The boy asked Tom to buy something.

男孩让汤姆买些东西。

youdao

"Could I clean your shoes?" the boy asked.

“我可以帮你擦鞋吗？”男孩问。

youdao

"Is it alive or dead?" the boy asked excitedly.

“它是死是活？”男孩兴奋地问。

youdao

So what I want to do today is look closely first at the selections from Black Boy that I asked you to read and to look at those as a text and to ask ourselves what kind of story it is.

它们细微的差别,我先读部分《黑孩子》,先前我布置给大家去阅读,并思考几个问题,我发现了什么,故事是什么类型。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

But the boy asked if he could eat it.

NEWYORKER: A Tiny Feast

The boy was asked what he had been doing outside and replied he had been "looking for someone to play with".

BBC: Police find boy, 5, wandering Flintshire street at night

Anyone who was in the area and saw the boy before the incident is asked to contact the police on 101 or the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

BBC: 'Tragedy' of Swansea Valley driveway death of boy, 5