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A man, young lady! lady, such a man As all the world--why, he's a man of wax," Romeo and Juliet (Act 1, Sc. III).

《罗密欧与朱丽叶》第一幕第三场“尊贵的小姐!这是一个男人，他是一个象世上所有男人一样的男子汉ーー唷，他原来是一个蜡男人!” → anacoluthon

Why are you so late?

你为何这么迟? → so

to uncover the what and why of their relationship

发现他们之间有什么本质的联系和为什么会有此联系 → what

never mind the why and wherefore

不用管什么原因和理由 → wherefore

Why did he go?

他为什么去? → why

He knows of no reason why you shouldn't go.

他不知道你为什么不去。 → why

Never mind the why and wherefore.

不要追根究底。 → why

He told her why he went.

他告诉过她，他为什么去。

That is why the went.

这就是他去的原因。 → why

Why does she want to be a singer when she doesn't sing well?

既然她唱得不好，为什么还想做歌手？

Why are some people left-handed?

为什么有些人喜欢用左手呢？

That's why they laugh all the time.

这就是他们一直大笑的原因。

Why would anyone want to eat something so horrible?

为什么会有人想吃这么难吃的食物？

I would like to become a good actor, that's why I'm studying so hard.

我想成为一名好演员，这就是我努力学习的原因。 → actor

This is my contact, why don't you add me to your friends list!

这是我的联系方式，为什么不把我加在你的朋友列表里！ → add

I love an adventure, this is why I went to Africa last year.

我酷爱冒险，这就是我去年到非洲去的原因。 → adventure

There is a new African restaurant down the street, why don't we try it?

街边有一家新开的非洲餐馆，我们去尝尝吧！ → African

Why don't you put the sofa against the wall?

你为什么不让沙发靠着墙呢？

I'm really anxious now why they haven't arrived yet.

我现在非常担心，不知道他们为什么还没到。 → anxious

What happened? Why do you have that anxious face?

出什么事儿了？你怎么一脸焦虑？ → anxious