And I imagine the first person who articulated the question aloud probably met with the response saying, "What a stupid question. Of course things fall down."

我想象第一个人，大声提出这个问题，可能得到这样的回答，多么愚蠢的问题，物体当然下降。

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Often, culture and customs inhibit people from asking questions, for fear of offending someone, or for fear of looking stupid by asking what others may think is a dumb question.

风俗文化常常阻碍人们提问，有时是怕冒犯人，有时是怕问出蠢问题让别人觉得自己很傻。

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And I imagine the first person who articulated the question aloud probably met with the response saying, "What a stupid question. Of course things fall down."

我想象第一个人,大声提出这个问题,可能得到这样的回答，多么愚蠢的问题，物体当然下降“

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