墨索里尼为什么不洗袜子?(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
墨索里尼为什么不洗袜子?
in the world of children's magazines during world warⅡ, an assortment of heroes helped to defeat the enemy. while children in america pored over comics showing superman baring his knuckles at the nazis, the hotspur* in britain carried stories about a mythical school whose sports master was called away on secret service work. young readers blinked back their tears when he was killed.
the beano's* favourite figure of fun was mussolini. his generals were capable of every kind of stupidity, even supplying their troops with spaghetti for bootlaces. the beano also put a few riddles before its readers."why does musso never change his socks?" asked one. "because he smells defeat." fearing that readers might fail to spot the pun, the editors added"de feet" in brackets.

第二次世界大战期间的儿童杂志里,各路英雄都出手帮忙,打败敌军。美国的孩子,看见连环画里的超人向纳粹党徒饱以老拳;英国的《急性子》有故事讲一家虚构的学校,其体育老师给征召去当特务。小读者看到这位老师后来遇害,都热泪盈眶。
《欢宴》爱拿墨索里尼开玩笑。墨索里尼手下的将领,都蠢得无以复加,甚至送意大利粉给军队作鞋带。《欢宴》还出了几个谜给读者猜,其一是:「为什么墨索穿着的袜子从来不洗?」「因为他有 defeat的气味。」编者怕读者不明白这双关语,在 defeat(打败仗)之后用括号注明 de feet(臭脚)两字。
备注：
*《急性子》是当时英国一本儿童双周刊,《欢宴》则是英国流行的儿童连环画。