I then professed the fall to have been deliberate - I could think of no joke with which to start my speech so had gone for slapstick instead.

接著我宣称自己是故意摔倒的——因为我实在想不出什么笑话来作开场白，所以自导自演了这一出闹剧。

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Sainz Breeze insist that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein.

Sainz Breeze 坚持认为这种食物绝不儿戏，它可能是一种新的可持续的蛋白质来源。

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On no account should we make a joke of others' shortcomings because everyone has his own disadvantages.

我们绝不应该拿别人的缺点开玩笑，因为每个人都有缺点。

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Whatever the punchline, the animated short's tally of success is no joke.

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This comedy of errors was no joke.

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If men are the only group one can joke about exterminating, perhaps it means that we really do live in a male-dominated culture--one in which men are the only group about which such a joke runs no risk of being taken seriously.

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