Who Are Crooks?

　　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。