俏皮的回答 meaning in English

a smart answer

So little effect had this retort that napoleon indeed certainly saw nothing in it ; and he navely asked balashov through what towns the direct road from vilna to moscow passed . balashov , who had been all dinner - time on his guard , replied that as , according to the proverb , every road leads to rome , every road leads to moscow ; that there were very many roads , and among them was the road to
于席间一直保持警惕的巴拉瑟夫这样回答： comme tout chemin mne rome ， tout chemin mne moscou ，路有许多条，在条条不同的路中间，都有一条查理十二所选择的通往波尔塔瓦的大道，巴拉瑟夫说，这句俏皮的回答，使他不禁喜形于色，满面通红了。