An honorable estate not to be entered into lightly, but reverently and soberly.

毫不轻浮地，虔诚而又庄严地进入人生的重要时刻。

And so, with Toto trotting along soberly behind her, she started on her journey.

切准备就绪，他们就出发了，托托安静地跟在她的背后跑着。

" All right, " he said soberly. " I-guess that'd be fine."

“好吧，”他冷静地说。“我想那没关系。”

He began to speak soberly, contradicting his earlier spontaneity.

与他刚才表情的自然流露不同，他开始严肃起来。

Many men, thinking soberly of General Lee's words and example, wished to take the oath, become citizens again and forget the past. But they were not permitted to take it.

许多人清醒地想起李将军的话和榜样，愿意宣誓，再成为公民，并忘记过去的切，但是他们没有被允许这样做。

A day or two after, the old clock ticked away as soberly as ever on the wall of the Todd kitchen.

两天后，老钟像样在托德房的墙上响。

" There's no hope for these boys and girls, " the headmaster soberly explained in the interview.

“这些男孩和女孩完全没有希望，”校长本人在面试上疲惫地承认。

The second year began rather soberly, for their prospects did not brighten, and Aunt March died suddenly.

第二年开始，他们清醒些了，因为前景并不看好，而马奇叔婆突然去世了。

As he had a decade earlier, he was able to overcome the addiction and live soberly.

和十年前样，他能够戒掉上瘾，变得清醒。

" What put it into your head? Did anyone tell you about Beth's giving away her things? " asked Laurie soberly, as Amy laid a bit of red tape, with sealing wax, a taper, and a standish before him.

“是什么把这个主意放到你的脑子里去的？有谁告诉过你贝思在分赠她的东西？”劳里严肃地问。这时艾米正把条红缎带连同封蜡和根蜡烛、个墨水台放在他面前。

" Men haven't got much sense, have they, when you get down to rock bottom" ? " Maybe not but they've got a heap of pride, " said Tommy soberly.

" " 只要你了解底细，就会发现很多男人是没有多少头脑的，难道不是吗？" " 也许这样，不过他们还是很有自尊心的，" 托米冷静地说。

Everyone thought soberly for a minute, then Meg announced, as if the idea was suggested by the sight of her own pretty hands, " I shall give her a nice pair of gloves."

每个人都认真想了会儿；随后，梅格好像因看见自己的双玉手而想出了个主意，宣布说，“我要送她副好手套。”

" Could you spare me some of your cake? I really need some, I have so much company, and I can't make such delicious stuff as yours, " asked Meg soberly.

“能不能把蛋糕分点给我？我真的需要点，我的客人那么多，而我又做不出这样好吃的东西，”梅格认真地要求着。

" I think so, myself, " said Trot soberly.

“我自己也这么认为， ” 特洛特严肃地说。

And Mac put the question so soberly that there was a general smile.

Mac 如此严肃地提出这个问题， 以致于大家都露出了笑容。

Miss Harrow received her visitors in a small and soberly furnished drawing-room.

哈罗小姐在个布置朴素的小客厅里接待了她的访客。

'No, ' said Liz soberly. 'No. They don't'.

“不，” 丽兹严肃地说。'不。他们没有。

But still, we can, if we look at the data soberly, we can see that there seem to be some mechanisms in place right now that lead to certain types of developments that we think are morally desirable.

然而，即便如此，如果我们冷静地审视数据，我们能够发现， 当前似乎存在些机制， 它们推动着某些我们认为在道德上值得追求的发展。

But if, in the dawn of life, we could soberly survey the scenes before us as in perspective, and see every thing in its true colours, how could the passions gain sufficient strength to unfold the faculties?

但是，如果在生命的黎明之际，我们能够清醒地透视眼前的景象，看到万事万物的本来面目，那么激情又如何获得足够的力量来发挥才能呢？

I gave my order as soberly as I could, and slamming down the door, with an " Aye, aye, mum, " the man made his horse walk, as if going to a funeral.

我尽可能冷静地发出命令，然后砰地关上门，“是，是，妈妈，”那人让他的马走，就像去参加葬礼样。