fun, joke 辨析

【辨析】fun 和joke都有“开玩笑”的意思。Fun是不可数名词，而joke是可数名词。Joke可以作动词，表示“开玩笑”，而fun不能用作动词。

【惯例】表示“拿（同）某人（事）开玩笑”的词组有：

make fun of, play a joke/jokes on sb.

Make a joke/jokes about sb./sth.

Have a joke/jokes with sb.,take a joke

Beyond joke(玩笑过分)，in joke(开玩笑)，no joke(不是儿戏)

【例】Don’t make fun of me.别跟我开玩笑。

I said this in fun.我说的是开玩笑的。

She was having a joke with you.她在跟你开玩笑。

The boys played a joke on James.男孩们同吉姆斯开了一个玩笑。

He is always joking.他在说笑话。