"I'm a seaman second class, " came the reply.

“我是二等水兵。” 对方答复道。

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"OK, you're ugly, too," came the reply.

“好吧，你也很丑。”回答说。

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"Too much trouble," came the reply.

“太费劲了。”那人答道。

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"It was a nice telly and we didn't have one, " came the reply.

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Hardly anything, came the reply: retailers' wage bills would rise by only 0.1%.

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'Of course' came the reply, before the PM realised what he was being asked and so he hastily added "if it's the right time".

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