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So the guy climbs up, jumps, lands on his head, stands up and bows.
于是，那人爬了上去，向下跳，头先落地，站起来，鞠了一躬。

The city council was interviewing an applicant for the position of city manager.
市议会在面试一名应聘市行政长官的人。

“When I was a youngster,” complained the frustrated father,
“我小时候，”一个沮丧的父亲诉苦说

Friend: You don’t look so good, old man. What’s wrong?
朋友：你看上去气色不大好。出了什么事？

A group of tourists gathered in an upscale restaurant and ordered sandwiches and soft drinks.
一群游客在一家高档餐厅聚集，点了三明治和软饮料。

Edith and Norbert had a knock-down battle over his inability to earn a better living.
爱蒂丝和诺伯特对他没能力过上更好的生活而发生了激烈争吵。

Irving was boasting to a fellow fisherman about a 20-pound salmon he had caught.
欧文在向一个渔夫吹嘘他捕的一条20 磅的鲑鱼。

“Your daughter has fingers like lightning bolts,” the piano teacher told the student’s mother.
“你的女儿的手指像闪电一样，”钢琴老师对学生的母亲说。

“Well, it is,” replied the waitress. “It’s a blend of yesterday’s and today’s.”
“噢，是调和过的，”女招待回答说，“这是由昨天的咖啡和今天的咖啡调和而成的。”

A young man was in love with two women and could not decide which of them to marry.
一个年轻人同时和两个女人坠入情网，决定不了究竟娶其中的哪一个。