1.prim[prim] adj. 规规矩矩的，呆板的，拘谨的 vt. 使一本正经，使整洁

You can't tell that joke to her she's much too prim and proper.
可别给她讲那样的笑话--她这人过於古板和认真。

2.got into scrapes 陷入困境,惹上麻烦

3.blithely['blaiðli] adv. 愉快地，无挂虑地

She continued blithely on in spite of all difficulties.
虽然困难重重，她却仍然无忧无虑地干下去。

4.pervade v. 弥漫，遍及，漫延

Her work is pervaded by nostalgia for a past age.
她的作品充满了怀旧之情。