The other night I was talking with friends about how awkward it is to meet people at bars.
那天晚上我和几个朋友聊起了酒吧聚会时的尴尬，女孩们讲述了给别人电话号码时的那种沮丧。
"The amount of preparation that the other guy is making is directly proportional to how awkward it is, " Mr. McArdle of Washington said.
“另一个男人为约会所做准备的程度，直接关系到约会的尴尬程度，”华盛顿的麦卡德尔说。
Actually, since I'd walked through the restaurant ahead of my wife, it would have been awkward, I should think, not to have taken the chair.
事实上，因为我是在我妻子之前穿过餐厅的，我想，如果我不坐在椅子上，会很尴尬。
For example, if I had my bike stolen, my friend might reply 'LOL'. It helps overcome an awkward moment.
例如，我的自行车被偷了，我的朋友可能回复我LOL，它有助于克服一个尴尬的时刻。
But when that day approaches, it will raise awkward questions of a postwar balance of power in the Pacific that has been kept largely thanks to the US presence.
但是，当那一天逼近时，它将对战后太平洋地区的均势提出棘手的问题，迄今这一均势在很大程度上是由于美军的存在而得到保持的。
While most men feel awkward when it comes to applying anything to their lips, they need to remember: lip balm is not lipstick.
当大多数男人需要做到唇部的表情时，他们总是很尴尬的，他们需要记住：唇膏不是口红。
If Madame Olenska had not spoken of his visit it might seem awkward that he should.
假如奥兰斯卡夫人没有讲起他的拜访，他说出来似乎有些尴尬。
Jessica: Besides a few awkward moments, it was amazing.
杰西卡：除了几个尴尬的时刻外，一切棒极了。
They met for dinner, but "it was beyond awkward, " and their conversation felt forced. So they left and went to a pool hall.
于是他们相约出来吃饭，但是情况已经不是尴尬这么简单，整个对话都很勉强，所以他们只好离开，接着去打桌球。
As the name implies, pigeon is an awkward pose, and it happens to be the most challenging for me.
顾名思义，鸽子式是一个很棘手的姿势，它对于我来说是最有挑战性的。
It can be awkward - for years I've asked family not to buy me presents, only to have some of them buy me stuff anyway.
这会变得很尴尬——多年来我一直劝我的家人不要给我买礼物了，但不管怎样他们还是给我买了。
But almost a quarter admitted it was the only way they could find out what their children were doing, and 6% did it to avoid 'awkward conversations' with them.
不过有近四分之一的人承认，他们只有这样做才能知道孩子在干什么；还有6%的人这么做是为了避免和孩子聊天时觉得尴尬。
I assumed it would be paralysingly awkward, but somehow it manages not to be, probably because we're both quite drunk.
我原以为会是尴尬到死，但不知何故，竟然不是那样，也许是因为我们俩都喝得烂醉了。
They did it to avoid having 'awkward conversations' with the children but nearly a quarter admitted it was the only way they could find out about their lives.
他们这么做，是为了避免和孩子聊天时产生尴尬。不过还有近四分之一的父母承认，这是他们能够了解孩子生活的唯一方法。
Your relationship with your boyfriend placed her in an awkward situation, too, and it would have been good to talk it through so it was easier for both of you.
你和你男友的恋爱关系也把她置入一种尴尬的境地，如果你能好好谈谈这件事，你们两个都会感觉轻松一些。
Yet the awkward truth is that it is almost impossible to be sure when a currency is misaligned, let alone by how much.
但是令人尴尬的现实是，我们几乎无法确定一种货币存在偏差，更不用说其偏差程度了。
It might feel awkward at first but then, you'll fall right back into it just like riding a bike.
也许一开始你会觉得不适应，但是不久你就会重新找回感觉，就像再次骑上自行车一样。
It also used somewhat awkward syntax to define the valid XML structure.
它还使用有些拙笨的语法来定义有效的XML结构。
The first time you do it, it feels awkward, but the more you do it, the better you become.
当你第一次去做时，会觉得很尴尬，但你做的做越多，就会变得越好。
The "Double Bubble", as it is called, looks awkward, but the team estimates that its design would reduce fuel consumption by about 70%.
这架“双泡沫”，暂且这么称呼，看起来不雅观，但它的研发组估计这种设计能将油耗减低70%。
While this is potentially a bit awkward, it ensures you won't have naming conflicts with other databases on your system if you're following along (and hopefully you are).
虽然可能有点罗嗦，但如果按照本文实验(希望如此)的话这样可以避免与系统中其他数据库的命名冲突。
While it can be awkward and uncomfortable to discuss openly, someone has to take the first step.
当然，公开讨论这问题有些尴尬和让人不快，但必须采取该步。
Our appearance is important. It can give us confidence or it can make us feel awkward.
外表是重要的，它能带给我们自信，也能使我们感到难堪。
It enabled us to "avoid awkward effort or unwelcome dislocation of life," he wrote in The Affluent Society.
他在《富裕生活》中写道：“它使我们避免了无功的努力或者是错位调整。”
But getting used to this new model of execution can be a bit awkward, if only because it represents an entirely different way of thinking about concurrency.
但是，习惯这种新的执行模型可能有点儿困难，因为这是一种全新的并发性考虑方式。
I remember that her body and the way she held it and moved sometimes seemed awkward.
我记得她的身体和她拿袜子的动作有时好像还很难堪。
It can be awkward to snag a photo or a snippet of text from one Web site and send it to a friend in a social network on another, or post it to your own blog.
从一个网站抓取一张图片或一段文字，然后发给另一个网站社群内的朋友、或者张贴到自己的博客上可能会让你感到不便。
But the thing you're actually creating isn't like that at all. It has missing appendages and it's awkward and clunky. And it needs so much work.
但事实和你想的根本就不一样，他已经失去了原来的样子，变得臃肿不堪，它需要很多工作去完成。
But the thing you're actually creating isn't like that at all. It has missing appendages and it's awkward and clunky. And it needs so much work.
但事实和你想的根本就不一样，他已经失去了原来的样子，变得臃肿不堪，它需要很多工作去完成。
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