Even before the election, Finland had emerged as an awkward partner in EU negotiations; in late March it scuppered plans to expand the size of the euro-zone bail-out fund, for example.

因为，在大选前，芬兰在欧盟的谈判桌上就开始变得非常难缠，今年三月底，它的反对就使扩大欧元区救助的计划流产。

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Japanese today find it's less awkward to reject a proposed partner if the nakodo is a computer.

如今日本人发现，如果 nakodo 是一台电脑，那么拒绝求婚伴侣就不那么尴尬了。

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Add an insecure partner to the mix and this awkward situation could quickly turn into a terrible confrontation.

如果有一个没有安全感的伴侣，那囧况还可能迅速升级为可怕的对质。

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Even during the golden age of European integration Germany was an awkward partner, too big to be first among equals but too small to dominate, as Helmut Kohl, the chancellor who unified Germany, put it.

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But it is also possible that the story conceals an even more awkward dining partner for September 9th.

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Talking about money with your spouse or partner may feel initially awkward, intrusive, or even downright rude.

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