parody

One of the papers is running a competition in which you have to parody a well-known author.

有一家报纸正在举行一场竞赛，在比赛中你得滑稽地模仿一位著名作家的风格写些东西。

"It was a parody of a trial," said one observer.

“这称不上审判，只是在装模作样，”一位观察者说。