And in 1961, during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, John Kennedy urged people to take an active part in the future: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The problems that Frost poses are problems of interpretation, - problems that provoke you to ask not, "what does he mean exactly?

弗罗斯特给我们的困难是翻译，是使人不发问这样的问题，“他到底要说什么“

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

So can be changed slightly, depending on tense, past, present or future as well as whether or not you want to ask a question.

因此这个句型要根据不同的时态，如过去时、现在时和将来时，作出一点调整；另外也会根据是否是问句而略有不同。

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But census officials are not permitted to ask about a person's legal status or share information with immigration enforcement officials.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

We're not being merely churlish, I think, if we want to ask why someone would want to write a poem in such a form.

我们要问为什么会有人,想要写这种形式的诗并非毫无道理。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Because he was not a citizen, he had no right to ask the court to hear his case.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

And since we're not going to grade it, it seems kind of unfair to ask you to hand it in.

上交这个的结果，看起来有点不公平。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to have a heart.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

Our bulletin boards of sorts, discussion forums, where you can not only browse discussions, questions that your classmates have asked, you can certainly ask questions of your own.

在我们的电子公告牌，论坛，你们不仅可以浏览其他人的讨论，你的同学们所问的问题，你们当然也可以问你们自己的问题。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

"Things we are not legally allowed to ask in an interview,we can find because they're publicly displaying it on the social networks."

VOA: special.2011.05.13

Still have to ask, not, are there are ever cases of people who don't believe they're going to die?

还是必须要问，不是问是否真的有人,不相信自己会死？

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

In forming his cabinet, Buchanan did not ask for advice from Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

Those of you who think it's not okay, none of these, should ask yourself why and should then scrutinize your reasons.

认为有问题的人，觉得这些例子都有问题的应该问自己为什么,然后仔细推敲自己的理由。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

If a friend keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do, you might ask him to leave you alone or "stop bugging me."

VOA: special.2009.06.28

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。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Believe me,Giovanni, I did not ask him to do this to you.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

I'm not sure if the Yale Library has this or not, but if they don't you could ask the librarian to get it.

我不太确定耶鲁的图书馆是否有这本书,但是如果他们没有,你们可以要求图书管理员购置

耶鲁公开课 - 关于食物的心理学、生物学和政治学课程节选

So,he did not ask Congress for a declaration of war right away.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

He replied, "Jacob." Said he, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and men, and have prevailed." Jacob asked, "Pray tell me your name." But he said, "You must not ask my name!"

答，“我名叫雅各，“那人说，“你的名不要再叫雅各,要叫以色列，因为你与神与人较力都得了胜，“雅各问,“请将你的名告诉我，“那人却说，“何必问我的名，“

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

He was not the first person to ask them.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

There I am not ashamed to speak with them and to ask them the reasons for their actions and they, in their humanity, reply to me.

在那儿，我不会羞于与他们对话,及询问关于他们行为的原因,而他们总是慈爱地回答我。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

They did not ask strangers personal questions.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

A seed,a strength,a virtue,a competence that other teachers did not see, because they did not ask this question; because they asked,metaphorically speaking, ?" "how many geometric shapes do you see on the screen?"

潜能，优点，品德，能力,这些是其他老师没看到的，因为他们没提出这个问题;,打个比方，他们只会问，“你在屏幕上看到多少个几何图案“

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

In a country the size of western Europe, we can't be everywhere at the same time, and the hotline allows them to call in no matter where they are and to ask usthe information that we can provide -- even if we're not necessarily able to provide the services directly."

VOA: special.2010.05.03

Maybe I ought to just give you a chance before I turn to the next question to ask any questions that still are not clear for you about this phenomenon of colonization.

或许在我提出下一个问题前,应该给你们机会来提问,谈谈你们对这种殖民现象,有何不解之处

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Mekonnen said he was not sure whether the government would ask for extradition of those convicted in absentia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

We're going to ask everybody in this row whether they want to enter or not.

我们要问这排里的每一个人,是否要参选

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

"Himmler once declared that the Nazis had to kill all the Jews because, if not - quote - their grandchildren will ask for their property back.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Not that everyone gambles but there will be -you go to any human society and ask about it and there will be some game of chance that they play at the -that influences their thinking.

这不是说所有人都会去赌博,当你随便去做个社会调查,在当地都会有类似赌博的游戏,这会影响人们决策

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It's one way you could ask your friend whether or not you could pose a question.

这是一种询问你的朋友你是否可以提出一个问题的方式。

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