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The man thought for a moment.“ What are peers?”he asked.
那人想了一会儿，问道：“什么是地位相等的人？”

Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating the size of“the one that got away.”
西蒙是个顽固不化的渔夫，他常常以夸口“跑掉的那条鱼”有多么多么大而远近闻名。

A shipwrecked sailor is stranded alone on an island. Amazingly, a world-famous supermodel becomes shipwrecked on the same island. The two grow to be friends and, eventually, lovers.
一名遇难的船员被孤零零地搁浅在一座岛上。令他惊喜的是，一位世界著名的超级模特乘坐的船也在同一个岛上遇难。慢慢地，两人成了好朋友，最终成了恋人。

Bill and George were always competing against each other.
比尔和乔治总是谁也不服气谁。

A rancher asked a vet for some advice.
一个牧场主向一名兽医征求建议。

“Pull down your pants,” whispered the pastor.
“拉下裤子，”牧师低声说。

A Japanese company and an American company had a boat race; the Japanese won by a mile.
一家日本公司和一家美国公司进行划船比赛；日本公司以一英里之强获胜。

The mother stopped in front of a painting of a nude woman whose face bore a striking resemblance to her daughter’s.
那位母亲在一幅裸女画前停下来，画上的女人和她女儿的相貌非常相似。

A Sunday-school teacher was telling her pupils the importance of making others glad.
一个主日学校的老师正在对学生讲使别人高兴的重要性。

Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
笑咪咪骑在虎背上