单词half-joking
The great George Soros was only half-joking when he said, "Buy first, investigate later. "
伟大的乔治·索罗斯半开玩笑地说：“先买，再研究。”
It"s going to be the first time they"re going to see a video of their father doing something positive in life, only half-joking.
这大概是我的孩子们头一回在屏幕上看到他们的老爹干了些好事，只是开个小玩笑。
If you asked me , you know, why am I not in favor of bombing Japan, well, I"m only half - joking when I say they built my car, OK .
如果你问我，为什么我不支持向日本投放原子弹，如果我说那是因为日本人造了我的车，那是半开玩笑的。
The tone of my half-joking voice, the word "sheep, " and the memory of the chain make him cringe a little.
我的半开玩笑的语调，以及“绵羊”这个词，还有对锁链的记忆，使他稍稍退缩了。
Mr Millin inquired, half-joking, whether he should walk up and down in the traditional way of pipers.
米林半开玩笑地问，他是否应该以风笛手的传统方式，在吹奏时上下行走。
As an American, he is only half joking about his homeland"s demands for a cure for everything.
身为美国人，这么说只是在开美国想治愈所有疾病的玩笑。
Although I"m half joking, being able to spot an Internet centric platform or infrastructure is fairly self evident for the most part.
虽然我半开玩笑的说，但在过去的岁月里互联网中心的平台或架构的公正公平是不证自明的。
Robert Chua is only half-joking when he says he launched the world"s first reality television show.
蔡和平（RobertChua）说，他推出了全球首个真人秀电视节目。当时，他只是在半开玩笑。
MANY Israeli start-ups should pay royalties to the army, says Edouard Cukierman, a venture capitalist in Tel Aviv. He is only half joking.
很多以色列初创公司都应向军队支付费用，特拉维夫的风险资本商EdouardCukierman半开玩笑得说道。
Calling her coach stepmother is a half-joking thing but the coach told me a stepmother was also a kind of mother.
把教练叫后妈有点半开玩笑的意思，但教练告诉我后妈也是妈啊。