The deal was apparently struck when Exxon's chief executive, Rex Tillerson, entertained Bob Simpson, XTO's boss, at a quail hunt on company land in Texas.

这笔交易看上去是在埃克森美孚公司首席执行官雷克斯·蒂勒森在其得克萨斯州公司土地上为招待XTO的老板鲍勃·辛普森而举行的鹌鹑狩猎活动时达成的。

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Red: I like the governor. He and I go quail hunting at least once a year. But he knows that win. lose or draw, this is my ship. Understand?

瑞德：我喜欢州长，他每年至少和我一起去打一次猎。但他和我均知道，赢也好，输也罢，或是不输不赢打乎局，这儿是我的地盘儿，我作主。

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Some species, such as thrushes and quail, prefer open space interspersed with dense shrubbery, at ground level.

一些种类，比如鸫和鹌鹑，倾向于选择地表点缀着茂密灌木的开阔地。

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And Americans will quail at talk of giving an arbitrator or some international court the authority to settle disputes.

ECONOMIST: The transatlantic front

Even those who quail at the idea of a United States of Europe might yearn for a stronger hand than Mr Santer's.

ECONOMIST: Santer��s missing teeth

While Woods ended a 30-month wait for a PGA Tour title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, he then struggled to maintain that form as he finished 40th at the Masters, missed the cut at Quail Hollow and then tied for 40th at the Players Championship.

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