We often keep a straight face or use an unsmiling expression when we're making a joke.

当我们开玩笑的时候，我们经常绷着脸或使用不笑的表情。

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I could hardly keep a straight face.

我几乎忍不住笑出来。

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Stop joking around. I'm trying to keep a straight face.

别闹了，我正试着要板着面孔。

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You can see that as you fill up your periodic table, it's very clear. But also we'll tell you a pneumonic device to keep that in mind, so you always remember and get the orbital energy straight.

在你们填周期表的时候，非常清楚但是我们也要告诉你们,一个策略去记住它，所以你们总是记得,并得到连续的轨道能量。

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And you can use mnemonics to try to keep these straight I see the T as sort of a plus sign.

你可以使用记忆术来记清它们,我将T看成是加号。

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He instructs runners to keep a straight upper body and a "crunch" going in their lower abdominal muscles.

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"It tickles a bit when it's applied, " Ms. Pavenooch said, leaning back and closing her eyes as she tried to keep a straight face.

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Dr Dacke had previously shown that dung beetles were able to keep a straight line by taking cues from the Sun, the Moon, and even the pattern of polarised light formed around these light sources.

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