Severe, unsentimental, dry, so much so as to be maybe even a little bit funny.

严肃，不带感情色彩，晦涩难懂,如此这般以至于又多了一份滑稽有趣。

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I'm pleased to report that Joan Rivers remains as funny as ever, perhaps even more so offstage than on.

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"He is so mischievous and funny and energetic, even at 79, " says Reed.

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Susijn says the unpublished manuscript reflects its author even more than his subsequent novels, largely because it's so funny.

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