亲爱的小文:
南太平洋有十四个小岛叫萨摩亚(sa摸aisag肉pof14islandsinthesouthpacificocean。),东边的一堆属于美国,叫americansa摸a,西边的叫westernsa摸a(西萨摩亚),是个小国家,只有台湾的十三分之一大,人口十八万,它出产的三种主要东西,念起来都有点口吃(结巴,stammer):
一、bananas(香蕉)——nana
二、ca操(可可)——caca
三、coconuts(椰子)——coco
一结结巴巴,就扯不清了,果然出了麻烦。
可可(ca操)是做巧克力(chocolate)和可可粉的,但可可粉的英文是cocoa,这个字看起来好像是coconuts(椰子)做出来的,所以大家都叫做椰子粉,其实只是可可粉,不是椰子粉。(becauseofamistakeinspelling,probablymadebyenglishimportersmanyyearsago,thesebeansbecameknownascocoabeansinenglish-speakingcountries。thiscausesmanypeopletothinkthebeanscomefromthecoconutpalmtreeinsteadoftheca操tree。)
sa摸a这地方气温很怪,十二月最热,七月最冷(decemberisthehottest摸nthandjulythecoldest。)。sa摸a人喜欢打cricket(板球),但不喜欢打cricket(蟋蟀),板球和蟋蟀,在英文中同一个字。
thecricketsarechirping(orarecrying)。(蟋蟀在叫。)
theyareplayingamatchatcricket。(他们在做板球比赛。)
更喜欢在雨地里打。(sa摸anslovetostayoutinacoolingrain。)(sa摸ansenjoydancingverymuch。theyalsolovetoplaytheirow女ersionofcricket,agametheylearnedfromtheenglishmissionaries。theyplaycricketwithteamsthatmayhavefrom10to300players,comparedto11playersinnormalcricketgame。)
男女多穿一种叫lava-lava的裙子,其实就是一块布,卷成裙子。(mostsa摸anmenandsomewomenwearonlyalava-lava,apieceofclothwrappeda肉ndthewaistlikeaskirt。somewearablouseorshirtwiththeirlava-lava。mostofthewomenweardresses,oraskirtandblouse。)
在国会里开会也穿裙子。
他们的囚犯白天不坐牢,白天照常做自己的事,晚上才到牢里报到。并且监狱也没有铁栏杆(prisonersliveinjailwithoutbars。),房子比平常住的还像样,因为他们平常只住四面通风的fale(open-sidedfale),是用椰子树做材料搭起来的。(thepeopleliveinopen-sidedfale(house)thathaveathatchedroofsupportedbypoles。theyrolldownpalmleafblindswhenitrains。)
中国古话说“画地为牢”(todrawacircleontheg肉ndforaprison,aswasdo... -->>
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