We all laughed about it, but I knew avoiding the kiss was deadly serious for Rabin.

对此我们都感到好笑，但我知道避免这个亲吻对拉宾来说是极其严肃的事情。

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Wearing a suit instead of a wig and gown, the judge told the boys: "I do not accept that what happened was a game but I do accept that you did not realise how serious what you were doing was."

这穿着西装但不是假发长袍的法官告诉两个孩子：“我不同意那是一场游戏的说法，但是我可以肯定你们没有意识到你们在做的事情的严重性。”

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As a society, we treat single people over 30with condescension or pity, but maybe the problem was that I hadhurtled into a serious relationship too young.

在这个社会里，我们对30岁以上的 单身人士报以怜悯与同情，但或许我的问题就在进入了一段严肃的感情关系的时候太年轻了。

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She laughed at my strange reaction, but I was serious.

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My Spanish then was not good enough to follow the reports but I realised it was serious.

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Not only was I considered to be not as serious about my job, but I was often (sometimes unintentionally) cut out of important conversations.

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