“Mirth is the Mail of Anguish”-Black Humor in Emily Dickinson’s Poetry

“欢笑是痛苦的面具”-浅谈狄金森诗中的黑色幽默

To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth .

嘲笑愚弄以轻蔑的笑容说话或对待

staid men and good scholars at first expressed mirth and then indignation at the audacity that baptised this gay rag bag English Literature, then Philosophy of History, then Human Culture

持重的人和渊博的学者起初看了觉得好笑，继而勃然大怒，说我居然敢把那些破布烂絮--美其名曰英国文学、历史哲学、人类文化。

staid men and good scholars at first expressed mirth

持重的人和渊博的学者起初看了觉得好笑。

With boisterous mirth they dropped upon their knees in a body and did mock homage to their prey

大家在一阵狂笑中一齐跪下，以开玩笑的态度向他们作弄的对象致敬。

However, the roads being reckoned as good as a harbour, the anchorage good, and our ground-tackle very strong, our men were unconcerned, and not in the least apprehensive of danger, but spent the time in rest and mirth , after the manner of the sea

但这块锚地素来被认为是个良港,加上我们的锚十分牢固,船上的锚索、辘轳、缆篷等一应设备均十分结实,因此水手们对大风都满不在乎,而且一点也不害怕,照旧按他们的生活方式休息作乐。

provoke sb`s mirth

逗人高兴.

Snort with mirth at the suggestion

对该建议高兴地哼了一声.

Old Grandet’s equivocal mirth was as grateful as sunshine

葛朗台老头那种叫人猜不透意思的笑，真象一道阳光似的。

The girls were killing themselves with laughter(mirth )when they saw McDonald copying Chaplin’s example

姑娘们看到麦克唐纳模仿卓别林的动作时，觉得好笑极了。

Into this festal season of the year-as it already was, and continued to be during the greater part of two centuries-the Puritans compressed whatever mirth and public joy they deemed allowable to human infirmity;

过去已然这样,在随后两个世纪的大部分年月里依然如此,清教徒们把自认为人类的弱点所能容忍的一切欢乐和公共喜庆,全都压缩在一年中的这一节日中

Mirth is the medicine of life; it cures its ills and calms its strife.

欢乐是生活的良药，它能治愈生活中的疾病，平息生活中的争斗。

Mirth prolongs life.

欢乐延年益寿。

What was lost in mirth was fully made up in decorum

欢笑方面所失去的，全在礼仪方面弥补回来了。

phantasmal mirth , folded away: muskperfumed

幻影般的欢乐被贮存起来了，用麝香熏过的。

Giles Gosling himself was somewhat scandalized at the obstreperous nature of their mirth

吉尔斯?戈斯林本人看到大家高兴起来那么喧哗，有点难为情。

His mind was boiling with mirth and fear and pride.

快意、恐惧、自豪一齐在他心头翻腾。

be provocative of mirth (sorrow)

令人欢乐(悲哀).

with suppressed mirth

强忍着笑

Life without mirth is a lamp without oil.

生而不乐，灯里无油。

Christmas is a time of mirth , especially for children

圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。

Christmas is a time of mirth ， especially for children.

圣诞节是欢乐的时刻，对孩子们来说尤其如此.

To fill with mirth or pleasure;delight.

使喜悦充满欢乐或愉快;使喜悦

Here the little man indulged in a convulsion of mirth , which was only checked by the entrance of a third party

说到这里，那小矮子尽情地捧腹大笑起来，进来了一位第三者，这才不笑了。

Instead of the spectacle of gloomy and silent death, the Piazza del Popolo presented a spectacle of gay and noisy mirth and revelry

四面八方，一群群戴着面具的人涌了过来，有从门里跑出来的，有离开窗口奔下来的。

Though this occasioned great mirth among the guests,aunt Harriet was horrified.

虽然此事在宾客间引起欢笑，哈丽特姑母却给吓着了。

he replaced his teeth with buffooneries, his hair with mirth , his health with irony, his weeping eye laughed incessantly

他把谐谑代替他的牙，欢乐代替他的发，讥讽代替他的健康，那只泪汪汪的眼睛也总是笑眯眯的。

His anger gave place to mirth .

他的愤怒消失了,取而代之的是欢笑。

There is some melancholy in his mirth .

他的欢笑中带有一些忧郁。

They giggled with mirth .

他们高兴得咯咯地笑。