其中一些人被要求看喜剧，而另一些人则被要求看严肃的节目。

Some of them were asked to watch comedies while others watched serious programs.

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你可能认为这是一个笑话，但史密斯和泽勒的实验有一个严肃的观点：机器人和人能相处吗？

You might think it's a joke,but Smith and Zeller's experiment has a serious point: can robots and people get along?

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一些人认为我太严肃，面无笑容。

Some there are Think me too serious, my face too dour.

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The Athenians at least pay Socrates the tribute of taking him seriously, which is exactly why he is on trial.

雅典人至少,还尊重苏格拉底，并严肃地看待他，所以才审判他。

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Do people in your school take plagiarism seriously?

你们学校的人对抄袭的态度严肃吗？

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