It's a little awkward asking questions in here but let's give it a try.

现在问问题不太方便,不过可以试一下。

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So, it's awkward to have to wait for a cow to get infected before you can vaccinate a population.

在给人们预防接种之前,你只有干等着,直到有一头奶牛感染了病毒才行

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So this, too, fairly straightforward and yet and this was a socially awkward moment I had to ask her are you an adult or a senior?

这个也相当简单,这是一个社会尴尬的时候,我必须问她是一张成人票还是老人票？

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If I hadn't written it, I would prescribe it, but that is a little awkward moment.

即使书不是我写的,我也会指定它,但现在会有一点尴尬

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If unfamiliar, these are the mechanical computer devices that you have to use to buy a ticket on the T these days and there was one of these really awkward but touching situations where it was clear that this woman had no idea, you know, what to do, how to get from here to here, and I could see her just staring at the turnstiles that you're supposed to go through to get into the subway.

如果不熟悉，这是机械计算机设备,当今你必须使用它们来买地铁票,它们实在是难操作的,这个令人同情的情况是,明显这位老太太不知道怎样操作，怎样从这一步到那一步,我看见她只是凝视着,地铁的栅门口。

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