表達(dá) “make a joke of something” 的意思是 “取笑、嘲笑或幽默地談?wù)撘粋€(gè)本該嚴(yán)肅對(duì)待的事情”,也就是我們常說(shuō)的 “對(duì)…付之一笑”。
You shouldn’t make a joke of people’s hardships.
你不應(yīng)該拿別人的困難開(kāi)玩笑。
They made a joke about their boss’ ability, but it was true that he was unable to lead and motivate the staff.
他們笑話老板的工作能力,不過(guò)他確實(shí)不會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和激勵(lì)員工。
She’s making a joke about her exam results but seriously, it might affect her chances of getting a good job.
她對(duì)自己的考試成績(jī)付之一笑,但說(shuō)真的,這可能會(huì)影響她找到好工作的機(jī)會(huì)。