英国铁路公司的解散和出售,将其变成了一个脱节的网络,对未经改进且仍由纳税人补贴的服务收取高昂的价格,这使得这个笑话对于大众的口味来说有点黑暗。我们不再咯咯笑。就像醉酒的叔叔袭击了接待员一样。
(The dissolution and sale of British Rail, transforming it into a disjointed network charging exorbitant prices for an unimproved and still taxpayer-subsidised service, darkened the joke a bit much for popular tastes. We stopped chuckling. It was like the tipsy uncle had assaulted a receptionist.)