I wasn't expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life and was left floundering for a while.

我没想到主持面试的人问我私生活的事，就犹豫了一下。

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His abrupt change of subject left her floundering helplessly.

他突然改变话题，使她茫然不知所措。

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But a toxic combination of external debt and collapsing confidence left the economy floundering.

但是外债和信心崩溃的致命结合使国家陷入经济的困境。

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But instead of finding it liberating, workers were left floundering.

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It currently only has only 1, 524 signatures, out of its goal of 25, 000, so this vital call to action could be left floundering in the wilds of the Internet.

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