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ask (obj) QUESTIONHB:sk, $Askvto put (a question) to (someone), or to request (esp. an answer) from (someone)问; 征求; 要求She asked me a question. /(fml) She asked a question of me. [+ two objects]她问了我一个问题。/她向我提了一个问题。May I ask you a favour?/(fml) May I ask a favour of you? [+ two objects]您可以帮我个忙吗?/我是否可以劳驾您帮个忙?She asked a question about Welsh history. [T]她问了一个关于威尔士历史的问题。She asked me about Welsh history. [T]她问了我关于威尔士历史的事。She asked about Welsh history. [I]她问了有关威尔士历史的问题。She asked me whether I thought Welsh history should be studied more. [T + obj + wh- word]她问我是否认为对威尔士历史应该学得更多些。I've no idea when the train departs. Ask the guard whether she knows. [T + obj + wh- word]我不知道火车什么时候开。去问一下列车员看她是否知道。I asked the guard the time of the train's departure. [+ two objects]我向列车员问了火车的发车时间。I asked when the train would depart. [+ wh- word]我询问了火车什么时候发车。"What time does the train depart?" I asked. [+ clause]“火车什么时候发车?”我问道。"What are you doing?" he asked me. [+ obj + clause]“你在干什么?”他问我。Should you require any assistance, Dr Howlett, please don't hesitate to ask. [I]豪利特博士，如果您需要帮手，尽管告知一声。Don't ask me (=I have no idea) where you've left your spectacles.我可不知道你把自己的眼镜搁哪儿了。If you ask me (=In my opinion), people should go on a training course before they become parents.我认为要当父母的人应该先参加一个培训班。How could Jonathan afford to buy a new suit? You may well ask/(humorous) Well may you ask (=It would be very interesting to know) --I thought he was broke.乔纳森怎么会买得起一套新衣服?你也许会问/你不禁会问----我以为他早已不名一文了。You should ask (your accountant) for some financial advice. [I/T]你应该(向你的会计师)讨教一点财务方面的知识。You should ask your accountant to give you some financial advice. [T+ obj + to infinitive]你应该请你的会计师给你一些财务上的指导。I asked to see my accountant. [+ to infinitive]我要求跟我的会计师见一下面。I'd like to ask your advice/opinion on an awkward financial problem. [T]有关一个很棘手的经济问题，我想听取一下你的指点/高见。Polite children always ask permission before they leave the dinner table. [T]懂礼貌的孩子总是要先征得允许后才离开餐桌。(fml) The solicitor asked that her client (should) be allowed to make a telephone call. [+ that clause]律师要求能让她的当事人打一个电话。(fml) We ask that any faulty goods (should) be returned in their original packaging. [+ (that) clause]我们要求任何不合格货物应以原包装退货。Our baby-sitter's just moved away, so we're asking around for (=asking a lot of people to suggest) a replacement. [I]我们家管孩子的小保姆刚搬走，所以我们正在物色一个新的来顶替。If you ask after/(Scot Eng) for someone, you ask about how they are, their health, happiness, etc.问候She appreciates it when you ask after her elderly father. [I]当你问候起她的老父亲时，她总是表示谢意。If you are asking for something, you behave in a manner that is considered likely to cause problems for you.招惹Drinking alcohol before driving is really asking for trouble.开车之前喝酒，那可真是没事找事。He's really asking for it (=likely to fail), if he thinks he can pass his exams without studying.如果他认为不必用功就能考试及格，那是存心准备让自己不及格了。I'm not surprised she lost her job--she was asking for it.她丢了饭碗，我一点也不吃惊----这是她自己造成的。It is totally wrong to say that women who dress attractively are asking to be (=deserve to be) assaulted or raped. [+ to infinitive]有一种完全错误的看法，说什么女子打扮得漂亮动人，就是挑逗男人来施暴或强奸。Something which is yours for the asking can be obtained simply by asking for it.只需开下口，一句话就行With three years'experience behind her, the promotion was Kate's for the asking.凯特已有3年的资历，只要她自己提出来，晋级是没问题的。The asking price is the amount of money someone wants when they sell something, esp. a building or a piece of land.要价，索价The asking price for the flat was ￡44 500, so Sally made an initial offer of ￡40 000 for it.这套住房的要价是44 500英镑，所以莎莉先提出40 000英镑的首次还价。"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you-- ask what you can do for your country. " (John F Kennedy, 1961)“所以，我的美国同胞们不要问你的国家能为你做些什么，而应问问你能为国家做些什么。”(约翰·F·肯尼迪) Say
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