Half jokingly, he said, I don't know why you people like to take protein supplement.

半开玩笑，他说：我不知道为什么你们这些人想利用蛋白质的补充。

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After knowing this study, my friend half jokingly said, "now, I know why so many men working out at the gym!"

他们知道这项研究中，我的朋友半开玩笑地说，“现在，我知道为什么有这么多的人在健身房工作了！”

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The dean says that they will bring an interesting perspective to the class, although, at least half jokingly, he worries about the first time he has to give either a bad grade.

该教务长说他们将为课堂增加更有趣的视角，尽管这是他第一次开始担心可能会给他们中的某个打低分。

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Honda officials say half-jokingly they're trying not to sell them until a cost-competitive Fit can be built in Mexico beginning in 2014.

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Viktor Chernomyrdin, the new Russian ambassador to Ukraine (and a former prime minister), is referred to, only half-jokingly, as Mr Putin's viceroy in Kiev.

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"You could say that Uruk is to blame for bureaucracy, " Mr. Wartke said half-jokingly when referring to the city's penchant for validating and recording goods.

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