A newspaper once carried an editorial which stated bluntly（坦率地） that half the city council were crooks. Under penalty of arrest, the editor issued following retraction（撤销） :  Half the city council aren't crooks.

一次，一份报纸刊登了一篇社论，直接指出市议会里有一半人是骗子。在被罚以拘留后，编辑发表了以下声明：市议会里有一半人不是骗子。

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