他们是在谈论一只需要更多运动的猫吗？

Are they talking about a cat that needs more exercise?

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他们是在谈论彩票。

They were talking about the Lottery.

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他们不知道他们是在谈论，或不知道该怎么办。

They DID NOT know what they are talking about, or doesn't know what to do.

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They are talking about abstract intellectual ideas, often religious or philosophical ones, and that, plus its setting: I hope you noticed the sort of New Havenish setting of Franny's breakdown.

他们在谈论一些抽象的智力观念，通常是关于宗教或哲学的，除了它的设置，我希望你们注意到那种,弗兰尼崩溃的新的Havenish设定。

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