Joking aside...
不开玩笑/正经地说
🧩 词语组成解析
a. 戏谑的, 开玩笑的
🗣️ 情景例句
Hello.
哈喽。
Wherever you go you'll meet a friend.
不管你到哪里，你总会遇到一个朋友。
because they are unwilling to have their names entered as having taken out such and such a book,
因为它们不愿让人家记下它们公司的名字和借阅的某一本书。