Para.7 4.The paper's editors clearly viewed such an offering as rather laughable,almost a ridiculous joke. 译文： 文章编辑显然认为这样的招待相当可笑，几乎是一个荒谬的玩笑。4. The paper’s editors clearly viewed such an offering as rather laughable, almost a ridiculous joke. Para. 7 译文： 文章编辑显然认为这样的招待相当可笑，几乎是一个荒谬的玩笑