Then I explained as I had done many times before, "My grandfather came here from China in the 1880s."
然后像往常许多次那样,我解释说,“我的祖父在19世纪80年代从中国来到这里。”
"We burnt old shoes, everything, to stay warm," the tour guide had explained over his shoulder on the way here as we drove along what had been the main road out of town.
“我们烧破鞋子,烧每一件能烧的东西来取暖,”我们一路驶过曾经的出城主干道来到博物馆,在车上导游对我们解释说。
As we talked, he explained that the younger salesmen simply don't want to "put in ice time." Here in Minnesota people often use hockey terminology in everyday conversations.
我们聊天的时候,他说道,如今这些年轻的销售人员连“上场都懒得上”——在我们明尼苏达州,人们无论聊什么都能捎上和冰球有关的词汇。
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