'Why?' Pete asked impatiently. — 'Yes, why?' Bob chimed in. 'It seems like a good idea to me.'. [VERB PREP. with quote]

“为什么？”皮特不耐烦地问。—“是啊，为什么呢？”鲍勃跟着问道，“我觉得这个主意不错啊。”

At this, some of the others chime in with memories of prewar deprivations. [VERB PREP. + with]

听到这话，另外那些人中有几个开始加进来讲述他们对战前贫困生活的回忆。