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A man was on holiday in the depths of Louisiana, where he tried to buy some Alligator1 shoes. However he was not prepared to pay the high prices, and after having failed to haggle2 the vendor3 down to a reasonable price level, ended up shouting "I don't give two hoots4 for your shoes man, I'll go and kill my own "croc!," to which the shopkeeper replied, "by all means, just watch out for those two "ole boys" who are doing the same!".
So the man went out into the Bayou, and after a while saw two men with spears, standing5 still in the water. 'They must be the 'ole boys' he thought. Just at that point he noticed an alligator moving in the water towards one of them. The guy stood completely passive, even as the gator came ever closer.
Just as the beast was about to swallow the him, he struck home with his spear and wrestled6 the gator up onto the beach, where several already laying Together the two guys threw the gator onto its back, where-upon one exclaimed "Darn! This one doesn't have any shoes either!".
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alligator
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| n.短吻鳄(一种鳄鱼) |
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- She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.她开始玩鳄鱼玩具。
- Alligator skin is five times more costlier than leather.鳄鱼皮比通常的皮革要贵5倍。
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haggle
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| vi.讨价还价，争论不休 |
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- In many countries you have to haggle before you buy anything.在许多国家里买东西之前都得讨价还价。
- If you haggle over the price,they might give you discount.你讲讲价，他们可能会把价钱降低。
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vendor
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| n.卖主；小贩 |
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- She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.她厌恶地望着那个前几天曾经欺骗过她的小贩。
- He must inform the vendor immediately.他必须立即通知卖方。
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hoots
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| 咄，啐 |
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- His suggestion was greeted with hoots of laughter. 他的建议引起了阵阵嗤笑。
- The hoots came from the distance. 远处传来呜呜声。
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standing
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| n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的 |
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- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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wrestled
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| v.（与某人）搏斗( wrestle的过去式和过去分词 )；扭成一团；扭打；（与…）摔跤 |
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- As a boy he had boxed and wrestled. 他小的时候又是打拳又是摔跤。
- Armed guards wrestled with the intruder. 武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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