We're debating whether or not to go skiing this winter.
我们盘算着今年冬天是否去滑雪。
It is debatable whether or not the shareholders were ever properly compensated.
股东们是否曾被合理补偿还存在争议。
Today's methods of birth control make it possible for a couple to choose whether or not to have a child.
如今的节育措施使一对夫妇可以选择是否要生育孩子。
He would not comment on whether or not college students should change majors.
他不愿评论大学生是否应该换专业。
"I cannot control whether or not I wind up getting the disease swine flu, for example," he says.
“例如,我无法控制最终自己是否会得猪流感。”他说。
Psychologist Michael Roy of Elizabethtown College studies whether or not dogs and their owners resemble each other.
伊丽莎白镇学院的心理学家迈克尔·罗伊研究狗和它们的主人是否相似。
After all, it's hard to do a double-blind test when the subjects can see for themselves whether or not the light is on.
毕竟,要做双盲测试是很困难的,因为受试者自己可以看到灯是否亮着。
I'd never wondered before whether or not he was kid-friendly. With one glance, I quickly decided that he probably wasn't.
我以前从来没有想过他是否招小孩喜欢。乍一眼看过去,我觉得他并不是招孩子喜欢的那种类型。
One of the main theoretical home-security concerns is whether or not a given system is vulnerable to being blocked from working altogether.
理论上,主要的家庭安全问题之一,是特定系统是否易受到阻碍,完全无法运作。
A second problem is that stereotypes, regardless of whether or not they're accurate, can have a negative effect on the people that they apply to.
第二个问题是,无论刻板印象是否准确,都会对他们所适用的人产生负面影响。
It's a question rather of how we know the author to be there firstly, and secondly, whether or not we should appeal to the authority of an author.
首先我们如何知道作者在那儿,其次,我们是否应该诉诸作者的权威。
More generally, however, whether or not a composition establishes a new principle in the history of music has little bearing on its aesthetic worth.
然而,更笼统地说,一首曲子是否在音乐史上确立了一个新的原则,与它的审美价值关系不大。
The first thing every bank will do is study how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money.
每个银行要做的第一件事就是研究我有多少钱,我有多少债务,然后再决定是否再借钱给我。
The predictions of quantum mechanics, however, give only the probability of an event, not a deterministic statement of whether or not the event will occur.
然而,量子力学的预测只给出事件发生的概率,而不是事件是否会发生的确定性陈述。
The decision whether or not to salvage the wreck was not an easy one, although an excavation in 1978 had shown that it might be possible to raise the hull.
决定是否打捞沉船并不是一件容易的事,尽管在1978年的一次挖掘表明,打捞船体是有可能的。
Prior to 1960, geologists Bowen and Hess disagreed over whether or not the very high temperatures needed to produce magmas rich in magnesium could have existed on Earth.
在1960年之前,地质学家鲍温和赫斯在地球上是否存在产生富含镁的岩浆所需的高温这一问题上存在分歧。
Further experiments carried out at Oxford suggest that crows can also use sticks as tools to inspect all sorts of objects, possibly to assess whether or not they present a danger.
在牛津大学进行的进一步实验表明,乌鸦也会用棍子作为工具来检查各种物体,可能是评估它们是否构成危险。
More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open.
越来越多的信用卡可以自动读取,无论当地的分行是否营业,人们都可以在分散的地方取款或存钱。
We should know whether or not we have grown up.
我们应该知道我们是否长大了。
Your habits will decide whether or not you are successful in the future.
你的习惯将决定你未来是否成功。
"It is whether or not you can learn from your mistake," my mom continued.
我妈妈继续说:“关键是你是否能从错误中吸取教训。”
These gondolas always weigh the same, whether or not they are carrying boats.
这些贡多拉的重量总是一样的,不管它们是否运载船只。
More pertinent right now is whether or not the craze has reached a tipping point.
现在更重要的是,这股狂热是否已经达到临界点。
As the experts said, "Whether or not you can study well depends on your learning habits."
正如专家所言,“学习是否好,取决于你的学习习惯。”
You should reply to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to go.
你应该回复,让发出邀请的人知道你是否打算去。
When I refer to the Morning Star, I'm talking about Venus, whether or not I realize it's Venus.
当我提到晨星时,我指的是金星,不管我是否意识到它是金星。
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