Half the Council Are Crooks? | 市议会一半是骗子?

English Original

A newspaper once published an editorial bluntly stating that half the city council were crooks. Facing the threat of arrest, the editor issued the following retraction: "Half the city council aren't crooks."


中文翻译

某报曾刊登一篇社论,直言不讳地指出市议会中有一半人是骗子。在面临被捕的威胁下,编辑发表了如下更正声明:“市议会中有一半人不是骗子。”

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