How could I explain to them that there was no logical means of distinguishing between the sound of a in warm and o in worm.

我怎能对他们解释在warm中的a音和在worm中的o音，没有一个合乎逻辑的分辨方式呢？

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"Desist, O my son, " said the Tisroc. "And you, estimable Vizier, whether he desists or not, by no means allow the flow of your eloquence to be interrupted.

“我的儿子啊，别踢，”蒂斯罗克说，“而你，值得尊重的首相，不论他踢不踢你，无论如何也不要中断你滔滔不绝的议论。

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"Desist, O my son, " said the Tisroc. "And you, estimable Vizier, whether he desists or not, by no means allow the flow of your eloquence to be interrupted.

“我的儿子啊，别踢，”蒂斯罗克说，“而你，值得尊重的首相，不论他踢不踢你，无论如何也不要中断你滔滔不绝的议论。

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