But, if this world is not merely a bad joke,
如果这个世界不只是一个拙劣的恶作剧，
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 24 Beatuy

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

merely ['mɪrli] 词频1
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里，他是她唯一的守护神。
近义：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
joke [dʒok] 词频1
n. 笑话，玩笑;笑柄，笑料; vt.& vi. 开玩笑;戏弄;闹着玩;说着玩;
💡 美人鱼 j和很棒(ok)的鹅(e)开 玩笑
"They all doubled up when I told my joke."
当我讲笑话时,他们都笑得直不起身子来.
近义：jest, kid, banter, rib, tease, chaff 反义：reliability, responsibility, sedateness, staidness, thoughtfulness, earnestness

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, why have two lots of tests where one would do?
因此，大西洋两岸的企业都在问，当一套测试可以解决问题时，为什么需要两套呢？
and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits,equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
这种疾病又蔓延到了英国。在英国，野兔被当作有害的动物，可是家兔是赚钱的毛皮工业的基础，然而家兔同样易感染这种疾病。
He no sooner recovers his equilibrium than the next porpoise comes along and hits him another crack.
海龟刚恢复平衡，第二只海豚又冲过来猛击一下。
This continental slope usually starts at a place somewhere near the 100-fathom mark
一般是从差不多100英寻水深的地方开始的，
Disillusionment with the parents,
孩子们对家长幻想的破灭
to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents.
了暴病而死或意外事故外，至少足以克服一切一般疾病和事故。