jokes

She often misunderstands his jokes, thinking they are serious.

她常常误解他玩笑，以为那是真。

The lecturer told a few jokes and anecdotes to add color to his talk.

穿插着说了几个笑话和几则轶事, 为其增色。

The child is adept at appeasing her parents' anger with a joke or compliment.

这孩子善于以一个玩笑或赞美来平息父母怒。

He has an endless supply of corny jokes.

他有说不完老掉牙笑话。

It's no joke when your brakes fail on the motorway.

在快车道上行驶时刹车失灵后果是非常严重。

Their reaction to the joke is to laugh.

他们对这个笑话是笑。

The joke is a nasty hit at him.

这个玩笑对他而言是个恶毒讽刺。

The test was a joke to the whole class.

全班都认为那次考试题出得太容易了。

It’s no joke living on such a small income.

靠这点微薄收入生活可不是件容易事。

My jokes set the whole table laughing.

我说笑话使全桌人大笑起来。

Don't play jokes on the poor girl.

别再开这可怜女孩玩笑了。

These jokes would be far too difficult to translate.

这些笑话也许极其难译。

Joking aside, we really must do sth.

说笑归说笑，我们真得做点事了。

Didn’t you know I was joking, you sap?

你难道不知道我是在开玩笑吗？傻瓜。

No, but joking apart, do you think we should go and see if she’s OK?

不，言归正传，我们是不是该去看看她是不是还好？

You may be joking but she's simple enough to believe you.

你也许是在开玩笑, 但她却愚蠢得信以为真。

She was offended at that person's joke.

她被那人玩笑触怒了。

The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.

"他突然插进一则粗俗不堪笑话,使当时庄严氛丧失殆尽。"

Michael has an earthy sense of humour; he likes rude jokes.

"迈克尔有一种粗俗幽默感,他喜欢粗俗笑话。"

He laughed heartily at his own joke.

他被自己笑话逗得开怀大笑。