Alicia: I'm sorry. Just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance. A proof? Verifiable data.

艾莉西亚：对不起，给我点时间让我重新考虑我少女式的浪漫观念。一个证明？能证实的事实。

youdao

Alicia: : I'm sorry. Just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance. A proof? Verifiable data.

艾莉西亚：对不起，给我点时间让我重新考虑我少女式的浪漫观念。一个证明？能证实的事实。

youdao

Alicia: uh, Sorry, just give me a moment... redefine my girlish notions of romance. A proof? Verifiable data. Okay, How big is the universe?

艾丽西娅：你等等，给我一点时间…让我为自己对爱情的见解下个定义。你要证明和能作为依据的资料，好啊，告诉我宇宙有多大？

youdao

Not what you assume, speculate or hope, but what you know to be true through verifiable data.

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