Two similar sounding English words also caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland.
两个发音相似的英语单词也给一个想从洛杉矶飞往奥克兰的人带来了麻烦。
Oakland was north of Los Angeles, but the plane seemed to be heading west, and when he looked out his window, all he could see was ocean.
奥克兰在洛杉矶的北边，但飞机似乎是在往西飞，当他望向窗外时，他能看到的只有大海。
He was too jaded to be interested in anything, though he planned to leave Saturday afternoon, if they finished at three, and ride to Oakland.
他太厌倦，对什么都失去了兴趣，尽管他计划着若是他们在星期六下午三点能收工，就骑车到奥克兰去。
The Oakland skyline is beautiful at night.
奥克兰的夜景非常美丽。
I thought this building should be physically and symbolically connected with the city as a powerful social and cultural resource for Oakland.
我认为，这座建筑应该作为奥克兰一个强大的社会与文化资源，在外形和寓意上都与这座城市彼此相联。
I met with Sculley in a hotel lobby near Oakland airport. Sculley had been taking meetings for his investment fund and was waiting for a flight back home on the east coast.
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