我问我朋友，他们现在还这样做吗？

So I asked my friend, do they still do that?

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我的朋友问我：“你什么时候去海南度假？”

My friend asked me, "When will you go to Hainan for your holiday?"

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我问我的卷发朋友一本新书的事。

I ask my curly friends about a new book.

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So my friend decided he'd give it a try and he raised his hand and he said, "Voltaire," and then paused and hesitated and continued with his lecture as though my friend had never asked his question.

所以我朋友也决定要试试,他就举起手说：“伏尔泰“,然后停顿一下，犹豫会儿，就又接着开始讲了,就好像我朋友没问过问题一样。

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