TOPIC: TELLING JOKES

crack a joke / v / /kræk ə dʒəʊk/ — He cracked a joke to make everyone laugh.

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have a good sense of humor / v phrase / /hæv ə ɡʊd sens əv ˈhjuːmə(r)/ — She has a really good sense of humor.

có khiếu hài hước

lighten the mood / v phrase / /ˈlaɪtn ðə muːd/ — He told a joke to lighten the mood.

làm cho không khí bớt căng thẳng, vui vẻ hơn

cheer sb up / phrasal verb / — I told him a joke to cheer him up.

làm ai vui lên

break the ice / idiom / — A funny joke can help break the ice.

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leave a positive impression / v phrase / — His sense of humor left a positive impression on me.

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burst into laughter / v phrase / /bɜːst ˈɪntuː ˈlɑːftə(r)/ — Everyone burst into laughter after hearing the joke.

bật cười phá lên

crack sb up / phrasal verb / /kræk ˈsʌmbədi ʌp/ — His jokes always crack me up.

làm ai đó cười phá lên

an inside joke / n phrase / /ən ˈɪnsaɪd dʒəʊk/ — We have an inside joke that only our group understands.

trò đùa nội bộ

take a joke / v phrase / /teɪk ə dʒəʊk/ — He can take a joke and doesn't get angry easily.

biết đùa, chịu được sự trêu chọc

harmless teasing / joke / n phrase / /ˈhɑːmləs ˈtiːzɪŋ/ — It was just harmless teasing between friends.

lời trêu đùa vô hại

cross the line / idiom / /krɒs ðə laɪn/ — That joke really crossed the line.

đi quá giới hạn, trở nên vô duyên

take it personally / v phrase / /teɪk ɪt ˈpɜːsənəli/ — Try not to take his jokes personally.

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make fun of sb/sth / v phrase / /meɪk fʌn əv/ — They sometimes make fun of each other.

chế nhạo, đem ai/cái gì ra làm trò đùa

stand-up comedy / n / /ˈstænd ʌp ˈkɒmədi/ — I sometimes watch stand-up comedy online.

hài độc thoại

a comedy skit / n / /ə ˈkɒmədi skɪt/ — We performed a short comedy skit at school.

tiểu phẩm hài

a huge hit / n phrase / /ə hjuːdʒ hɪt/ — The comedy show was a huge hit.

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