Lil Jon Takes the Bus

Lil Jon Takes the Bus Illustration

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zài公交车站gōng jiāo chē zhànAt the bus stop,司机sī jīwènnínyǒupiàoma先生xiān shengThe driver asked, "Do you have your ticket, sir?"

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

司机sī jī慢慢地màn màn de重复chóng fùshuōnínyǒupiàomaThe driver repeated slowly, "Do you have your ticket?"

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

司机sī jīyòuwènnínyǒupiàomaThe driver asked again, "Do you have your ticket?"小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn出示chū shìle他的tā depiàoLil Jon showed his ticket.

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn好啊hǎo aLil Jon: "Yeah!"司机sī jī微笑wēi xiàozheThe driver smiled.

他说tā shuō好的hǎo dezhùnín一天yī tiān愉快yú kuàiHe said, "Alright, have a nice day!"小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn高兴地gāo xìng de上了shàng lechēLil Jon stepped on board cheerfully.

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