He made some perfunctory remarks at the meeting.

他在会上讲了些不痛不痒的话。

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His senior colleagues at Harvard—some able, more of them drab—sent him a letter urging him to stay; it said the right things, but was perhaps a little perfunctory.

他在哈佛的资深同事――一些有才干的，个性乏味的更多――给他写了一封信，力劝他留下来；信上罗列让他留下来的原因是正确的，但可能有点敷衍了事。

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His senior colleagues at Harvard—some able, more of them drab—sent him a letter urging him to stay; it said the right things, but was perhaps a little perfunctory.

他在哈佛的资深同事――一些有才干的，个性乏味的更多――给他写了一封信，力劝他留下来；信上罗列让他留下来的原因是正确的，但可能有点敷衍了事。

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