1、 An old joke that was popular at the time went something like this: a man is stuck up to his waist in a muddy Chicago street.
一个当时很流行的老笑话是这样说的:一个人被卡在芝加哥一条泥泞的街道上齐腰深的地方。
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2、 I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot.
我在他的腰上系了一根绳子，让他靠近我们的位置。
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1、 And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.
也许隐隐约约地，他们暗示人们应该注重性格和智力等无形的品质，而不是通过节食来达到0号尺码或黄蜂腰的身材。
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