Turning to him gaily, she attempted a small jest.

思特里克兰德太太情绪很高，转身对他说一句开玩话。

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，为他们认为国王是在开玩。

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

学生变成老师 当然我在开玩。

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

谈神事不准随便说。

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玩式点赞有关。

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

“什么样预言？”贝拉特里克斯重复道，脸上那种龇牙咧嘴容逐渐消失，“你在开玩，哈波特。”

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

我这样说，一半是开玩，但是这样稳健、平衡进展是有明确。

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，还是说着玩而已。

That is the cream of Giraud's little jest.

这是 Giraud 小玩精华。

The mechanism that creates these jests is not currently known.

产生这些玩机制目前尚不清楚。

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

“为我马达？不，”米尔纳用他坦率自由声音开玩说。

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

“你意思是他们花十美元开玩地在这里表演” ？

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玩来反对你崇敬。

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

" 陛下似乎很喜欢开玩。"

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

君开玩，臣以矛应之。

He put her off with a jest.

他开玩打发她。

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

“请不要跟我开玩， ” 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。

Or is that like, you say that in jest?

或者说，你是在开玩吗？