"You ever read Superman comic books?" asks Eric Edelman, the former Pentagon policy chief.

“你曾看过超人漫画吗？”五角大楼前政策主管埃里克·埃德尔曼问道。

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The Chief Engineer asks to be signed off.

轮机长要求解除合同。

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When inspecting the underground pipelines constructions, the section chief of logistics in a college asks the constructor: "What's the duration of the pipelines?"

某高校后勤处长，巡视地下管线建设，他问施工方：管线的寿命是多少年？

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It's a clear vote of confidence when one company buys another and asks the chief executive of its target to take charge of the merged firm.

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He asks the chief executive of the Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs), which represents the credit card industry, what the banks are thinking of lending money to people who will never be able to afford to pay it back.

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In his letter, Mr Jones asks what discussions took place between the press office, the chief constable and senior officers after the media showed interest in the incident.

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