1. Don't make fun of Henry. It's not his fault it's shaped like that. 別鬧了,像咸蛋又不是他的錯。
make fun of sb. 開某人的玩笑,耍弄某人
They make fun of his southern accent.
他們笑話他的南方口音。
Don't make fun of him.
別拿他開玩笑。
口語擴展:“開某人的玩笑”;
poke fun at 拿…開玩笑,取笑
He enjoys poking fun at others.
他好開別人的玩笑。
You shouldn't poke fun at him just because he can't ride a bicycle.
你不應該只是因為他不會騎車就取笑他。
jest with v. 取笑
He is not a man to jest with.
他是個不能開玩笑的人。
Don't jest with me!
別跟我開玩笑!
2. Henry, the boys tell me you're setting sail for Alaska to study walruses. 他們說你要開船去阿拉斯加研究海象。
set sail for 開船,動身
The liner set sail for New York at 8:30.
輪船在八時半啟航開往紐約。
With the sum of money he married Prudence, and set sail for Bendigo.
他用這筆錢和普魯登斯結了婚,一同坐船到本迪戈去。
3. but I think deep down inside...she's starting to remember me. 但我覺得,在內心深處,她已經開始記得我了。
deep down inside 在內心深處
I'm not averse to a bit of leg-pulling, but deep down inside me I'm actually quite serious.
我是喜歡說幾句俏皮話,但是我的心里卻異常嚴肅;
All the anger that I felt towards the man was bubbling away deep down inside me.
我對那人的全部怒氣在我心底深處不停地翻騰著。
4. Don't tell anyone your sister beat me up. 別跟誰說你姐扁了我。
beat up 痛打,狠揍
Those bullies beat him up.
那些混混痛打了他一頓。
The boys robbed the old man and beat him up.
那些少年搶劫了那老人,并把他打成重傷。