But just before Martha went downstairs for the tea-tray, Mary asked a question.

但就在玛莎下楼拿茶盘之前，玛丽问了一个问题。

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The question came out of left field, but Mary Ann wasn't really surprised.

问题虽然问得有点怪，但玛丽·安并不觉得惊讶。

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Mary volunteered to answer the teacher's question.

玛丽主动回答老师的提问。

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Tomorrow, the culture minister will face her first question time - Jim Allister has tabled a question calling for her to revoke Mary McArdle's appointment and apologise to the Travers family.

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Indeed when Zola Budd notoriously tripped Mary Decker-Slaney in the Los Angeles Olympics there was never any question of running the race again.

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