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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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