When he asked why we'd come to the island, we told him we were interested in taking pictures.

当他问道我们为何来到此岛时，我们告诉他我们仅仅是想拍些照片。

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I asked him why. He looked a little sheepish when he answered.

我问他为什么。他回答时看起来有点困窘。

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When asked why he decided to start a construction company, Zhang replies, "It's not a construction company."

被问及为什么决定开一家建筑公司时，张回答说：“这不是一家建筑公司。”

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"He prefers to be alone, " Mr. Holmes said Nancy told him when he asked why Adam wasn't going.

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When he asked why I hadn't gone as a gainfully employed adult, I said I'd thought I was too old.

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Det Insp Hawkins told the court that when he asked why the paper had been torn up, Mr Tartar replied, "They are not important".

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