He couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying.

他弄不清楚她是在笑还是在哭。

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Then after a while he just sort of stopped and I couldn't tell if he was laughing or crying.

然后过了一会儿，他好像停止了咕哝，我不清楚他是在笑还是在哭。

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Japan's traditional Nakizumo, or crying sumo, festival took place Sunday as babies competed to bawl the loudest in the arms of sumo wrestlers as a prayer to the gods for good health.

日本传统的“婴儿啼哭大赛”于上周日举行，参赛婴儿在相扑手的怀中比赛啼哭，以向神灵祈求健康。

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