Odie的英语课 168 一笑置之

167 复习take a joke 开得起玩笑，经得起玩笑话Better not tease Ann. She can't take a joke. 最好不要逗安。她不太经得起玩笑。make a joke of (something)对（某事）一笑置之这个something（某事）指的是比较严肃的，重要的事情，应该认真对待的事情，用了开玩笑的态度或者幽默的态度对待。这可能是乐观，也可能是不合时宜的……比如说，同事开了不恰当的玩笑，你要跟ta说Don't make a joke of it! 别开（这个的）玩笑了！请大家跟我读Don't make a joke of it! 还可以接着说：I could lose my job because of this!I could... 我可能……lose my job 失去我的工作，失业because of 因为我可能会因此而失业！请大家跟我读I could lose my job because of this!两句连在一起Don’t make a joke of it! I could lose my job because of this!也可以说，你可能因此而失业。You could lose your job because of this.再看一个例子：他没有通过考试，他试图对此一笑了之。He tried to make a joke of the fact that he hadn't passed the test.try to 试图……，试着……the fact that... ……的事实，事实是……（见第164课 The fact that it's "stage one" is cold comfort to me）pass the test 通过考试请大家跟我读He tried to make a joke of the fact that he hadn't passed the test.