Did you go to the bank to withdraw money ?
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user
Today is so hot , besides I had so much housework to do . My friend came for a visit and stayed for two hours . I didn ’ t forget , but I had no time at all .
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assistant
So you didn ’ t . Is that right ?
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user
Yes . I ’ m sorry .
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assistant
Why didn ’ t you just answer my question directly ? Why would Chinese answer questions this way ? I simply asked if you did it or not . It ’ s a very simple question . And Chinese often give the reason before they would give a direct answer .
anger
user
Yes , I ’ m sorry . I know it bothers you very much . But I don ’ t know why Chinese sometimes would do this .
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assistant
You know , today I asked a student if he brought his dictionary with him . It ’ s a rule I made for the class that everyone brings a bilingual dictionary with them because sometimes they don ’ t understand me . The funniest thing is that this student gave me a lot of reasons and no direct answer .
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user
But you know if he brought it or not , right ?
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assistant