This too was devoted to asking questions, in this case the weightiest: How did we get here?
该所也是致力于提出问题的，在该所的研究中最重要的问题是：我们如何出现于此？
"I'd compare it to asking the question 'How many books are in the library?'" said Strickland.
我想把这个问题比作‘图书馆里有多少书？’
Prior to asking the actual number, Mlodinow had asked a question that subtly primed each group.
在问实际数字之前，罗迪诺问了一个问题，非常巧妙地暗示了每一组。
So, the pair set to asking their friends to donate objects that had been left behind after break-ups.
于是，他俩开始让朋友们捐献分手以后留下的物品。
Programming them to self-destruct after 26 checkouts is tantamount to asking librarians to embrace entropy.
26次借阅后自毁的程序相当于让图书馆员们信奉熵。
If they reply to your first email, then you can move on to asking for advice or setting up a date for lunch.
如果他们回复了你的第一封信，那么你就能要求建议或者安排一次午餐。
It doesn't help that many big Western hedge funds are accustomed to asking for tens of millions of dollars at a time.
这些情况不利于很多大型西方对冲基金公司，他们往往习惯于一次性要求成千上万美元。
When her theatrical husband went from dabbling in drag to asking to wear an ordinary denim skirt, she thought, "This isn't fun anymore."
当她夸张的丈夫从浅尝异性服装到要求穿着普通的牛仔裙时，她觉得“这不再有趣了。”
When you delegate work, you’ll need to get used to asking other people to take responsibility for something you’d otherwise do yourself.
当你要授权的时候，你必须做到责权对等。
Hebb replied that the question was akin to asking which feature of a rectangle-length or width-made the most important contribution to its area.
“这个问题像是在问，对长方形的面积来说，到底是形状更重要，还是它的长度和宽度更重要？”赫布这样回应道。
If you and your friend are debating whether to buy the tight red shirt versus the tight blue shirt, it's a fairly easy segue to asking the stranger for their opinion.
如果你和朋友正在商量该买这件红色衬衫还是该买那件蓝色衬衫，此时你便可趁机向你的目标征求意见。
Already some people are asking whether scientists have any right to meddle in such matters.
已经有些人在问科学家是否有权利去干涉此类事情。
He's asking you to look at both sides of the case and come to a rational decision.
他是在要求你看到问题的两面，然后做出理性的决定。
We're asking you to dig deep for the earthquake victims.
我们请求你们尽力为地震灾民提供财物。
I went over to start up a conversation, asking her who she knew at the party.
我走过去攀谈起来，问她在聚会上都认识谁。
Mrs. Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday.
哈迪太太赶紧问她的客人假期过得如何，以弥补此前不得体的言行。
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.
教师要孩子们遇到不懂的问题就大胆提问。
They are not always willing to take on untrained workers, but there's no harm in asking.
他们一般不愿意雇佣没有受过训练的工人，但是问问也无妨。
Maybe they just didn't want to ask too many questions, because they rented us a room without even asking to see our papers.
也许他们只是不想问太多的问题，因为他们甚至没要求查看我们的证件就把房间租给了我们。
We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour.
我们正呼吁大家抵制雇用童工的公司的产品。
She added a PS asking me to water the plants.
她加了一句附言，要我浇花。
I felt it would be presuming on our personal relationship to keep asking her for help.
我觉得总要她帮忙就是利用了我们的私人交情。
No one is asking you to put on a hair shirt and give up all your luxuries.
没有人要让你进行自我惩罚，非要你放弃所有的奢侈品。
Maybe Mr. Wilson couldn't hurt my father by calling him George; but I hurt him by asking to know why.
也许威尔逊先生称呼我父亲为乔治这件事并不能对我的父亲造成伤害，但我的一再追问深深伤害了父亲的心。
When her 8-month-old is 3 or 4-year-old, she plans to start asking him in an age-appropriate way, "Do you want other people to see this?"
当她8个月大的孩子长到3或4岁的时候，她计划开始用适合孩子年龄的方式问他：“你想让别人看到这个吗？”
It would be like asking us to stop breathing, wouldn't it?
这就像让我们停止呼吸，不是吗？
Several months later, finally received a call asking me to report for the duty.
几个月后，我终于接到一个电话，叫我去报到。
This week, we intend to put this theory to the test by asking you, our readers, to write a caption for this picture.
本周，我们打算请您，我们的读者朋友，为这张图片撰写一条标题以检验这一理论。
Diver John Deane happened to be exploring another sunken ship nearby, and the fishermen approached him, asking him to free their gear.
潜水员约翰·迪恩碰巧在附近探索另一艘沉船，渔民们靠近他，让他把他们的装备取出来。
Diver John Deane happened to be exploring another sunken ship nearby, and the fishermen approached him, asking him to free their gear.
潜水员约翰·迪恩碰巧在附近探索另一艘沉船，渔民们靠近他，让他把他们的装备取出来。
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