We sat primly at either end of a long bench.

我们古板地坐在一张长凳的两端。

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'You're not supposed to say that,' she said primly.

“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正经地说。

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"Oh yes," Wendy said primly [formally and properly].

“哦，是的。”温迪一本正经地说。

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Paulson is primly nuanced as conflicted, ambiguous Sally, subtly conveying a variety of repressed emotions.

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But, as the staff primly admit, "the current political economy is divided on the need for such an approach".

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Mr Eves's opponents pledged primly they would not play politics over the blackout.

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