1. Being a foreigner , Carl did not catch on to the joke.
    卡尔是个外国人，不能了解这笑话的含意。

2. But, if this world is not merely a bad joke, life a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance of the stars,
    如果这个世界不只是一个拙劣的恶作剧，如果人生不只是群星寒光中平凡的一闪，

3. Britain won't improve its system until after the year 2000, spurring Mitterrand to joke that passengers will have " plenty of time for sightseeing ".
    不到2000年，英国不会改善它的铁路系统，这使密特朗不由地开起了玩笑，说乘客会有 "足够的时间一饱眼福"。

4. We were robbed by that man who is standing there.
    站在那里的那个人掠夺我们的财物.

5. We are standing on the left.
    我们站在左边.

6. Were the twins standing up ?
    那双胞胎站起来了吗?

7. Why does a person standing in a bus or train tend to fall when a sudden start is made?
    一个人站在公共汽车或火车上，当车突然开动时，他为什么会倾倒呢？

8. Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
    我们觉得一则笑话是否好笑，很大程度取决于我们是在哪儿长大的。

9. We are standing on the left.
    我们站在左面。

10. Then I left him standing by the counter so happy that I almost envied him.
    然后我就离开了，他站在柜台旁，是那么高兴，我真有点羡慕他。