You have to ask yourself why people line up, like lemmings, to take part in this peculiar sport.

你不得不问自己为什么人们像旅鼠一般盲目排长队来参加这项奇怪的运动。

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Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book.

在你开始读书之前，问一下自己为什么要读这本书。

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This is why there is a saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person to do it.

有句俗话说，如果你想做一件事，就请一个忙碌的人去做，看来也不无道理。

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So you might ask well, why are we using this model if it clearly doesn't take into account quantum mechanics?

那么大家可能会问为什么我们要用这个,显然没有考虑量子力学的模型呢？

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The first question you need to ask yourself is why do you want, or why are you thinking about taking this course?

各位需要问自己的第一个问题是，为什么要，为什么想研读这门课程？

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Why is this the first question that you would ask?

你们或许会问这为什么会是第一个问题？

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And why was this, you might ask?

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So why, you might ask, would India choose this moment to go nuclear?

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However, did you ask yourself why we are truly in this shape now?

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