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"There's many a true word spoken in jest" nghĩa là gì?
02 Aug, 2020
Photo by: Andrey Zvyagintsev on Unsplash
"There's many a true word spoken in jest" có từ jest là lời nói đùa/giỡn -> cụm từ này nghĩa là ai đó nói đùa (chỉ nói cho vui thôi) nhưng thật ra hàm ý xa xôi/bóng gió nói lên sự thật; "nửa đùa nửa thật".
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“Well, I know. I suppose there’s many a true word spoken in jest,” he says brightly. “I was aware that it sounded ridiculous (nực cười), but at the same time there was more than a grain of truth. Not in the idea of murdering people,” he says reassuringly.
There's many a true word spoken in jest, so the saying goes. Aitor Guevara, cofounder (đồng sáng lập) of Spanish startup Ducksboard, knows that better than most.
Apologies, sir, but it’s not aesthetically (thẩm mỹ) pleasing to have a chippy-style zapper (thiết bị công nghệ) on the wall, so I’m afraid there’s not a lot we can do. Doesn’t quite work as a joke but there’s many a true word spoken in jest.
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