We have a mideweek special. It's 12 dollars a day, 12 cents a mile, plus gas.
我们从星期二到星期四都有特价。一天12元,每英里加12分,含汽油在内。
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke witch would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
同样的道理,一则可以令英国人笑出泪来的笑话,俄国人听了可能觉得没有什么可笑之处。