Some of the events that I asked them to imagine were desirable (a great date or winning a large sum of money), and some were undesirable (losing a wallet, ending a romantic relationship).

其中一些我要他们设想的事件是合人心意的(一次美妙的约会或赢一大笔钱)，另一些是不合人心意的(丢了钱包，结束了一浪漫关系)。

youdao

It's easy to fool yourself into thinking, "Well, that particular 'and' I asked them to circle must have been a very important 'and' indeed."

很容易安慰自己说，“呃，那个我让他们圈的特别的' and '一定是个非常重要的' and '。”

youdao

To be honest, I did not think that others should lend me money when I asked them for it, because it was their right to choose to give or not.

其实我向别人借钱，并不是说别人就一定要借钱给我，因为借不借是别人的权利，我没有资格强迫别人，就算是好朋友也是这样。

youdao

Now... Now, I don't knowanything about that, but some of those people asked me if I could help them out.

VOA: standard.other

I asked each of them to bring a book that had informed that question for them, inside or outside of the classroom that they had read or what in Princeton.

我让他们每人带一本书来,这本书该为他们提供了对这个问题的提示,只要是他们在学校里课堂内外读过的都行。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Let me ask you a question first about John Barth and the stories that I asked you to read. Which of them was your favorite? Some cackling I hear None of them?Which of them was your favorite?

我先来问你们一个关于约翰·巴斯和我让你们读的,故事的问题，你们最喜欢哪个故事，我听到一些咯咯笑的声音,都不喜欢吗，你们最喜欢哪个故事啊？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So when I went into the audition, I asked them if I could play that role.

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When I asked them why that was the case, one man explained it like this.

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At this point, I paused them and asked that they explain the logic behind that word choice.

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