I don't want to be told that I could sit here for the rest of my life just sort of parsing one sentence. Don't tell me about that.

我可不想坐在这里学一辈子,就为了解读一个句子的意思，千万别这么告诉我。

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It's not about necessarily... You can't just sit quietly, in silence.

这并非有关。,不能只是坐在那里，默不作声。

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