He could not divine what her look signified, whether she spoke in earnest or in jest . 他看不透她脸上的表情，究竟她说的是认真的还是戏谑的。
We banded ourselves together, some boldly, some in jest and some almost in fear . 大伙抱成一团，但有的大胆、有的嬉笑戏谑，有几个却心惊胆颤。
The tenderness of lovers can ill brook the least jesting with the names of their mistresses . 情人们一点也受不住旁人拿他们情侣的名字开玩笑。
He had seen no jest in ambiguities and roguery, as the casterbridges tosspots had done . 他不象卡斯特桥的一般酒鬼，专门在胡说八道和恶作剧里去寻开心。
His smiles, his forgiveness, his sometimes pleasant jesting were all a horrible offence . 他的微笑、他的饶恕、他那有时有趣的俏皮话，完全是一种可怕的进攻。
At first it had only amused her, but the most subtle jest may lose its savour after three years . 起初她只是觉得这很有趣，然而最逗人的笑话经过三年也会变得索然无味。
It was the high morning, but the merry spirits of the carnival were still inclined to lounge and recapitulate the last night's jests . 时近中午，然而狂欢节欢乐的人们仍然在倾心于悠闲行乐和重复昨夜的嬉闹。
It was the high morning, but the merry spirits of the carnival were still inclined to lounge and recapitulate the last night's jests . 时值上午，然而狂欢节欢乐的人们仍然在倾心于悠闲行乐和重复昨夜的嬉闹。
That she was doing for an earnest reason what would most naturally be done in jest was at any rate a safe secret . 本来这桩举动，要只是闹着玩的，才最合情理，而她作来，却是为了正经的目的；这种情形本身就至少是秘密的保障。
It relies mainly on exaggeration, and a blending of jest and earnest, which has the effect, as in their negro melodies, of singing comic words to a sad tune . 它主要依靠的是夸大和庄谐的揉合，这就产生了象黑人唱歌时用悲调唱滑稽歌词那种效果。
