In return, I tried to explain the ludicrousness of western office life to her.

作为回报，我试图向她解释西方职场生活中的种种荒谬之处。

The CSPI needed a way to shape the message in a way that fully communicated this ludicrousness.

美国公共利益科学中心需要用一种方法来充分传递这一信息。

But despite that and the ludicrousness of the puppet prop, the Beaver is serious about portraying mental illness.

尽管如此，尽管电影中用了滑稽的木偶，《海狸》认真地描写了精神疾病。