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英国人。

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

“我从来没问过。”差点没头地说。

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

你是比较随和人还是比较正式人？

When people hear negative comments, they become hesitant and reserved.

当人们听到负面评价时，他们会变得犹豫和。

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

无论如何，我不是个人，但他们定很没有安全感。

Whenever he was around other people, Edwin became tense, clammed-up and withdrawn.

每当他和其他人在起时，埃德温就会变得紧张、和退缩。

Maybe they hold back a little bit when they're meeting new people.

或许他们在结识新朋友时会稍微。

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

有人不喜欢喧闹而办公室环境，或者在办公室受到歧视。

Whereas hugging shows closeness, shaking hands means that there is a little more formality in the relationship.

而握手意味着两人关系中更多了与礼节。

Y'all are very affectionate, and Americans are very uptight.

你们都很亲切，美国人很。

The least uptight person there was Tom Ford.

那里最不人是汤姆·福特。

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

这可能是作为个英国人部分，这让我成为个不情愿舞者。

Amaranta and Rebeca, disconcerted by the unexpected visit, attended her with a stiff formality.

阿玛兰塔和丽贝卡对这突如其来来访感到不安，地接待了她。

She's awfully prim and proper and she'll scold dreadfully about this, I know.

她非常和得体，我知道她会为此大骂顿。

Airless, as if it was a bit too controlled.

毫无生气，仿佛有点过于。

Scarlet's other boyfriend was a " straight-laced, " or conservative, college student.

斯嘉丽另个男朋友是个“” 或保守大学生。

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

Atsushi：你上个男朋友是个大学生，这也无济于事。

They don't want you to be self-conscious.

他们不希望你感到。

However, in real life Snow was no prude.

然而，在现实生活中，斯诺可不是什么人。

The opposite of being " inhibited" is being uninhibited.

与“”相反是“放得开”。