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Source: The Epoch Times
在美國生活，經常會碰到這種情況：超市收銀員飛快問了一句，你沒聽清；電話客服報了一串號碼，你只記住前面幾位；開會時同事說了一個你沒聽過的詞。這時很多人的第一反應是：“What?”這句能不能說？當然能。美國人自己也經常說What。只是跟家人朋友說一句What，和對陌生人、客戶或主管來一句很重的What...
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