Baby Bell

基本解釋

The baby reached for the bell.
寶寶伸手去拿鈴鐺。
The baby rang the bell again.
寶寶又搖響了鈴鐺。
A bell rings when someone puts a baby in the box.
當(dāng)有人把孩子放進(jìn)收容箱后，就會(huì)有鈴聲響起。

You can't even think of this company as a Baby Bell any more.
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