但或许我们不需要回答就可以知道。

But maybe we don't need one after all?

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大海不需要回答，大海与人都知道沙滩属于谁。

The ocean need not respond. Both know to whom the sand belongs.

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投资者不需要回答甚至也不必对这类的哲学问题感兴趣。

Investors don't need to answer or even be interested in those philosophical questions.

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So, the parody is of something very close to home. And this poem that I've given you will come back on page 134. You don't have to turn to that now, but you should think about that return.

所以拙劣的模仿说得有点太露骨了,下面我要讲的诗在134页，你们现在不需要翻到那页,但你们得思考那个回答。

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Also, it can be a rhetorical question or a question that does not want to be answered.

当然，这也可以用在问一种修辞的问题，或一种不需要回答的问题。

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Or in another example, let us look at how we can use the "How can I" pattern in a way where you don't want to answer.

在另一种情况中，我们来看看如何使用“How can I”的第二种意思，即不需要回答的情况。

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