He has at bottom the feelings of a gentleman, but all these are plastered over with a stiff manner.

他内心富于有教养人的情感，但是全被他僵硬的举止掩盖了。

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Avoid so-called sport seats that include tall and stiff bolsters at the sides of the back and bottom cushions.

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But stiff minimum-wage laws and other regulations have been chopping off the bottom rungs of the ladder and U.S. unemployment seems stuck at a high level, so American mobility may also take a hit.

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