A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the journalist.

一周之后，编辑终于接到记者的传真。

After her husband had gone to work.

理查兹夫人等丈夫上班走后，

In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.

当时，拳击手们不戴手套，为争夺奖金而搏斗。

Many people find this sort of joke distasteful The following example of 'sick humour' will enable you to judge for yourself.

许多人认为这种笑话是低级庸俗的。下面是个“病态幽默”的实例，你可据此自己作出判断。

There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white.

我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。明明白白印在时刻表上。

It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.

那台割草机去年夏天就坏了，尽管我答应修，但一直没抽出时间，