"Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes," and the intern put the letter back.

“据说，当有人请求借阅这封信做研究时，才发现它丢了。” 但这个实习生归还了这封信。

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Early fifth-century philosopher St. Augustine famously wrote that he knew what time was unless someone asked him.

五世纪早期的哲学家圣奥古斯丁写过一句名言：只要无人问起，他便知晓时间是什么。

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'What's going to happen next?' someone asked.

“以后还会出什么事呢？”一个人问。

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Someone asked if it was possible to move him to the White House.

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Someone asked me, "Well,why are some notes consonant and why are other notes dissonant?"

有人问我，那么为什么有些音符是和音而有些不协调呢“

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But we just asked someone the direction,

于是我们就向路人询问方向，

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When someone asked if Sarah Palin was a potential running mate, he laughed.

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Several months ago, someone asked me whether a company should pay attention to social media.

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Once, during a dive trip to Mexico, someone asked Eric what he did for a living.

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