windows询问要放置此证书的证书存储时，必须小心。
This clearly results from a misreading of the question as asking about a state rather than a country.
这明显就是对问题的误读，以为是要你回答州名而不是国家。
David Morrison works for NASA.He says he gets lots of people asking about Nibiru and what could happen in 2012.
大卫·莫里森在美国国家宇航局工作，他称许多人问他关于“Nibiru”和2012会发生什么事情的问题。
One London lawyer says he has been inundated by requests from clients asking about the validity of contracts.
一名伦敦的律师说他已经应付不过来那些前来打听合同有效性的客户。
David Morrison works for NASA. He says he gets lots of people asking about Nibiru and what could happen in 2012.
大卫·莫里森在美国国家宇航局工作，他称许多人问他关于“Nibiru”和2012会发生什么事情的问题。
Another way of asking about someone's interests or hobbies is to ask: What do you like to do in your spare time?
询问某人的兴趣、爱好的另一种方法是问：Whatdoyouliketo doinyour spare time ？
The authors also did a study of mall shoppers, asking about their regret about buying an expensive item of clothing.
作者还对商场购物者进行了调查，询问他们购买一件昂贵衣物后的后悔感。
Oh,' said Harry, and he almost laughed with relief. `Well, that's OK then, the person I'm asking about is a wizard.
“噢，”哈利松了口气，笑了，“那，那就好了，我要问的正是一个巫师。
Oh,' said Harry, and he almost laughed with relief. `Well, that's OK then, the person I'm asking about is a wizard.
“噢，”哈利松了口气，笑了，“那，那就好了，我要问的正是一个巫师。
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