化石记录显示，已经有许多物种存活了数百万年——那么我们为什么不能呢？
The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years—so why shouldn't we?
在中国古代故事里，愚公可以用其坚强意志和努力工作移山，我们为什么不能呢？
In the ancient Chinese story, Yu Gong could move mountains with his strong will and hard work, why can't we?
“为什么不能呢？”他轻轻问。
鸟儿能够飞越彩虹，我为什么不能呢？
是的，我为什么不能呢？
“为什么不能呢？”她没有笑，系紧腰上的围裙，走向烤炉。
"Why not?" she replied, not giggling. She tightened her apron strings and walked over to her stove.
上个赛季他还在这里的时候，有一段时间他没有上场比赛但是我们仍然取得了胜利，所以现在为什么不能呢？
When he was here last season, there was a time when he was not playing and we still won games, so why not now?
为什么你臀部和大腿上的赘肉不能消失呢？
为什么她不能说点什么呢？
为什么总统不能直截了当地说呢？
他为什么不能说点重要的、有新意的东西，而不只是喋喋不休地讲些陈词滥调呢？
Why couldn't he say something vital and original instead of just spouting the same old platitudes?
如果我们可以对陌生人礼貌，为什么我们不能对我们所爱的人礼貌呢？
If we can be polite to strangers, why can't we do the same for the ones we love?
但我们为什么不能暂且坚持我们可以从中学到的东西呢？
But for now why don't we just stick with what we can learn from it?
这让我们感到疑惑：如果科学家能把人送上月球，为什么他们就不能找到治疗普通感冒的方法呢？
It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can't they find a cure for the common cold?
如果亚马逊能够砍掉实体书店而将书直销到公众手中，那为什么不能通过互联网让人们互相下注赌博呢？
If Amazon could cut out bookshops and sell books directly to the public, why shouldn't one use the internet to let people place bets with one another?
人们不禁要问：为什么我们不能像对待其他反社会行为一样，把同样的社会规范应用在吃饭、开会和谈话时查看手机的行为上呢？
One has to wonder: why don't we apply the same social norms to checking phones during meals, meetings and conversations as we do to other antisocial behaviors?
如果你不能在合适的音量下享受音乐，为什么不使用耳机呢？
If you can't enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones?
他听着，听到了一个蚂蚁王的抱怨：“为什么人们带着他们笨拙的牲畜，不能远离我们的身体呢？”
He listened, and heard an ant-king complaint: "Why cannot folks, with their clumsy beasts, keep off our bodies?"
残疾女孩为什么不能化妆呢？
为什么我们不能揉眼睛呢？
为什么我们不能长时间低着头呢？
我突然有了灵感，“为什么我们不能对报纸做同样的事情呢？”
Inspiration lighted me up, "Why can't we do the same with the newspapers?"
突然，他叫道：“上帝！我真羡慕这个男孩！这不公平！为什么不能让我拥有好的视力呢？”
Suddenly, he cried, "God! How I envy this boy! It's unfair! Why not give me good sight?"
为什么他就不能像其他孩子那样呢？
如果天空能影响天气，影响我种的植物和捕猎的动物，那为什么不能影响我自己呢？
If the sky can effect the weather, my crops and the animals I hunt, why can't it effect me?
如果我认为他们是有罪的，我为什么不能帮助他们走出来呢？
If I believed them to be in sin, why wouldn't I help get them out?
寻求反馈。即使专业作家也向编辑或其他专业作家征求意见。如果连专业作家，那些获得稿酬的人，都寻求反馈，你为什么就不能呢？
Get feedback. Even professional writers get feedback from editors or other professional writers. If the professionals - people who are paid to write - get feedback, why not you?
总有人要做这个疯狂实验，为什么不能是苹果呢？
Someone was going to conduct this mad-science experiment. Why not Apple?
总有人要做这个疯狂实验，为什么不能是苹果呢？
Someone was going to conduct this mad-science experiment. Why not Apple?
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