Turning to him gaily, she attempted a small jest.

克兰德太太的情绪很高，转身对他说了一句开玩笑的话。

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

谈神的事不准随便说笑。

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

学生变成了老师 当然我开玩笑。

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玩笑式点赞有关。

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

“什么样的预言？”贝拉克斯重复道，脸上那种龇牙咧嘴的笑容逐渐消了，“你开玩笑，哈利波。”

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开玩笑。

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，你总不确定他是发自肺腑，还是说着玩而已。

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

我这样说，一半是开玩笑，但是这样稳健、平衡的进展是有明确原因的。

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

她不明白他自己脖子上套着绞索和面对她的可怜处境时还这么开心地说笑。

I can jest see them big keys you say she carries.

我可以开玩笑地看到你说她带着的大钥匙。

" Might I—would you allow me—jest to come in" ?

“我可以——你让我——进来吗”？

Henry had certainly been only in jest in what he had told her that morning.

亨利那天早上对她说的话当然只是开玩笑。

What we do need to remember is that this is (mostly) all in good jest.

我们需要记住的是， 这（大部分）都是开玩笑。

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

撒旦把它丢那儿，我想是想开一个下流的玩笑来反对你的崇敬。

Now they did make a couple of comments in jest during the meal.

他们吃饭时确实开过几句玩笑。

" How do you do, Agrippina Petrovna? What's the news" ? asked Nekhludoff, jesting.

“你好，阿格皮娜·彼得罗芙娜？有什么消息吗？ ”聂赫留朵夫开玩笑地问。

That is the cream of Giraud's little jest.

这是 Giraud 的小玩笑的精华。

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

“请不要跟我开玩笑， ” 我说。

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

“你的意是他们花十美元开玩笑地这表演” ？

" You must be very bad to answer jests by moralizing" .

“你一定很糟糕， 以说教来回答笑话” 。