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休斯敦 Houston [英][ˈhju:stən] [美][ˈhjustən] 中英文小故事：在休斯敦大街上 布德罗和西伯德克斯从路易斯安那来访问在汉茨维尔市德克萨斯监狱的亲戚。他们在休斯敦山姆街走，他们看到一个牌子写着：“套装每套5美元，衬衫每件2美元，裤子每条2.50美元。” 布德罗对他的朋友说：“嘿，看！我们可以买一大堆，当我们回到拉斐特，我们可以赚大钱。现在我们进入商店，你安静点，好吗？就让我来做所有的事情，如果他们听到我们的口音，他们不可能为我们服务。我会用我最好的德克萨斯口音说话。” 他们进去商店，布德罗下订单：5美元的套装是50套； 2美元的衬衫100件；2.50美元裤子50条。 这家商店的店主说：“你是从路易斯安那来的，不是吗？” “哦。是的，” 布德罗惊讶的说：“你怎么知道？” 老板说：“因为这是一个干洗店。” Boudreaux and Thibodeaux are from Louisiana visiting a relative at the Huntsville, Texas prison. Walking along Sam Houston Street, they see a sign which reads: 'Suits $5.00 each, shirts $2.00 each, trousers $2.50 per pair.' Boudreaux says to his pal, "Hey , LOOK! We could buy a whole lot of those, and when we get back to Lafayette, we could make a fortune. Now when we go into the shop, you be quiet, okay? Just let me do all the talkin' cause if they hear our accent they might not serve us. I'll speak in my best Texas drawl." They go in and Boudreaux orders 50 suits at 5.00 each, 100 shirts at 2.00 each and 50 pairs of trousers at 2.50 each. The owner of the shop says, "You're from Louisiana, aren't you?" "Oh, ... yes," says a surprised Boudreaux. "How come you know dat?" The owner says, "Cause this is a dry-cleaners." 中英文例句 So in Houston, he tried to do likewise. 于是在休斯敦，他试着也这么做。 It happened halfway between Houston and Galveston. 这件事发生在休斯敦和加尔维斯顿的半道上。 Hours later, the seven astronauts flew in from Houston. 数小时后，7名宇航员将从休斯敦飞抵。 I ended up spending about four weeks in rehab in Houston. 我结束了为期4周的康复治疗在休斯敦。 Wong had been to an American comedy club in Houston once. Wong在休斯敦曾经参加过美国的一个喜剧俱乐部。 |
