The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it.

电话响了。凯瑟琳迟疑着，考虑是否接听。

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It's dangerous to answer it while crossing the street.

过马路时接电话是危险的。

youdao

That was the question; but he did not know how to answer it.

那就是问题所在；可是他却不知道怎样回答。

youdao

And it is not for me to set myself up as the one person able to answer it.

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Big question. I hope I have time to answer it.

大哉问，我希望我有时间可以加以回答。

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You don't have to answer it.

你可以不回答。

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Mitt Romney oddly asked himself a direct question and then refused to answer it.

BBC: Romney immigration barbs show his weakness on the issue

Obviously TSA would be well suited to answer it, as would DHS. I am not aware of it.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

The question is how to mix them, and the attempt to answer it is an enterprise in collective deliberation.

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