那人问他们为什么这样做。

The man asked why they had done this.

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她问他们为什么不开灯。

She asked them why they hadn't turned the lights on.

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他问他们为什么争吵。

He asked them why they were arguing.

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But when you asked them why they didn't try it the answers tended to be "I would look silly."

但当你问他们为什么不尝试时,他们的答案往往是“这样做会很傻”

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Why do you go to school?, "To have friends or to eat good food." you know.

你问他们“为什么要去上学？”他们回答往往是“交朋友或者吃好吃的”。

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Then you say, well why didn't they divide by 365, because I know there are 365 days in a year?

也许你们会问,为什么他们不除以365,因为一年有365天

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