Were Cowboys Indians?

牛仔是印第安人吗？

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One of them later approached a young Chinese-speaking American woman accompanying their group and asked: "Let me clarify one thing please. Were cowboys Indians?"

后来，其中一位团员向陪同人员中会讲中文的美国年轻女士问道：“我想请教一个问题，那时的牛仔都是印第安人吗？”

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Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.

男孩子们过去常玩牛仔和印第安人的游戏。

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Another story goes that when he was a boy playing cowboys and Indians, he shouted "bing" instead of "bang" after a make-believe gunshot.

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Isn't that when the cowboys and Indians were out there in the Old West in the covered wagons?

那个时代的美国西部不是还有,载着牛仔和印第安人的四轮马车吗

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