In Calaveras County, California, frog jumping has been an annual event since 1928. The event grew out of a story by Mark Twain, of a famous jumping frog (Twain, 1867). In the story, Jim Smiley trained his frog to jump, and laid a bet that it would win. The jump and the wager were foiled by a stranger who fed the frog with lead pellets. The current record in Calaveras, by Rosie the Ribeter, stands at 6547 mm. Thousands of frogs take part each year in the Calaveras competition. Figure 1 shows 2500 imaginary overall results representing what may have been observed at Calaveras in 1986.
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机译：自1928年以来，在加利福尼亚州卡拉维拉斯县，蛙跳活动就一直是一年一度的盛会。该活动源于马克·吐温（Mark Twain）的一则著名跳蛙的故事（吐温，1867年）。在故事中，吉姆·笑脸（Jim Smiley）训练他的青蛙跳，并打赌它会赢。跳跳和下注被一个陌生人挫败了，陌生人用铅丸给青蛙喂食。里贝特夫人（Rosie the Ribeter）在卡拉维拉斯（Calaveras）的当前记录为6547毫米。每年，成千上万的青蛙参加Calaveras比赛。图1显示了2500个虚构的整体结果，这些结果代表了1986年在卡拉维拉所观察到的情况。
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