He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question.

他稍稍做了个苦相，显然并不指望对他的修辞性设问有所回答。

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In vain he declared his innocence; he was dismissed with no better answer.

他宣称自己无罪，却徒劳无功；他没有更好的回答就被解雇了。

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He made no obvious gaffes and answered, or seemed to answer, each of the 48 questions thrown his way by the 200 or so reporters in the room.

面对采访室内约200名记者的轮番轰炸，他回答了(或看似回答了)全部48个问题，没有明显的失误。

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My captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will.

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There was no answer at his home on Thursday, and he couldn't be reached for comment.

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Now the chancellor is hoping and wishing that the answer is no, because his backbenchers would be incandescent with rage if yet more public money were to go into these bruised banks.

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"All I do is answer his emails because no one knows how to reach him, " Joy says.

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