One day when I was walking with my nurse along the city street, I asked, "Jane what's under the street?"
一天，当我和护士沿着城市街道散步时，我问：“简，街道下面是什么？”
When a Korean woman who lives in the United States arrived at work one morning, her boss asked her, "Did you get a plate?"
一天早上，一位住在美国的韩国妇女来上班，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了吗？”
What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the window, so he didn't know who was to blame.
令老师烦恼的是，问起谁打破了窗户时，在场的人没有一个回答，所以他不知道该责怪谁。
It's a common problem, the one I'm asked about most when I'm on the lecture circuit.
这是个常见问题，一个在我巡回演讲时人们最常问到的问题。
When employees log in to their computers, they're shown a picture of one of their coworkers and asked to guess that person's name.
当员工登录电脑时，他们会看到一张同事的照片，还要猜出那个人的名字。
One day, when her son asked the same question again, she decided to prepare a big meal for him with the only 6 dollars in her hand.
有一天，儿子又问了同样的问题，她决定用手里仅有的6美元为他准备一顿大餐。
One day, when her son asked the same question again, she bought some food with her only 5 dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home.
有一天，当她的儿子再次问起同样的问题时，她用自己仅有的5美元买了一些食物，在家里为他做了一顿大餐。
One day, Zak asked his grandfather, "When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt (被子)?"
一天，扎克问他的爷爷：“你睡觉时会把胡子放在被子上面还是被子下面？”
People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink.
每个参加聚会的人倒是对我都很客气。可是当我问一个服务员要一杯饮料的时候，他对我特别冷淡。
I was confronted with this question when I was asked to examine one team's performance problems.
我在被要求对一个小组的性能问题进行检查时遇到了这个问题。
That is precisely what happened when they were asked to rate the same set of faces one more time.
而这正是当测试者们被要求对相同的面孔孔图片再次排序时候发生的事情。
Finally, when asked to name their heroes, nearly half of respondents mentioned one or both of their parents.
最后，当调查对象被要求说出自己心目中的“英雄”时，近一半的人提到父母中的一人或双亲。
But when I asked my mom what one was, she started crying.
然而当我问起妈妈的时候，她却嚎啕大哭了起来。
When asked what their favorite tool was, each organizer declined to mention just one.
当问到什么是他们最喜欢的工具，每位组织者都不会只提到一种。
When I confronted one German man about this, I asked him who the Prime Minister of Japan was. He had no clue.
有一次我遇到一个德国人，我问他谁是日本的首相，他毫无头绪。
As one character says, when asked to speak about the execution ofher husband: "Dead is dead. There's nothing to talk about now.
就像其中的一个人物，当别人提起她被依法处决的丈夫时，她回应，“死了就是死了，我现在什么都不想说。”
One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, “Do you love me”
有一天晚上，当爸爸讲完了故事，他问詹妮：“你爱爸爸吗？”
One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me"?
有一天晚上，当爸爸讲完了故事，他问詹妮：“你爱爸爸吗？”
Say yes to giving a charitable donation at your local merchant when asked (give one more time than you had planned to give).
如果一个当地的商店请求你做一次慈善捐助时表示同意。
Participants in one study when asked to think about the reasons for their decisions went on to make worse choices ( Wilson & Schooler, 1991).
试验者在一个研究中被要求去考虑他们决策的种种理由时，他们做了更糟的决策（Wison&Scholler,1881)。
As one farmer asked when a British company acquired forestry rights in Tanzania: "How come others are selling our land."
应该是就像一位当地农民询问英国公司何时收购了坦桑尼亚的森林权时问到的那样：“为何其他人在卖我们的土地？”
Recently, when one of my readers met Julie, he asked her, "Why on earth did you marry A. J.?"
最近，我的一个读者见到朱莉时问她，“你究竟为什么嫁给贾格布斯？”
He had long passed sixty, when, one day, some one asked him: "Have you never been married?"
一天在他早已过了六十岁时，有个人问他：“难道您从来没有结过婚吗？”他说：“我忘了。”
Especially when I'm alone, but no-one really asked me before... I feel strengthless and hopeless.
特别是孤单一人时，但以前没人真正地问过我……我觉得既无力又绝望。
When asked about giving people ideas, one of the characters noted that it is easy - just tell them to not think about something, like don't think about an elephant.
当被问及如何给人想法时，其中一个角色说，这很简单——只要告诉他们不要想某些事就成，例如，不要想一头大象。
So, how would you do when asked a question like this one?
那么，你会怎样回答文章开头提出的问题呢？
So, how would you do when asked a question like this one?
那么，你会怎样回答文章开头提出的问题呢？
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