A：What were you like as a child? B：When I was at school, we were always playing pranks on our teachers.
A：你小時候是怎樣的一個小孩？
B：我和我的朋友常常對老師開玩笑。
「對〇〇惡作劇」可以說「to play a prank on 〇〇」。
A：Who called? B：It was just a prank call.
A：誰打來的？
B：只是一個惡作劇電話。
「惡作劇電話」可以說「prank call」。
A：Why are you giggling? B：Look at the prank video on Instagram. So funny!
A：你為什麼嘻嘻笑？
B：我在看 Instagram 上的惡作劇影片。太搞笑了！
大家可以搜尋一下 #funny prank 或 #prank video，會找到很多影片！
Mischief
惡作劇，玩笑：Behavior, especially a child’s, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
這指的是不會對他人造成太大傷害的惡作劇。請注意它是個不可數名詞。
A：What was he like today? B：I think he needs a hobby or something to keep him busy and stop getting into mischief.
A: 他今天怎麼樣？
B：我認為他需要找個嗜好或其他東西讓自己忙一點，這樣他才不會一直惡作劇。
A：Look at our cute little boy. He’s into his new toy. B：He is. The toy might keep him out of mischief for a while.
A：看看我們可愛的小男孩。他對新玩具十分著迷。
B：看起來是這樣。看來玩具可以讓他暫時停止胡鬧。
A：Are you a dog person or a cat person? B：I’m definitely a cat person! They are mischievous and cute!
A：你喜歡狗還是喜歡貓？
B：我絕對是個貓派！牠們調皮又可愛！
Trick
惡作劇，玩笑，幼稚行為：An action intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone or as a joke or form of entertainment
A：Trick or treat! B：Oh! So scary! You can take some candies.
A：不給糖就搗蛋！
B：噢，太可怕了！你可以拿一些糖果。
萬聖節近年來人氣高漲。Trick or treat! 是孩子們穿著戲服去拜訪別人家的標準片語。
A：Oh dear, you played a trick on me again. That’s enough!
B：I just swapped the labels for salt and sugar!
A：天啊，你又在跟我開玩笑嗎？夠了！
B：我只是把標籤換成了鹽和糖！
A：Only joking! B：You can’t say it’s a joke. It is a really bad joke.
A：我只是開玩笑而已！
B：你不能說這是個玩笑。這是非常惡意的玩笑。
Nasty
A：We were just making fun of him.
B：Listen carefully, guys. That is nasty bullying.
A：我們只是在跟他玩。
B：大家聽好了。這是惡意霸凌。
Vicious
A：Can you talk to her? B：Sure. Her mischief is becoming more vicious these days.
A：你能和她談談嗎？
B：當然。最近她的惡作劇越來越頻繁了。
取笑的英語表達
那麼，「取笑」的英語要怎麼說呢？我們來看看一些在日常中也很容易使用的表達。
To tease
這是「取笑」的常見表達，包括為了逗對方笑的輕微調侃，以及令人反感的言語。
A：Leave me alone! B：Sorry. I was only teasing. I didn’t mean to upset you.
A：別再管我了！
B： 抱歉。我只是逗你而已。我無意冒犯你。
A：Your hair is so beautiful. I like the color! B：Thank you. I used to get teased about my hair color when I was at school.
A：你的頭髮很漂亮。我喜歡你的髮色！
B： 謝謝。我以前在學校的時候曾經因為髮色被嘲笑。
以下是更隨意的說法，們可以先從下面比較簡單的開始練習！
To joke
A：Honey, I’ve lost our wedding ring. B：Are you joking with me? When and where? When was the last time you saw it?
A：親愛的，我搞丟了我們的婚戒。
B：你在跟我開玩笑嗎？什麼時候在哪丟的？你最後一次看到它是什麼時候？
To kid
A：Guess what! Anne and Ben are getting married! B：Are you kidding!? Are they really getting married? She just met him last month.
A：你猜怎麼樣！安妮和班要結婚了！
B：你在開玩笑嗎？！他們真的要結婚？她上個月才認識他欸！
To pull someone’s leg
A：Look over there! Shohei! Shohei Ohtani! B：What! No. Don’t pull my leg!
A：看那邊！是大谷翔平！
B：什麼！別開玩笑！
「To pull someone’s leg」是個慣用語，千萬不要直接翻譯！要記得這是代表開玩笑！
To have 〇〇 on
A：Tom told me he had won the lottery. Can you believe that? B：No way! I’m sure he was having you on. Don’t take him seriously.
A：湯姆告訴我他中了樂透。你相信嗎？
B：不可能！ 我肯定他是在騙你。別把他的話當真。
雖然例句用的字較簡單，但卻是很少聽到的表達方式！
To make fun of 〇〇
A：Why are your classmates making fun of you? B：I don’t know. Probably because I’m chubby.
A：你的同學為什麼要取笑你？
B：我不知道。可能是因為我比較胖吧。
A：You played with Nick again at school, right? What do you like about him? B：He’s a cheeky monkey! He’s always saying funny things!
A：你在學校又和尼克一起玩了，對吧？你喜歡他什麼？
B：他很淘氣，總是說一些很有趣的話！
Bullying is a problem in many schools.
霸凌是許多學校存在的問題。
A：Why is your sister not coming to school? B：It’s a really bad story. She is being bullied in her class.
A：你妹妹為什麼不來上學？
B：這是一個可怕的故事。她在班上被霸凌了。
作弊
「作弊」可以說「to cheat on 〇〇」。除了考試作弊以外，「to cheat」也可以表達遊戲和其他活動中的作弊行為。
Aki was caught cheating on her exam. Aki 在考試時作弊被抓。 No cheating! It’s my turn!
不要作弊！換我了！
胡鬧
「胡鬧」可以說「to fool around」「to play around」。
A：Come over here! Are you listening? B：What happened, honey? Oh, I got it now. Our cheeky monkey has been fooling around.
A：過來！你有在聽嗎？
B：怎麼了，親愛的？喔，我明白了。我們的調皮鬼一直在胡鬧。
