0 for what reason -- 為甚麼
"I'm going home." "Why?" 「我要回家了。」「為甚麼？」
Why should I help him - he never helps me? 我為甚麼要幫他——他從來都沒幫過我？
Why is it that I find chocolate so addictive? 為甚麼我覺得巧克力如此讓人上癮呢？
The police asked me to explain why I hadn't reported the accident sooner. 警方要我解釋為甚麼沒有及時報告這宗事故。
I don't know why she isn't here. 我不知道為甚麼她沒在這裡。
Quite why he isn't here today is a mystery. 他今天為甚麼不在這裡真是個謎。
2 the reasons for something -- 為甚麼；原因
I know very little about the whys and the wherefores of the situation. 我根本不知道是甚麼原因導致出現了這種情況。
I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.
She marched into my office demanding to know why I hadn't written my report.
This is why it is much easier to determine whether a philosophical principle is true than to determine the extent of its validity.
Then why does threat simulation co-occur with psychological troubles?
Political economists and political scientists have offered a plethora of explanations for why competition in laxity remains rare in environmental and consumer policy.
