"Sit down."—"I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind."

“坐吧。”—“如果你不介意，我想站一会儿。”

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He remained standing a while, and at length inquired if he too could not be a doctor.

他站了一会儿，最后问他自己是不是也能当医生。

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My dear friends, on a bus, if an old people standing besides you while you have a seat, will you offer it to him?

亲爱的朋友们，如果在公车上你身边站着一位老人，坐着的你会给他让座吗？

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It is as if the Knicks are standing in cement while their quicker opponents weave through and around them at will.

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