How could you be so petty?

你怎么那么小气呢？

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In Germany, being on time is risky enough because your hosts will probably already be there waiting, wondering how on earth you could be so stupid.

在德国，准时赴约已经够危险的了，因为你的东道主可能已经在那里等了，好奇你怎么会这么笨。

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How could you be so obstinate?

你怎么能够这样固执呢？

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So, it could be that you're deciding, as a lawyer, how many hours you're going to spend on the job.

比方说你是个律师,你就要计划好为公司工作多长时间

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那要怎么才能去呢,你得绕道这里,还有那里的繁忙路段,出于安全原因家长们不允许孩子们这么做,可以看到,规划为网格状道路的地区,比如依旧保留了传统规划的纽约,人们出行是靠步行

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