Here's my favorite example of stupid facts I was forced to learn when I was younger--state capitals, right?

下面是我最喜欢的一个关于愚蠢的事实的例子,在我年轻时，我被迫去记忆州首府？

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I've gotten pretty far in my life, and as far as I can tell I've never, ever, ever had to remember the capitals of the 50 states.

都这么多年了，我还记得我从来没有，需要住50个州的首府的时候。

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What's the capital of the city in which I was born?"

我出生的那个城市的首府是哪里？“

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If you think of two towns down here, Brive,b-r-i-v-e,famous for its rugby, and Tulle,t-u-l-l-e,which is a capital.

如果你可以想起来这儿的两个城镇,布瑞福,b-r-i-v-e,以英式橄榄球运动而负有盛名,图勒,t-u-l-l-e,是一个省的首府

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I start asking, how many state capitals can I remember?

我开始问，我能记住多少个州的首府？

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Until we say something more, it's not clear that we shouldn't just, all right, note it, store it away, and forget about it, just like the facts about the state capitals.

直到我们说了更多之前，也不一定说，我们不应该，记下它，把它收起来，然后忘记它，正如关于州首府的事实一样。

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