•Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road?我跟你讲过小鸡过马路的笑话吗？

•She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories.她整个晚上都在说笑话，讲有趣的故事。

•She tied his shoelaces together for a joke.她跟他开玩笑，把他的鞋带系在一起。

•I hope Rob doesn't tell any of his dirty jokes (= jokes about sex) when my mother's here.我希望我母亲在场时罗布不要讲黄色笑话。

•He tried to do a comedy routine, but all his jokes fell flat (= no one laughed at them).他试着演一个搞笑戏码，但他的笑话都不好笑。

•Don't you get (= understand) the joke?你听不懂这个笑话吗？

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•Our new teacher's a bit of a joke - he can't even control the class.我们的新老师有点荒唐可笑——他连课堂都控制不了。

•The new software is a complete joke - it keeps going wrong.这个新软体真让人笑掉大牙——总是不断地出毛病。

•The exam was a joke (= was very easy) - everyone finished in less than an hour.考试容易极了——大家不用一个小时就做完了。

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•It's no joke driving on icy roads.在结冰的路面上开车不是件轻松的事。

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•I don't mind helping her out occasionally, but this is getting beyond a joke.我不介意偶尔帮她一下，但现在开始变得有些烦人了。

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•He tried to make a joke of the fact that he hadn't passed the exam.他没有通过考试，他试图对此一笑置之。

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•What's the matter? Can't you take a joke or something?怎么了？难道你连个玩笑都开不起？

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•They joked and laughed as they looked at the photos.他们看着照片，边开玩笑边大笑。

•It's more serious than you think, so please don't joke about it.这比你想像的严重，请不要再对此开玩笑了。

•[+ speech] "I didn't expect to be out so soon", he joked, after spending nine months in hospital.“我没想到能这么快出院，”他九个月后出院时开玩笑地说道。

•I thought he was joking when he said Helen was pregnant, but she really is.他说海伦怀孕时我以为他在开玩笑，但她确实怀孕了。

•She wasn't joking (= She was serious) when she said she was going to move out of the house by the end of the week.她说本周末将搬出这幢房子是认真的。

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•Joking apart, will you be able to manage on your own?言归正传，你自己应付得了吗？

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•Think I'll leave you with the kids while I go for a beer - only joking!想想我去喝啤酒而留下你和孩子在一起——开个玩笑而已！

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•You've got to be joking if you think I'm going to stand in the rain watching you play rugby!你以为我会站在雨中看你打橄榄球，你一定是在开玩笑吧！

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•"Hey, Maria's leaving." "You're joking!"“嘿，玛丽亚要走了。”“你在开玩笑吧！”