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<p> 蒙特利尔自助餐厅的一位顾客拧开盥洗室的龙头，结果被水烫伤了。这太可恶了，他抱怨道，标着<span word="C">C</span>的龙头流出的是开水。</p><p> 可是，先生，<span word="C">C</span>代表<span word="Chaude">Chaude</span>－法语里代表热。如果您居住在蒙特利尔的话就得知道这一点。</p><p> 等等，那位外一个龙头同样标的是<span word="C">C</span>。</p><p> 当然，经理说道：它代表冷。毕竟，蒙特利尔是个双语城市。</p><p> <span word="Chaude">Chaude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="cafe">cafe</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="washroom">washroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="scalded">scalded</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outrage">outrage</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="complained">complained</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="faucet">faucet</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="boiling">boiling</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="Monsieur">Monsieur</span>, <span word="C">C</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chaude">chaude</span> - <span word="French">French</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wait">Wait</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="roared">roared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="patron">patron</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tap">tap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="C">C</span>.</p><p> <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="It">It</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bilingual">bilingual</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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