Will not even philosophers, one might ask, given the possibility of absolute power, be tempted to abuse their positions?
有人可能会问,如果哲学家可能拥有绝对的力量,难道不会想要滥用职权吗?
Centuries, minutes later, one might ask.
几百年,几分钟过后,也许有人会问。
In fact, one might ask, does International Women's Day hold any relevance anymore?
事实上,有人可能会问,“国际妇女节”不再适宜了吗?
So, one might ask, what does an auditor do, if not to keep the company honest?
那么有人就会问,如果审计人员无法保证企业的诚实度,那么审计人员能做什么?
Someone might ask, “Why make yogurt?” for the same reason one might ask, “Why knit a sweater?”
有些人可能会问:“为什么要制作酸奶?”出于同样的理由,也有人会问:“问什么要打毛衣?”
Why, one might ask, should there be arguments about an issue that, in moral terms, seems so clear-cut?
人们可能会问,这个在道德上如此分明的事情有什么好争论的?
Of course, one might ask whether the satellite images that show my house are an invasion of my privacy.
当然,有人可能会问那些上面有我家房子的卫星照片是不是侵犯个人隐私呢?
In seeking out career choices, one might ask what qualities are needed to make a meaningful impact on this population.
在寻找职业的选择,有人会问需要什么样的素质,使人口在这个有意义的影响。
Returning to the analogy of no tillage as a sort of artificial sod, one might ask how to fertilize a sod with phosphorus.
免耕类似于人工草地情况,我们不禁会问,在草地上怎样施有磷肥的呢?
With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, "Why don't species just adapt?"
当所有人都在关注全球变暖和气候变化的时候,有人可能会问这样一个问题,“为什么物种不去适应呢?”
One might ask whether the end result of this election process is worth the large amount of time and effort that is devoted it.
有人可能会问,这套选举流程的最终结果值得耗费这么大的人力物力吗?
If evolution provided relief for women in pregnancy, one might ask, what about the equally awkward morphology of men with beer guts?
如果进化让孕妇感到欣慰,可能有人会问,那同样让男人看起来笨拙的啤酒肚体态呢?
One might ask what is before that, but the answer is that there is nowhere before the Big Bang , just as there is nowhere south of the South Pole.
也许有人要问宇宙诞生之前是什么?答案就是根本没有所谓的“大爆炸之前”,就像是说没有比南极点更南方的地方一样。
Also, it seems hardly a surprise to me that the children of two Yale law professors did well in school, and one might ask if that would have happened however they were raised.
同时,对我来说,两个耶鲁法学教授的孩子在学校里表现出色,这实在没什么好惊讶的,也许有人会说,不管采取哪种教育方法,她们都会很成功。
With all the concerns about global warming and climate change one might ask the question, "Why don't species just adapt?" don takes the devil's advocate position and discusses this with Yael.
如果关注全球变暖和气候变化,那么有人或许会问这样的问题,“为什么生物就不能适应气候的变化呢?”
Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
电影、电视和电子游戏充满了枪战和流血,人们可能会问一个很合理的问题,那就是一个将家庭暴力视频作为娱乐的社会出了什么问题。
Now he might ask them to give one.
现在他会要求他们提供一个。
You might ask why I chose to make a list like this, instead of writing articles to elaborate on each one.
你可能会问道,为什么我要像这样列个清单,而不是针对每一点写篇文章详细阐述。
So, for example, if one were to ask whether I hold tenaciously to my own feelings and ideas, it might appear that I have difficulty seeing multiple points of view.
假如某个问题是问我是否固执己见,那么测试的结果可能就是我这个人不会从不同的角度看问题。
Ask a child how they might tackle a problem, or if you don't have a child around think about how you might reformulate a problem so that a child could understand it if one was available.
问问孩子他会怎样解决这个问题,如果周围没有小孩,你可以想想怎样能重新组织这个问题,让小孩也能听得懂你在说什么。
But if you limit the question to influence, it bears pondering, all the more if you turn the question around and ask, what might have happened if one of these men had not been born?
但是如果你将这一问题限于影响力上,再来思考如果他们中的一位没有出生过,那么可能会怎样?
So, as the stars of one popular Bud advert might ask, "Wassup?"
所以,正如一个流行的百威广告中那群明星所问的那样,“准备好了吗?”
Doing a brain scan might be going a bit far. If you want to know if someone's sociable or not, the best way is to ask one of their friends.
如果你想知道某人是否喜好交际,给他做个脑部扫描可能有点过分,最好的办法还是问一下他的朋友。
You might well ask, why not use one of the existing SCMs that are out there?
您可能会问:“为什么不使用现有的SCM中的一种呢?”
If you come into our stores and buy one cup of coffee and then spend the next two hours reading the paper, we might ask them if they want to buy something else, but we're not going to throw them out.
如果你走进我们的咖啡吧,点上一杯咖啡,读上两个小时报纸,我们可能会问你是否需要点别的什么,而这却并不是我们要将你赶走。
If you come into our stores and buy one cup of coffee and then spend the next two hours reading the paper, we might ask them if they want to buy something else, but we're not going to throw them out.
如果你走进我们的咖啡吧,点上一杯咖啡,读上两个小时报纸,我们可能会问你是否需要点别的什么,而这却并不是我们要将你赶走。
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