我把椅子挪过去坐下，开始两脚分开，但我突然觉得这样显得不尊重，太不拘礼节，便把两膝并拢，把双手随便地放在膝盖上。

I pulled up a chair and sat down. I sat with my legs wide apart at first. But this struck me as being irreverent and too familiar. So I put my knees together and let my hands rest loosely on them.

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我经历过对又长又复杂的表格的抓狂，也见识过不拘礼节的形式：将考核称作是“职业闲谈”，而空气中弥漫着一股虚伪的平等气息。

I've lived through the craze for long, complicated forms. I've also survived the informal fashion in which appraisals are called "career chats" and where a bogus air of equality prevails.

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“好吧，我叫彼得。”他认为这样不拘礼节的称呼也没有什么关系。

All right, I'm Peter. "he supposed the informality was all right."

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