I once asked a group of oncologists in New York to put their hands up if they took aspirin.

我曾经提问一个纽约的肿瘤学家小组，如果服用过阿司匹林的请举手。

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They told everybody to stop and put their hands up and asked if there were any British or Americans.

他们要求所有人不许乱动，举起手，并且询问这儿有没有英国人或者美国人。

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Whether or not they said anything I can't remember to this day, or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don't know.

如今我已记不起他们当时有没有说些什么，我也不知道人们是否都不由自主地举起了双手。

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Capello was delighted that the likes of Downing and Agbonlahor put their hands up for a place in his first-choice team.

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"A lot of people put their hands up on this tour and I'm sure accuracy will come with it, " he said.

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However, many drivers simply put their hands up and accepted their fate.

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