At last, he said in a half-whisper, plainly not expecting an answer, 'is any one here?

最后他轻轻地说：“有人在这儿吗？”显然并不期望有人答话。

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I wasn't expecting a response: but for the first time ever, he gave me an answer to a -question.

我并不期待一个回答，但是第一次，儿子回答了我的问题。

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A: in that case, you explain to the person or group that you are expecting an important call and ask them to excuse you to answer if it comes in.

C：你是说，我应该事先告诉别人，我在等一个重要电话，然后到旁边去接。

youdao

A: in that case, you explain to the person or group that you are expecting an important call and ask them to excuse you to answer if it comes in.

C：你是说，我应该事先告诉别人，我在等一个重要电话，然后到旁边去接。

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