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Martin:Hey,Li Wei,do you wanna go shopping? There's aat my favorite store.
Li Wei:Oh,yes! I really need to buy some pants.
Martin: Pants? That's funny. I don't usually go shopping with my friends for pants.
Li Wei: You don't? Don't you like to have anybody tell youthe pants look good or not?
Martin:Er...Not really...Hey,wait,do you mean--what you and I are wearing on our legs right now?
Li Wei: Oh, yes. That's what I mean by pants! That's American English,isn't it?
Martin:Yes, it is! I knew what you meant, by the way. I was justyou.Did you know that inEnglish, "pants" means something very different?
Li Wei: Really? So what does it mean?
Martin: Actually,the word "pants" means underwear....