英语翻译2、People laugh on fairground rides or when tickled to fl

英语翻译
2、People laugh on fairground rides or when tickled to flag a play station,whether they feel amused or not.
3、Johnson had worked for nine years,not in the obscurities of retiremnet.
更正第3句话：
Johnson had worked for nine years,without any patronage;not in the soft obscurities of retiremment,or under the shelter of academic bowers,but amidst distraction.