1.He had strict orders to refuse the prince nothing, yet he remembered the prophecy, and felt that this was a serious matter.
因为有“不得拒绝王子”的严格命令，但又想到仙女们的预言，他觉得这是一个严肃的问题。
2.Regional inequalities, then, are a serious matter, and Beijing's leadership is at last beginning to wake up to them.
那么，地区发展不平衡，是一个严重的问题，北京的领导最终开始醒悟了。
3.'I'll come with you to tell Mr Trelawney what's happened, 'he said. This is a serious matter. '
“我和你一起去找乡绅，告诉他发生了什么事，”他说。“这件事很严重。”
4.'We recognize that this is a very serious matter, ' he said.
他说，我们认识到这是一个非常严重的问题。
5.It is needless to say that losing a master key is a very serious matter and if proper controls are followed should not happen.
勿用质疑，丢失万能钥匙是一个非常严重的事情，如果有完善的控制，它将不会发生。
6.China is very aggressive & is behaving like monster which is very serious matter. While this govt has no guts to say anything to China.
中国野心勃勃，行为嚣张，这是一个非常严峻的问题，印度政府却没勇气对中国说些什么。
7.A few minutes' delay may not be a serious matter, but it may have bad results.
耽搁几分钟也许是一件小事，但它可能引起不良后果。
8.Mr. Hatoyama said the three countries agreed the sinking is 'a serious matter for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. '
鸠山由纪夫说，三国一致认为，沉船事件是关乎东北亚和平与稳定的严重事件。
9.To start a family is indeed a serious matter ; it is not a spur-of the-moment decision.
成家是一件严肃的事，不是出于一时冲动的决定。
10.But food is a serious matter. What to us is an empty plate, is covered with the smell of chicken to a hungry dog.
可食物是件大事，对我们来说是一个空盘子，可对一只饥肠辘辘的狗来说却散发装肠肉的香味。