If someone was telling you this story, is that the first question you would ask? So did she have a precursor? No, probably not. Okay.

如果有人告诉你们这个故事，这会是你们,问的第一个问题吗，可能不是，好的。

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So no harm is done, once we've clarified the question that we're trying to ask, if we summarize that question in a bit of a jargon or slogan.

其实没什么的,一但我们证实了我们,试图想要解决的问题,如果把这个问题用术语或行话简化

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