make a joke, make fun
这两个短语共同的意思是“取笑某人”“同某人开玩笑”。它们的区别是：
这两个短语后接的介词不同, make fun后接of; make a joke后接about。例如:
Don't make fun of an old man.
Don't make a joke about an old man.
不要同老年人开玩笑。
下面三个句子的意思相同:
Don't make a joke about an old man.
Don't play a joke on an old man.
Don't have a joke with an old man.
不要同老年人开玩笑。
joke, jest
这两个词都可表示“玩笑”。它们的区别是：
1.jest主要指引人发笑的戏言; 而joke则不仅指开玩笑的“言”,而且还指恶作剧的“行”。例如:
Don't jest with the little girl.不要戏弄这个小女孩。
2.joke比jest通俗而少优雅。
He cracked jokes and talked about beer and girls.
他爱说笑话，喜欢谈论啤酒和姑娘。
柯林斯例句
I don't know how often I heard the same awful jokes.
这种千篇一律的烂笑话我不知道听过多少回了。
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He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.
他仍然因出身低微而被人无情嘲笑。
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The British don't laugh at the same jokes as the French.
法国人觉得好笑的笑话，英国人不一定会笑。
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That damned Farrel made some nasty jokes here about Mr. Lane.
那个该死的法雷尔开了些关于莱恩先生的下流玩笑。
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I'm going to write good jokes and become a good comedian.
我打算写一些精彩的笑话，成为出色的喜剧作家。
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As always he is liberal with his jokes.
像平时一样，他出口就是笑话。
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He perks up and jokes with them.
他很活跃，还和他们开玩笑。
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The speaker strung together a series of jokes.
演说者讲了一连串的笑话。
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Jokes can be a form of self-defence.
开玩笑可以是一种自我保护。
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She laughed exaggeratedly at their jokes.
听了他们的笑话，她夸张地笑起来。
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Fred keeps cracking rude jokes with the guests.
弗雷德不停地和客人们开着粗俗的玩笑。
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They told dirty jokes and sang raucous ballads.
他们说着荤段子，哼着不着调的小曲儿。
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No one told worse jokes than Claus.
克劳斯讲的笑话糟糕透了。
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They all guffawed at his jokes.
他们听了他的笑话都一阵狂笑。
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