Her child is named Ondine but answers only to Ruthie.

孩子名叫翁蒂娜(译者：水中精灵的意思)，但是只有听到叫露丝才会答应。

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Saying that there're no easy answers sounds wise, but it's actually foolish: our unemployment crisis could be cured very quickly if we had the intellectual clarity and political will to act.

说没有简单的答案听起来很明智，但实际上是愚蠢的：如果我们有清醒的理智和政治意愿来采取行动的话，我们的失业危机可以很快得到解决。

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Excuses can get very elaborate: I know I'm looking at another's exam, but that's not cheating because I'm just checking my answers, not copying.

借口可以变得很具体：我知道我在看别人的考试卷子，但那不是作弊，因为我只是在检查我的答案，并不是在抄写。

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But she says they believe it would be a terrible mistake not to use these influential tools to contribute to the answers.

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To which there could many answers at the Battle of Mantinea, but it seems there's a much easier answer.

曼提尼亚战役可能会给我们很多答案,但以下的回答可能是最直接的

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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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Last night, he did so without sweating it, but answers still came out a bit haltingly, loaded with talking points and extra context.

FORBES: The rambling exposition

Because those are the questions consumers ask about their banks, and banks need to be able to provide not just answers, but believable answers.

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Sometimes they talk to Bennie in Spanish, and he smiles at them but never answers.

NEWYORKER: Ask Me If I Care