farce

farce - n. satirical comedy; something ridiculous, absurdity; mockery 鬧劇, 胡鬧, 滑稽劇
lay bare - tell one's innermost thoughts or feelings, "pour one's heart out", reveal one's emotions

Below ground
■ Tunnel management aimed for 90,000 vehicles a day for the first year.
■ In the first few weeks volume was believed to be 20,000-25,000.
■ That has risen to about 35,000 in the first week of the free trial period.

[ Billions at risk - the tunnel farce laid bare ]