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Kitty: Wait a second. We invented the Macanator. It was one of the most important technical achievements of our country.
基蒂：等一下。我们发明了Macanator。这是我们国家最重要的技术成就之一。
Alberto: What? You can’t claim credit for the Macanator. We beat you to it.
阿尔贝托：什么？你不能独占Macanator的功劳。我们已经抢先了。
Kitty: You may have invented the precursor to the modern-day Macanator, but we’re the ones who are the recognized inventors.
基蒂：现代Macanator的前身也许是你们发明的，但我们才是经过认证的发明家。
Alberto: That’s disputed. Just because we didn’t document the achievement, doesn't mean it didn’t happen.
阿尔贝托：这是存在争议的。我们只是没有记录下这一成就而已，但并不能否认这个事实。
Kitty: You mean it’s a case of “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
基蒂：你的意思是“如果森林里的一棵树倒了，而当时无人在旁，那么树倒下时发出声音了吗？”
Alberto: I don’t think so.
阿尔贝托：我不这么认为。
Kitty: The fact is, you can try to rebut our claims all you like, but you still have no proof.
基蒂：事实上，你可以尽情反驳我们，可是你还是拿不出证据。
Alberto: The proof is in the pudding. Don’t we make the best Macanators in the world today?
阿尔贝托：事实就是最好的证明：难道我们国家生产的macanator不是全球最好的吗？
Kitty: That’s beside the point. Okay, I will concede that your country makes the best Macanators today, if you’ll concede that we invented it.
基蒂：有点跑题了。好吧，如果你承认我们发明了macanator，那我们也认可你们国家是如今做macanator做的最好的。
Alberto: Never!
阿尔贝托：没门！
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