Анекдот - Французская революция

Yossi lived in a small village (жил в маленькой деревне, в местечке) and one day (однажды), his friend Roberto came to see him (его друг Роберто пришел навестить «повидать» его) after returning from a trip to Paris (после возвращения из поездки в Париж).
Yossi asked Roberto what was happening (спросил, что происходит) in Paris as he had heard (поскольку он слышал /to hear-heard-heard/) they were regularly using the Guillotine (/что там/ регулярно пускают в ход: «используют» гильотину).
«Yes, you heard right (ты правильно слышал),» said Roberto, «conditions there are as bad as can be (условия там настолько плохи, насколько возможно: “может быть”).
They are chopping off people’s heads in their thousands (отрубают, оттяпывают людские головы тысячами).»
«Oy vay (о, горе — идиш),» moaned (простонал) Yossi, «what ever will happen to my hat business? (что же будет с моим шляпным бизнесом)»

• Версия на Английском без подсказок

  The time is the French Revolution.
  Yossi lived in a small village and one day, his friend Roberto came to see him after returning from a trip to Paris.
  Yossi asked Roberto what was happening in Paris as he had heard they were regularly using the Guillotine.
  «Yes, you heard right,” said Roberto, «conditions there are as bad as can be. They are chopping off people’s heads in their thousands.”
  «Oy vay,” moaned Yossi, «what ever will happen to my hat business?”