1. What would have been the point of a lie that makes him out a prudish simpleton ? 如果你是撒谎，那只能使他显得是个不通人情的傻瓜蛋，这样的撒谎又有什么意思？
2. When Obama realised his comment might cause offence to an often prudish American public he pleaded with the journalist to "cut the president some slack". 当奥巴马意识到他的评论可能会冒犯到常常过分拘谨的美国公众时，他恳求记者们“放总统一马”。
3. The Victorians were a prudish bunch and they outlawed depiction of nudity for all but the upper class, who they felt had the moral strength to cope with the images. 维多利亚女皇非常保守，她禁止了所有关于裸体的描写，唯独对上层社会例外，因为他们认为这些人有强烈的道德观念，可以应付得了这些图像。
