Lil Jon Takes the Bus

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在zài公交车站gōng jiāo chē zhàn,At the bus stop,司机sī jī问wèn:“您nín有yǒu票piào吗ma,先生xiān sheng?”The driver asked, "Do you have your ticket, sir?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn:什么shén me?!Lil Jon: "What?!"

司机sī jī慢慢地màn màn de重复chóng fù说shuō:“您nín有yǒu票piào吗ma?”The driver repeated slowly, "Do you have your ticket?"

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn:什么shén me?!Lil Jon: "What?!"

司机sī jī又yòu问wèn:“您nín有yǒu票piào吗ma?”The driver asked again, "Do you have your ticket?"小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn出示chū shì了le他的tā de票piào。Lil Jon showed his ticket.

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn:“好啊hǎo a!”Lil Jon: "Yeah!"司机sī jī微笑wēi xiào着zhe。The driver smiled.

他说tā shuō:“好的hǎo de,祝zhù您nín一天yī tiān愉快yú kuài!”He said, "Alright, have a nice day!"小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn高兴地gāo xìng de上了shàng le车chē。Lil Jon stepped on board cheerfully.

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