I am as awkward as a cow on skates.

我笨得像一头穿着溜冰鞋的牛。

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They treat empty space like an awkward pause in a conversation that should be filled as soon as possible with smalltalk.

他们视空白为谈话中尴尬的停顿，因此总想办法立即补上一段寒暄用语。

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I was surprised by what life offered an awkward teenager such as myself: the opportunity to serve as a second lieutenant in the Battle of the Bulge at the tender age of 19.

我惊讶于这样的生活竟然给我了这样一个笨拙的青年：年仅19岁就成为突出部战役的二级中尉。

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Daimler's predicament is particularly awkward, as it has a stake in, er, Airbus.

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The pair looked like strange bedfellows indeed at their post-summit press conference in Pittsburgh Tuesday, visibly awkward as they stood at a double-wide podium and passed the spotlight back and forth in front of reporters.

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A. rebels, who wear awkward long coats and caps as they scramble across a hill, look less like a guerrilla force than like fellows who had planned to go shopping with their families but somehow got sidetracked into a bizarre adventure.

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