He rejoined the subject with sober jocularity.

他以很有分寸的诙谐重新返回这个话题。

I tried to inject a little jocularity into my voice: “Well, why not?

我尽量在话语中插入诙谐的语调：“哦，为什么不呢?

He loved the poetry of Walt Whitman and the prose of Zane Grey , the stillness of a game of chess and the jocularity of a game of cards , the sea and the desert .

他既喜爱沃尔特·惠特曼的诗歌，也欣赏赞恩·格雷的散文；既喜欢玩国际象棋时的安静，也享受玩纸牌时的热闹；既向往大海，对沙漠也甘之如饴。