我以为自己到了日本，但是当地人都说我在俄亥俄。

I thought I traveled to Japan, but the locals kept telling me I was in Ohio.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 以为 yǐwéi to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
3 自己 zìjǐ
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
4 到了 dàoliǎo
  1. at last
  2. finally
  3. in the end
5 日本 Rìběn Japan
6 但是 dànshì but; however
7 当地人 dāngdìrén native; local resident; local
=8 都 Dū surname Du
=8 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=8 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
=9 说 shuì to persuade
=9 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=9 说 shuō variant of 說 shuō
10 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
11 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=12 俄亥俄 Éhàié Ohio
=12 俄亥俄 Éhài'é
  1. (～州) Ohio (a state of the United States)
  2. Ohio (a state of the United States)