His friends felt surprised and they asked, "Why are you polishing that ugly stone?", but the boy didn't reply.

他的朋友感到很惊讶，他们问道：“你为什么要打磨这块丑陋的石头？”但是男孩没有回答。

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The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, "Thank goodness! Your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running by saying, "If you have any questions, ask the nurse."

手术进行了几个小时，之后医生高兴地走了出去，说：“谢天谢地！你的儿子得救了！”然后不等病人父亲回应，他边向前跑边说：“如果你有任何问题，问护士。”

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You get an email from a person with whom you have never interacted before and therefore, before you reply to that message, you would like to know something more about him or her.

当您收到来自不曾相识的人的电子邮件，在您回复之前，肯定想进一步了解一下发邮件的他/她。

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Now imagine a future where your worth is decided based upon an arbitrary algorithm where how many people repost, respond, reply and follow you determines your ability to succeed or at the very least get preferred treatment.

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" And in such case, "you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply email.

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