我笑说她肯定觉得这事儿挺滑稽。

I laughed at her thinking it was amusing.

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“我亲自下厨做的，所以要小心点哟！”他开玩笑说。

'I cooked it myself, so be careful!' he joked.

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杰西穿了一套细条纹的西装，看起来光彩照人，我开玩笑说他今天为了议长盛装打扮得像一个共和党人。

Jesse was looking resplendent in a fine pin-striped suit, and I kidded him about dressing up like a Republican today for the Speaker.

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They smiled. I pointed my finger at them and said, " If you keep this up, you'll both go crazy but let me know what happens as you go along."

他们笑了，我指着他们说“,如果你们继续这样，你们都会疯的,但你们继续的时候得让我知道“

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