The students exchanged banter with each other.

同学们互相开玩笑。

They have just been pulling our legs.

他们是跟我们开玩笑。

The remark was made half in jest.

这话是半开玩笑说的。

It’s a programme that likes to poke fun at the royal family.

这节目总爱拿王室开玩笑。

Some of the boys were ragging him about his haircut.

有拿他的发型开玩笑。

Don't be upset; I was only joking.

不要生气, 我只是开玩笑。

Eleanor was never one to be trifled with.

埃诺绝不是那种可以开玩笑的人。

His joke was taken amiss by some of the company.

他开玩笑的话朋友不高兴。

I flinched, but only in play .

我退缩了，但只是开开玩笑而已。

He is a man with an inborn love of joke.

他是一生来就喜欢开玩笑的人。

You mustn't joke with him about religion.

有关宗教的事你绝不可和他开玩笑。

Come on, lighten up! It was only a joke.

喂，别紧张！这只不过是开玩笑。

Trying to find a place to live is no laughing matter.

找地方住可不是开玩笑的事。

From the twinkle in her eyes we know she is joking.

我们从她闪烁的眼神知道她在开玩笑。

He was so facetious that he turned everything into a joke.

他好开玩笑，把一切都变成了戏谑。

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

你难道不知道我是在开玩笑吗？傻瓜。

She nudged him playfully in the ribs.

她开玩笑地用胳膊肘触了触他的肋骨。

He must be teasing,or else he’s mad.

他一定是在开玩笑,不然他就是疯了。

I know she is joking because she has a big grin on her face.

我知道她是在开玩笑, 因为她满脸笑容。

In the intervening years he became something of a jokester and goofball.

。其间多年，他变成了一乱开玩笑的怪人。