Be but a joke
只是笑话
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
but
[bʌt]
conj. 但是;而是;除了;只因为;
prep. 除…以外;
adv. 只;不过;只是;另一方面;
n. 借口;推辞;但是;反对;
pron. [关系代词，意义相当于 who…not, which…not];
vt. 对…说“但是”;
joke
[dʒok]
n. 笑话，玩笑;笑柄，笑料;
vt.& vi. 开玩笑;戏弄;闹着玩;说着玩;
🗣️ 情景例句
I see her about three times a month.
我一个月见她三次。
For a few, scholarships were sources of support.
有少数人，奖学金是他们接受教育的学费来源。
Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.
火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。