Turning to him gaily, she attempted a small jest.

思兰德太太情绪很高，转身对他说了一句开笑话。

And the courtiers were amazed, and some of them laughed, for they thought that he was jesting.

群臣都感到很惊讶，有些人甚至笑了，因为他们认为国王是在开笑。

And the student becomes the teacher. I jest of course.

学生变成了老师 当然我在开笑。

Do not jest at that which is sacred, said the other, sternly.

谈神事不准随便说笑。

Part of the issue is that young people tend to use the thumbs up in jest.

这个问题与年轻人往往开笑式点赞有关。

" What kind of prophecy? " repeated Bellatrix, the grin fading from her face. " You jest, Harry Potter."

“什么样预言？”贝拉斯重复道，脸上那种龇牙咧嘴笑容逐渐消失了，“你在开笑，哈波。”

I say this partially in jest, nevertheless there is a definite reason for such a steady, balanced progression.

我这样说，一半是开笑，但是这样稳健、平衡进展是有明确原因。

But when he talks to you, you cannot always be sure whether he's in jest or in earnest.

但当他与你谈话时，你总不能确定他是发自肺腑，还是说着而已。

That is the cream of Giraud's little jest.

这是 Giraud 笑精华。

The mechanism that creates these jests is not currently known.

产生这些笑机制目前尚不清楚。

" For my motor? No, " Millner jested in his frank free voice.

“为了我马达？不，”米尔纳用他坦率自由声音开笑说。

" You mean dey pays ten dollars jest to give dey show here" ?

“你意思是他们花十美元开笑地在这表演” ？

Satan dropped it there, I take it, intending a scurrilous jest against your reverence.

撒旦把它丢在那儿，我想是想开一个下流笑来反对你崇敬。

" It pleases Your Grace to make a jest, I see" .

" 陛下似乎很喜欢开笑。"

The ruler made a jest, the subject responded with his spear.

君开笑，臣以矛应之。

He put her off with a jest.

他开笑打发了她。

" Pray do not jest with me, " I said.

“请不要跟我开笑， ” 我说。

" No, jest pay 'em right out, " he said.

“不，直接付钱给他们， ” 他说。

She wondered how he could jest so blithely with a rope about his neck and her pitiful circumstances before him.

她不明白他怎能在自己脖子上套着绞索和面对她可怜处境时还这么开心地说笑。

Or is that like, you say that in jest?

或者说，你是在开笑吗？