I looked out across the mud and snow and the rambling medieval wall and wondered how many times this silly tale of UNRRA had been repeated all over China.

我望着屋外的雪地和残破、古老的城墙，心想这类挖苦“联总”的笑话在中国各地不知重复过多少遍。

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So is it silly to buy a snow plow stock just because a big storm is coming?

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