严肃

Although this is a serious subject, using this idiom indicates a kind of humor as well.

虽然这是个很严肃的话题，但是这个成语的使用无不凸显着人们的幽默。

To these that sober Race of Men, whose lives Religious titl'd them the Sons of God, Shall yield up all thir vertue, all thir fame Ignobly, to the traines and to the smiles Of these fair Atheists, and now swim in joy, [ 625 ] and laugh; for which The world erelong a world of tears must weepe.

那个严肃的人类，因宗教生活而号称神之众子的，也将放弃他们的一切德性，一切荣誉，愚蠢地倾向于这些淫荡的无神论的教养，训练微笑，现在竟沉湎于逸乐中，成天嬉皮笑脸，因此世界成了眼泪的世界，必得哀哭。

Speech communities turn out to be too fluid and ill-defined to be seriously studied in their own right.

这个概念本身作为一项严肃的研究课题是太过不稳定和欠明了的。

Yeh had always treated literature with a serious, persistent attitude and attempted to accomplish. He paid close attention to the peasants who lived in the remote and ill-formed mountain villages and those who were at the bottom of the cities whom were almost forgotten.

叶君健对待文学抱着一种严肃、执着、有所为的态度，他始终关注那些生活在偏僻闭塞的小山村的农民和那些生活在城市底层几乎被人遗忘了的小人物的命运。

And it was impossible, however ill-tempered they might be, that the universal scowl they wore was their every-day countenance.

他们不可能每天这样严肃而沉默的坐着；不管他们的脾气有多坏，他们不可能每天都臭着脸。

If need be a thousand shall sternly immolate themselves for one.

必要时成千的人要为一个人而严肃地牺牲自己。

As a result, knowledge impartation is actually "Edutainment" rather than serious business any more.

所以通过互联网，知识的传播再也不会有传统意义上的严肃了，而是真正的"寓教于乐"了。

As a result, knowledge impartation is actually "Edutainment" rather than serious business any longer.

所以通过互联网，知识的传播再也不会有传统意义上的严肃了，而是真正的"寓教于乐"了。

Generally speaking, there are two different styles of lectures-the serious way and the entertaining way, which are adopted into classroom impartation.

一般地说，有两种类型的课堂教学方式：一种是严肃正规性的，一种是趣味性的。

The call for impeachment is a serious call, not to be taken lightly.

对弹劾的呼吁是一个严肃的呼吁，不是开玩笑的。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！