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发信人: yangs (Microsea), 信区: English
标  题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年03月15日08:52:58 星期五), 站内信件



wrong side of the tracks  
 
 
 
Definition: The poor part of town. 

Example: 1) Chris came from the wrong side of the tracks, but eventually
 he became a millionaire.  

Etymology: In many American cities, the neighborhoods where poor 
people live are typically on one side of a city's railroad tracks, close
 to factories and sources of pollution .
 
Synonyms: slum
 
 

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            The shining sea            马可以 划船不用浆                                    
            And                                                                     
            The blue sky               马可以 扬帆没有风向                                 
            Share                                                                     
            The same  color            马到成功！！！                                                       

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