In America, he says, it's funny to poke fun at yourself. But in China, there's no humor in misfortune.

他说在美国，开自己的玩笑让人觉得有趣，但在中国，倒霉事儿没什么可幽默的。

Beijingers and Shanghainese love to poke fun at each other, though the jokes are often more barbed than funny.

北京人和上海人喜欢互相取笑对方，虽然很多时候讽刺意味更甚于滑稽。

The central meaning shared by these verbs is . to poke fun at good-humoredly.

这些动词的中心意思都有。善意地取笑。

When people poke fun at me for my big nose, I just laugh.

当人们打趣我的大鼻子时，我只是哈哈大笑。

He suggested I go on the Johnny Carson show and poke fun at myself.

他建议我参加约翰尼。卡森的节目，并拿自己开涮。

Republicans retorted that it was perfectly fair to poke fun at Mr Ford's bachelor lifestyle when he spent the campaign talking up his Christian faith.

而共和党反驳说，福特先生在竞选活动上大谈其基督教信仰，此时嘲弄他的单身汉生活方式是十分公正的。

Politicians will struggle to contest plans that underscore nationalist and religious values and poke fun at Greece.

政客们将会争着批评那些强调民族价值观和宗教价值观的计划，他们还会争着把希腊取笑一通。

Example : You shouldn't poke fun at him just because he can't ride a bicycle.

你不应该只是因为他不会骑车就取笑他。

My friends often poke fun at my accent.

朋友们常常打趣我的口音。

Lighten up. Joke about whatever annoys you, and if you can manage it, laugh about it with that person, or poke fun at your own reaction.

对任何给你烦恼的事情开玩笑，如果可以处理，那么和“那个人”一起大笑，或者，把“自己的反应”拿来开玩笑。

At one of the Washington correspondent’s dinners, that ability to poke fun at himself seemed to be the primary thing the media responded to favorably.

在一次华盛顿记者晚宴上，拿自己开涮的能力似乎成了媒体正面报道的主要素材。

It's cruel, as well as rude, to poke fun at a foreigner's mistakes in English.

嘲笑一个外国人讲英语时出现的错误是既粗鲁又刻薄的行为。

It goes on to poke fun at British cuisine, drinking-habits and sport.

小报还那英国的美食、酒文化以及体育开涮。

Portuguese Olympic cross-country skier Danny Silva said these events bring out the best in the usually sombre Finns, letting them goof off, dress up, and poke fun at themselves.

葡萄牙奥运越野滑雪选手丹尼?席尔瓦说，这些新奇的比赛激发出了芬兰人的热情，这些长期笼罩在阴郁（冬日）里的人们打扮一新，自娱自乐，轻松愉快。

Under more benign circumstances, Reagan didn't hesitate to poke fun at the supposed confusion in his White House, conceding, "Our right hand doesn't know what our far right hand is doing."

在较良性的情况下，里根毫不犹豫地戳在他的白宫应该在混乱的乐趣，承认：“我们的右手不知道我们目前的右手在做什么。”

In America, he says, it's funny to poke fun at yourself. But in China, there's no humor in misfortune .

他说在美国，开自己的玩笑让人觉得有趣，但在中国，倒霉事儿没什么可幽默的。

For most wage slaves forced to pretend they are having fun at work, the only relief is to poke fun at their tormentors.

但是如此的胜利是少数，更多的人们迫于生计，只得在工作中强颜欢笑，对于他们来说，唯一的宽慰就是拿他们的上司开开玩笑。

But the main reason is I am actually fond of my phone. I do poke fun at it when my friends catch me using it, but this is a defensive gesture, to prevent others from laughing at it and at me .

最主要的是我很喜欢我的手机，当我朋友用我的手机的时候，我就那我的手机看玩笑，这只是一个小小自卫计策，防止他们嘲笑我。

Stop taking life and conversations so seriously and learn to open up, and poke fun at yourself and others.

不要老是把生活和谈话搞得过于严肃和认真，试着敞开自己的心灵，在调侃你自己和别人的玩笑话中制造快乐。

The ability to distance from the everyday challenges of being in a relationship, and even poke fun at them, can bring long-term stability.

距离的能力将自己从日常生活中解脱出来，甚至取笑别人，从而保持长期稳定。