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“I'm as dry as a bone! Let's get some whiskey!” Larry the cowboy said to Harry as he brushed the dust off of his pants and tied his horse to the post.
“And I'm as dry as dust,” Harry replied while climbing down from his horse.“This day is as good as done! There's a bar right over there. As far as I know, they got whisky as cheap as dirt.”
“That's fine as far as I'm concerned!” Larry replied with a laugh.
The two cowboys wandered into the bar as if it was heaven.
“Two whiskeys, barkeeper!” Larry yelled. “And make it fast!”
“There's no reason to yell, cowboy! As it is, I can hear as clear as a bell,” replied the barkeeper as he handed both cowboys their whiskeys. They both downed the whisky in one long drink.
“Whew! Now I feel as fit as a fiddle!” Harry said. “Who cares if my head is as clear as mud? Let's get another round!”
The rest of the story continued as follows: Larry and Harry drank all the whiskey at hand and became as cross as two sticks. They started brawling and the barkeeper eventually threw them both out the door as far as he could.
As for Larry and Harry, they woke up the next morning with horrible hangovers. They thought that meant they had a good night and went back to their ranches happier than ever!
They didn't know that they would never be allowed in that bar again!

记短语

as clear as a bell极为清晰
as clear as mud一点儿也不清楚，使人莫名其妙
as cross as two sticks非常生气的
as cheap as dirt便宜透顶的；低贱的，下贱的
as dry as a bone干透，十分干燥
as dry as dust（人、书等）枯燥无味的，令人厌烦的
as far as远到…，一直到…；就…，尽…；至于
as far as I know（as far as everybody knows）就我所知（众所周知)
as far as Im concerned就我而言
as fit as a fiddle非常健康，精神很好
as follows如下
as for至于，关于
as good as和…几乎一样，实际上等于
as if /as though好像，似乎，仿佛
as it is（或was）实际上

    “我干透了！我们弄点威士忌吧！”牛仔拉里一面对哈里说，一面把裤子上的灰尘掸掉，把马系在木桩上。
    “我觉得枯燥无味。”哈里边从马上下来边回答说。“今天差不多结束了！那边就有一个酒吧。据我所知，他们的威士忌非常便宜。”
    “对我来说那太好了！”拉里笑着答道。
    两个牛仔信步走进了酒吧，仿佛那里是天堂。
    “老板，两杯威士忌！”拉里喊道。“请快点儿！”
    “牛仔，你那么嚷嚷可是没有道理。实际上，我可以听得非常清楚，”酒吧老板说。他把威士忌递给两位牛仔。俩人一饮而尽。
    “哟，我现在觉得精神棒极了！”拉里说，“谁会在乎我是否头脑不清楚呢？我们再来一杯！”
    下面的故事是这样的：拉里和哈里把近在手边的威士忌都喝了，结果变得非常生气。他们开始打起架来，酒吧老板把他俩能扔多远就扔多远。
    至于拉里和哈里，他们第二天早晨醒来时还醉得一塌糊涂。他们以为那说明他们睡了个好觉，便比往日更高兴地回到了他们的牧场。
    他们不知道他们再也不能踏进那家酒吧了！

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