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Todd:Hello, Jason. You're from England. Uh, where are you from in England? Jason,你好。你来自英国。恩那你是从英国的哪个地方来的呢？ Jason:I'm from South London. 我来自南伦敦。 Todd:Oh, cool. South London. Why don't you

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Todd: Hello, Jason. You're from England. Uh, where are you from in England? Jason: I'm from South London. Todd: Oh, cool. South London. Why don't you talk about that for awhile. Jason: OK, well, London is a little bit colder that Japan, it's a little

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