Turning to him gaily, she attempted a small jest.

思特里克兰德太太的情绪很高，转身对他说了一句开玩笑的话。

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玩笑。

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

学生变成了老师 当然我在开玩笑。

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

谈神的事不准随便说笑。

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？”贝拉特里克斯重复道，脸上那种龇牙咧嘴的笑容逐渐消失了，“你在开玩笑，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，一半是开玩笑，但是这样稳健、平衡的进展是有明确原因的。

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 的小玩笑的精华。

The mechanism that creates these jests is not currently known.

产生这些玩笑的机制目前尚不清楚。

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

“为了我的马达？不，”米尔纳用他坦率自由的声音开玩笑说。

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

“你的意思是他们花十美元开玩笑地在这里表演” ？

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的玩笑来反对你的崇敬。

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

" 陛下似乎很喜欢开玩笑。"

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

君开玩笑，臣以矛应之。

He put her off with a jest.

他开玩笑打发了她。

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

“请不要跟我开玩笑， ” 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面对她的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，你是在开玩笑吗？