"Yes, of course," you may answer, "I buy a present for my mother on Mother's Day, and I give my father a present on Father's Day, too."

“是的，当然。”你可能会回答，“我在母亲节给妈妈买了一份礼物，在父亲节我也给爸爸买了一份礼物。”

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My words stumbled out something like that in my attempt to answer her confused questioning.

回答她那一连串的问题令我有点结结巴巴。

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Frustrated by my inability to get The Answer, a blinding flash that would resolve all my doubts and melt my indecision, I brooded.

我无力得到答案，让人沮丧。我迟疑不定，我太多的疑惑需要解决，炫目般的念头在心头闪起，我陷入沉思。

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"Friendship,position,wealth everything that makes life desirable to an ambitious man were about to be swept away by my answer."

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My answer is, you can't change one but you can create a new one that is almost like the old one but different in a little bit.

既然你不能改变元组,你可以新建一个跟原来的元组,大体上一致但有细微差别的元组。

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So you know from algebra I can't actually solve this. There may be multiple solutions to this. What would I have to do to change my code? And the answer is fortunately not a lot.

我解不出来方程,可能会有多组答案,我需要怎样修改我的代码呢？,很幸运的,答案是不用修改很多。

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If my sarcasm is any indication of my personal view, my answer is no.

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My guess is my answer is going to be exactly what I just said.

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When I answer that "I have no idea, " my questioner assumes my answer is a feeble attempt at wit, which it is, but I'm also telling the truth.

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