I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely hypothetical question.

我并没有问到具体某个人—那不过是个纯粹假设性的问题。

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He was asking about the next step.

他在问下一步怎么做。

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We usually use this pattern when the question that you're asking about relates directly to the person you're speaking with.

当你问的问题与谈话的人直接相关时，我们通常会用这种方式。

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For example,in first grade, students should be asking and answering questions about something they read.

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You get clear about the kinds of questions we've just been asking about the badness of death, whatever that is.

你弄明白我们所问的关于死亡的坏处的,这类问题，不管是什么。

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We usually use this pattern when the question that you're asking about relates directly to the person you're speaking with.

当你在询问与谈话对方直接有关的话题时，你可以使用这个句型。

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Asking about the gap between high and low income earners is at best an incomplete question.

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You're asking about reports from overnight that I'm just not in a position to comment on.

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For the first time in my entire life, I began asking about health care rates.

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