He says this a joke, but it's also true.

他说这是个笑话，同时也是事实。

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Fitzpatrick and his colleagues at the International Institute of Strategic Studies reacted in the same way: "is this a joke?"

国际战略研究院的Fitzpatrick和他的同事反应一样，“这是个玩笑吗？”

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TR: In The Design and Evolution of C++, you claim that Kierkegaard was an influence on your conception of the language. Is this a joke?

TR：在《C++语言的设计和演化》（The Design and Evolution of C++）中，你说Kierkegaard对你设计语言概念有影响，是一个玩笑吗？

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They were making a joke of my horror! This I thought,and this I think.

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And somebody as a joke once asked her, "How do you feel living in this village after all these years?"

有个人开玩笑问她,"你在我们村住这么多年觉得怎么样"

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So this was a bit of joke and surprise made them angry about this convergence. Then something even worse happened. People started to talk about using the internet to carry voice conversations for free.

所以这有种开玩笑和惊奇的意味,使他们对聚合很生气，而后更,糟糕的事发生了，人们开始谈论关于,使用互联网免费传输声音会话。

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Is this a joke?

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"This is a joke because this is not Formula One, " he said.

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Was this a fiendish joke or a sadistic gambit?

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