The men who made the joke saw something deep which they could not express except by something silly and emphatic.

The men who made the joke saw something deep which they could not express except by something silly and emphatic.

讲这个笑话的人看到了一些深奥的东西，他们只能用一些愚蠢而强调的东西来表达。

-- G. K. Chesterton 特顿