He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.

They made a jest of his ignorance.

他们笑话他无知.

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Would I jest about such a thing?

这种事我会说着玩吗？

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Thus, Rahula, you should train yourself,'I will not tell a deliberate lie even in jest.

因此罗睺罗, 你应当训练自己: ‘ 我决不故意说谎,哪怕于戏笑之中. ’

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Don't say that, even in jest.

别那么说，即便是开玩笑也不行。

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Don't jest with me, young man.

年轻人,别跟我开玩笑.

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He could not divine what her look signified. whether she spoke in earnest or in jest.

他看不透她脸上的表情,究竟她说的是认真的还是戏谑的.

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It began as a jest and ended as a tragedy.

事情以玩笑开始,以悲剧告终.

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The jest may not prove idle.

看来这不仅仅是个玩笑.

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Please don't jest with me.

请别和我开玩笑.

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A shout of laughter followed this brutal jest.

这个残酷的玩笑引起了一阵哄堂大笑.

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No one could tell whether he was in earnest or in jest.

谁都不知道他是认真的还是在开玩笑。

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It was a jest rather than a reproach.

这与其说是责备，还不如说是句玩笑呢。

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Many a true word is spoken in jest.

笑话之中有真话.

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A true jest is not a jest.

真正的笑话并非笑话.

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Her jest has a sting in it.

她的笑话中带刺.

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'Ah,'said the other,'that's jest it.

“ 嗯, ” 另一个道:“可真是.

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You shouldn't jest about other people's misfortune.

你们不该对别人的不幸幸灾乐祸.

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They jested at the idea that man will someday fly to the moon.

他们嘲笑过关于人总有一天要飞到月球上去的想法.

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He jested at what is sacred.

他嘲笑神圣的事物.

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Again, more happily than she had written for years, she jested.

而且, 她还用比过去几年更快乐的笔调,诙谐地写作.

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