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. Bruce went into a low gear and drove at a terrifying speed, keeping the front wheels astride the crack as he followed its zigzag course.
    布鲁斯挂上慢档，把两只前轮分别搁在裂缝的两边，顺着弯弯曲曲的裂缝，以发疯的速度向前开去。

4. 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"。

5. 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。

6. The climber traversed a long hotizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope .
    登山者横过山表斜坡上的水平裂痕。

7. The three-dimensional model for Barbie was a German doll — a joke gift for adults described as having the appearance of "a woman who sold sex".
    芭比娃娃的三维模特是一个德国洋娃娃，一个哄成年人开心的礼物，被描绘成具有"风尘女子"的模样。

8. The mechanic couldn't resist a parting joke:
    "分手时，机械师还禁不住开了个玩笑：

9. They thought he was smuggling (走私) nothing, and just playing a joke on them.
    他并没走私，只是跟他们开个玩笑而已。

10. He no sooner recovers his equilibrium than the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack.
    海龟刚恢复平衡，第二只海豚又冲过来猛击一下。