But it was not a joke. NASA found seven normal, everyday supermen in a group of five hundred candidates.

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That seems like a bad joke,but if the body theory is right, it's not a joke at all.

又是一个冷笑话，但如果肉体主义者是对的，这就不是开玩笑了。

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Unfortunately, it didn't work very well because people started bickering in his town and the New Harmony became kind of a joke-- it was not a harmonious community.

但不幸的是，这座村落发展得并不顺利,矛盾争执丛生,新和谐村成了笑谈-,因为已经无谓和谐了。

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