Asking does not cost a moment of embarrassment, but do not ask embarrass our entire lives.

询问并不会造成片刻的尴尬，但是不问会让我们的整个生活都很尴尬。

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The few people I made eye contact with just smiled back, but not one looked away in embarrassment or disgust.

偶尔与几个人目光对接，也只是相视一笑，没人尴尬或是嫌恶地躲开视线，更没有恶言相向。

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A Japanese proverb says that asking does not cost a moment of embarrassment, but do not ask us embarrass our entire lives...

在日本有一句谚语叫做询问并不会造成片刻的尴尬，但是不问会让我们的整个生活都很尴尬。

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But Professor Rottenberg says those who felt shame or embarrassment while crying were less likely to report that crying had been helpful.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Pienaar inexplicably missed the conversion but his embarrassment was countered by Hougaard, who made a complete hash of a long-range penalty.

BBC: Saracens 24-23 South Africa

If, on the other hand, Mr Starr fails to tie the threads of his inquiry together, and has nothing to show for his investigation but petty embarrassment for the president, expect a backlash.

ECONOMIST: The eternal triangle

But weeks of diplomatic embarrassment not only in the UN, but with NATO, Turkey, the European Union and North Korea have changed the Democrats' position.

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