Speak of to come indeed is a joke, but this will never be a joke in the Sung Dynasty.
说起来简直就是个笑话，但是这在宋朝绝对不是笑话。
He was laughing in his sleeve when Joe answered the phone because he knew the call would be a joke.
乔在接电话时，他心里暗暗发笑，因为他知道这个电话是玩笑。
At first I was in shock and thought this letter must be a joke. I read it and re-read it about four times.
一开始我惊呆了，以为这是恶作剧。我读了一遍又一遍，足足有四遍。
Take it as the donkey's humor, or a no-hard-feeling prank. It might well be a joke on humans on the donkey's part.
你可以当成是它的幽默，或者当成它对人类的善意的恶作剧，其实，它可能就是在和人类做游戏。
Some Americans think it could be a joke, but people around the country are talking about a number of clown sightings.
有些美国人认为这可能是一个笑话，但是全国各地的人们都在谈论一系列小丑目击事件。
So, in a second study they used a description of a Monty Python sketch which participants weren't told was supposed to be a joke.
因此，在第二个实验中，他们使用了一个描述巨蟒的素描，而参与者也没有认为这应该是一个玩笑。
Maybe it was supposed to be a joke as we were drunk, but every one of us remained serious when back in Beijing, and started talking about what we should do.
是个玩笑，但其实每个人都挺认真的。回到北京后便开始讨论“火钩国际”要做什么。
Sainz Breeze insist that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein.
Sainz Breeze坚持认为这种食物绝不儿戏，它可能是一种新的可持续的蛋白质来源。
That may be true, but while most people appreciate a good joke, many are put off by dirty jokes.
也许是真的，但是正如大部分人都喜欢好笑话，也有很多人抵制黄色笑话。
THE old, sad, Jewish joke about Moses taking a wrong turn and ending up in a corner of the Middle East without any oil can at last be discarded.
犹太人关于摩西有一个古老又悲哀的笑话是这样讲的，摩西掉错了头，结果来到了中东角上，这时候他没有一滴可被抛弃的油。
There used to be an old joke in America that people should take a bath once a week, whether they need one or not.
以前在美国有一个老笑话，说不管人们需不需要，他们至少每个礼拜该洗一次澡。
Something can be funny without being a joke, and this band will never reach the point where I don't see the humor in it.
有些东西即使不用玩笑的方式也会让人觉得开心，而这支乐队会永远带给我快乐。
If so, it may be safe to tell the joke quoting a third person who is part of the group.
如果是，向听众以第三人身份转述这个笑话或许会更合适。
There's an old joke that Emacs would be a great operating system if only it had a decent text editor, whereas vi would be a great text editor if only it had a decent operating system.
有这样一则老笑话：如果Emacs拥有一款优良的文本编辑器，那么它将是一个优秀的操作系统，相反，如果vi拥有一个不错的操作系统，那么它将是一款非常出色的文本编辑器。
There's a joke among executives whose livelihoods depend on Foxconn: in 20 years, there will be only two companies. Everything will be made by Foxconn and sold by Wal-Mart (WMT).
有一个笑话在管理层之间流传，那就是人们的生活将依赖富士康，再过20年，世界上只有两个公司：富士康负责制造，沃尔玛负责销售。
The reason for the name is that the phones have become so ubiquitous that the joke is they can be made by anyone in a village, rather than a specialist factory.
之所以叫山寨机，是因为这些手机到处都是，以至于人们开玩笑说，用不着专业工厂，任何一个村寨都能造这样的手机。
'I look back at the video of Isabel's party and take in every detail: the way she spoke, how she laughed and the way we used to joke she'd be such a handful when she grew up,' he says.
他说，“我回顾着伊莎贝尔的生日录像，注意当时的每一个细节：她说话的样子，她的笑声，以及我们跟她开玩笑时的情景，而在她长大的这几年中，这些欢笑都变得如此的难能可贵。”
That may be a blonde joke, but you used to know the difference between the verbs.
那也许只是一个笑话，但是你过去知道动词的不同。
If we want an application to be fun, then we need to add some features that will entertain; a joke, a challenging quiz, a funny video, a competitive aspect or something else.
如果我们想要程序变得有趣，那么我们应该加入一些娱乐的特点，一个玩笑，一个挑战性的测验，一段有趣的视频，一个具有竞争力的界面，或者其他东西。
Four years ago, a joke by Murray at a press conference - when he said he would be supporting "anyone but England" at the World Cup - turned sour, with the tabloid press having a field day.
四年前，穆雷在一次新闻发布会上的玩笑话——他说自己在世界杯“除了英格兰谁都支持”——变味了，小报对此进行了大篇幅的报道。
Author's Note: This whole essay, although sprinkled with truisms here and there, is a joke and should be taken like one.
作者附言：这整篇文章是都是在搞笑而且应该被当成搞笑，尽管它到处都夹杂着一些自明之理。
Those turn out to be a canopied complex of grassy backyards, complete with porches, children, swings, a garden, and a water pump operated by-no joke-a man on a StairMaster.
那些抵抗总部竟是被草坪院子伪装起来的建筑群，配有门廊、儿童、秋千、花园和一台水泵，操作水泵者是——并非搞笑——是健身器上的某男子。
Whether it was a joke, a funny sight, a tickle or a funny situation be thankful for it.
不论是一个笑话，一个搞笑的眼神，一次玩笑，一个有趣的场景，都要学会感激。
Maybe I thought that they were playing a joke, or that a miracle might be possible.
我想他们也许在开个玩笑，或许可能会产生某种奇迹。
It HAS become a joke for The Economist to say that a country is at a crossroads, yet for Turkey it happens to be spot on.
对《经济学人》而言，称一个国家处于十字路口，已成玩笑，然而此说法用在土耳其身上，却准确无误。
If I were a joke book, I'd be open everyday. And make you laugh happily.
如果我是一本笑话书，我愿每天打开，让你笑口常开。
As he would not be setting off for another three weeks, he treated this as a very good joke.
由于他要等三个星期才会出发，所以把我的话当作是开玩笑。
As he would not be setting off for another three weeks, he treated this as a very good joke.
由于他要等三个星期才会出发，所以把我的话当作是开玩笑。
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