joking

I didn’t think the comedian was funny at all—most of his jokes fell completely flat.

我觉得这滑稽演员一点儿也不滑稽—讲笑大多数都不好笑。

The professor punctuated his lecture with a few well-chosen jokes.

教授在讲演中不时插入几适当笑。

She’s too prim to enjoy rude jokes!

她太古板,不喜欢听粗野笑！

Those young ladies are much too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke.

"那几位年轻太太太拘谨和正经,不会喜欢这种粗俗笑。"

The state of the roads in this country is beyond a joke.

这路况实在糟透了。

The crowds relaxed into laughter at the speaker's excellent joke.

演讲者精彩笑使人群发出一片笑声, 气氛轻松起来。

The audience weren’t very responsive and the jokes fell a bit flat.

观众反应平平，那些笑没有太大效果。

They broke the monotony of the weary journey with songs and jokes.

们唱歌或笑使这令人疲惫旅程不至于单调乏味。

Jimmy's jokes produced a great deal of laughter.

吉米笑逗得人们哈哈大笑。

His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.

突然一笑破坏了主人笑。

The joke is a nasty hit at him.

这玩笑对而言是恶毒讽刺。

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.

我笑使全桌人大笑起来。

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.

这些笑也许极其难译。

Joking aside, we really must do sth.

笑归笑，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，我们是不是应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。