"If you say so, Sir," the bartender says, "but Thursday night, you came in to ask how soon the police were planning to shut us down."

“如果您这么说，阁下，”男招待说“不过星期四晚上，你来问过关于警察打算什么时候来关闭我们这里的俱乐部。”

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Jim: Sorry, Sir. You have to ask my grandfather.

对不起，先生，这您得去问我爷爷。

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Yes, sir . I'll ask them to be quiet. Are they are on your left or right when you face the window ?

是的，先生，我会马上让他们安静点。当您面对窗户时，他们是在您的左边还是右边？

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And for the Prime Minister, I wanted to ask you, sir, if the United States does not step up its involvement in Syria, in your view, how will that affect the war?

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Sir, I want to ask you, Your Majesty, for how long are you going to keep your borders open for the Syrian refugees?

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But if that's true, you might ask whether Sir Mervyn or his successor would really be in a position to stop a chancellor who decided to engage in a stimulus programme, funded by QE, any more than he could stop George Osborne loosening UK monetary policy slightly last week.

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