你讲了一个笑话，却没人笑，这可能会很丢脸。

When you tell a joke and no one laughs, it can be embarrassing.

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但是你站在灯光闪耀的舞台上，面对一群付了大把钞票来找乐的观众，你讲了一个笑话，却没人笑，这就会很恐怖。

When you tell a joke on a brightly lit stage in front of a crowd of people who have paid a bunch of money to laugh, and no one laughs, it can be horrifying.

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你的另一半讲了一个根本不搞笑的笑话，其他人没有马上就笑——看到他人没反应他还不知道该何时承认自己的笑话并不搞笑。

Nothing creates a false smile quicker than someone who tells jokes that seriously aren't at all funny – and doesn't know when to admit defeat when the crowd aren't responding.

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