He was only half joking.

他只是在半开玩笑。

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Although I'm half joking, being able to spot an Internet centric platform or infrastructure is fairly self evident for the most part.

虽然我半开玩笑的说，但在过去的岁月里互联网中心的平台或架构的公正公平是不证自明的。

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On the sixth morning of his hospitalization, his bowel congestion finally relieved, he awoke pain-free and cheerful and announced, half joking, “Today, I almost feel like living.”

在李察住院的第六个清晨，肠阻塞终于得到缓解，他苏醒时没有感动疼痛，心情愉悦，并半开玩笑地宣称“今天我差不多感到自己还活着”。

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He is only half joking.

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Mr Millin inquired, half-joking, whether he should walk up and down in the traditional way of pipers.

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