You may have asked your question out of a wish to be gracious, which I find commendable whether you are in a DS or a vanilla relationship.

你提出这个问题是出于一种高尚的愿望，无论这在主仆关系或普通关系中，我认为都是值得称赞的。

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Perhaps I should have used Rosalynn Carter’s brilliant response to a similar question in 1976: If I had, I wouldn’t tell you.

也许我应该借用罗莎琳.卡特在1976年对一个相似问题非常机智的回答：“如果我有的话，我不会告诉你。”

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He replies: "I have a question to ask you, but I don't want to offend you".

驾驶员回答道：“我有一个问题想问你，但我不是想冒犯你。”

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I have one question on the problem set that asks you to think about how you would handle a decision.

习题册中有这样一道问题,你们将如何做出决策

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Well, in order to answer that question, I have to give you a little more background information.

嗯，为了回答这个问题,我必须得多讲点背景知识。

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Starting at the beginning of the third week of class that is not next week but the week after on each Monday I'm going to put up a brief question or set of questions, which you have to answer and your answers need to be sent to your teaching fellow.

本课程将于开学后三周开课,也就是自下下周开始,每周一上课,我会提出一系列问题,要同学们思考并回答,大家的答案要在周五前交给研究生助教

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And generally, when people have questions -- Sheryl, when you have a question, April, when you have a question, I don't have to be there in person to answer your question, despite the fact that you may announce your question.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Wolfensohn: Well, speaking of the United States, I think the question is how do you have a budget that has recommitments to health care and retirement benefits that take you up in some years from now to 20 to 30%?

FORBES: Magazine Article

Ms. PROSE: Well, I suppose my question would be why you think you have to write a novel?

NPR: Could You Be the Great American Novelist?