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Two people are discussing¹ whether² the state³ of Hawaii⁴ is pronounced⁵ "Havaii" or "Hawaii". So they stood⁶ there arguing⁷ and arguing, until⁸ they decided⁹ to ask a person¹¹ that was¹² walking by. They asked the gentelman: "Excuse me sir, is Hawaii pronounced "Havaii" or "Hawaii"?The gentelman said¹³, "Havaii".So they both looked at each other, and as¹⁰ the gentelman was leaving, one of the two said to him, "Thank you".The gentelman replied¹⁴ and said: "You're velcome"!

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1 discussing
v.谈论( discuss的现在分词 )；讨论；商量；论述
参考例句：
Boys are often more inhibited than girls about discussing their problems. 男孩子往往不如女孩子敢于谈论自己的问题。 We spent the whole evening discussing domestic trivia. 我们整个晚上谈论家庭琐事。

2 whether
conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…
参考例句：
I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。 I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。

3 state
n.州，国，情形；adj.国家的，州的，正式的；vt.说，陈述，声明，规定
参考例句：
I'm worried about her state of health.我担心她的身体状况。 Each state of the United States has a capital.美国每一个州都有一个首府。

4 Hawaii
n.夏威夷(美国州名)
参考例句：
I met her in hawaii.我在夏威夷认识了她。 He is on vacation in hawaii.他去夏威夷度假了。

5 pronounced
adj.明显的，显著的；决然的，断然的；强硬的；被说出来的v.发音，读(pronounce的过去式和过去分词)；宣布，宣称；断言
参考例句：
He walked with a pronounced limp. 他走路明显跛足。 The representatives pronounced against the decision made at the conference. 代表们对会议作出的决定表示反对。来自《简明英汉词典》

6 stood
vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。 The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

7 arguing
v.争吵，辩论( argue的现在分词 )；坚决主张；提出理由证明；说服
参考例句：
My brothers are always arguing. 我的兄弟们总是争论不休。 an economist arguing against the current financial orthodoxy 一位批驳现行正统金融观念的经济学家

8 until
prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...
参考例句：
He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。 She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

9 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。 There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 as
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。 In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

11 person
n.人
参考例句：
I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。 She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

12 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 said
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

14 replied
v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的过去式和过去分词 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应
参考例句：
She replied in a measured tone to his threat. 她以很有分寸的语气回答了他的威胁。 I gathered from the way she replied that she wasn't very enthusiastic. 从她回答的语气判断，我觉得她不很热心。来自《简明英汉词典》