The Yankee attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old southerner. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

美国律师想了一下提议，想想他可以轻易把这南方老头打倒，就同意遵循当地的习俗来解决争端。

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When he arrived in Turin, in 1953, the 25-year-old southerner had to win the confidence of northern Italians wary of fast-talking Neapolitans.

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