America's earnest, decentralised political culture does not always appeal to starchy Britons.

美国式认真、分散政治文化并不总是吸引着拘英国人。

“I've never asked, ” said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.

“我从来没问过。”差点没头尼克拘地说。

Are you someone who's more laid back or more buttoned up and formal?

是比较随和人还是比较拘正式人？

I'm not a prude by any manner of means, but they must be so insecure.

无论如何，我不是一个拘人，但他们一定很没有安全感。

Some dislike the noise and formality of offices, or suffer from discrimination within them.

有些人不喜欢喧闹而拘办公室环境，或在办公室受到歧视。

The least uptight person there was Tom Ford.

那里最不拘人是汤姆·福特。

It could be part of being an uptight Englishman that makes me a reluctant dancer.

这可能是作为一个拘英国人一部分，这让我成为一个不情愿舞。

It doesn't help that your last boyfriend was a straight-laced college student.

Atsushi：一个男朋友是个拘大学生，这也无济于事。

However, in real life Snow was no prude.

然而，在现实生活中，斯诺可不是什么拘人。

The opposite of being " inhibited" is being uninhibited.

与“拘”相反是“放得开”。

And you also have to take into account that he was a straight-laced clinician.

还必须考虑到他是一名行为拘临床医生。

They live in straight-laced Houston and hoped Mackey would turn out, well, just like them.

他们住在拘刻板休斯顿，希望麦基也能变得和他们一样。

Such etiquette, however understandable, is costing lives.

然而，这种虽可理解但过于拘态度正在危及生命。

They're the most puritanical people on God's earth, aren't they?

他们是这个世界最拘刻板人，不是吗？

Well, it's more like religious scrupulosity, I think, personally.

嗯，我个人认为，这更像是宗教过分拘。

Such a strappen fine gentleman as he was too!

像他一样是个拘好绅士！

" He has certainly interfered several times, " the inspector answered with reserve.

“他确实插手过几次。”巡官有些拘回答道。

They know I'm not the most uptight guy.

他们知道我并非那种过于拘人。

You see, you think of the Japanese as a very prudish people.

看 大家都觉得日本是个拘民族。

77 The prim little girl grew up.

77 那个拘小女孩长大了。