But on the campaign trail he was almost painfully shy, with the quirky, inward manner of someone who'd spent most of his life alone in front of a computer screen.

但是在竞选过程中，他表现得是要命的害羞，他差不多一辈子都在电脑荧屏前，性格有些乖僻和内向。

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The Brooklyn lawn he photographed in 2010 is almost painfully funny.

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In the wake of the corporate scandals of the past year, the idea that trustworthiness and business success go hand in hand now appears almost painfully naive.

FORBES: A Virtuous Cycle

As for stinginess, my father was almost painfully parsimonious.

FORBES: Fathers and Sons