My friend, who has been shamed into confining her mess to one corner of the closet, copes by mocking her spouse — gently — to his face.

我的朋友羞愧得无地自容，只好把自己的一堆东西放到衣柜的角落里。不过，她有时会当着丈夫的面温柔地模仿他，拿他开玩笑。

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Having decided she was the wrong wife for him, Dickens literally partitioned off her bed, then forced her into a separation while mocking her to their friends.

决定做他的妻子是错误的，狄更斯随便隔开她的床，然后强迫她分居，在他们的朋友面前嘲笑她。

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Her voice was faintly mocking.

她的声音略带一丝嘲弄。

《牛津词典》

Before long, her lavish hospitality was being taken for granted, and several of those who had accepted it had no qualms about cruelly mocking her in print.

ECONOMIST: Hospitality

Eva felt cheated, as if Harley had tricked her on purpose and the thought scared her, because, if he had, what reason could there be except that he knew how she felt about him and was mocking her?

NEWYORKER: The Bell Ringer

Was Anton Kruppev mocking her?

NEWYORKER: Pumpkin Head