In spite of the awkward questions the minister never let his guard fall for a moment.

尽管遇到的是些令人尴尬的问题，部长却没有丝毫的失误。

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4a. Goes up to the girl in question, asks an awkward question that conveys absolutely no attraction and produces an awkward moment.

上前去问了她一个十分尴尬并且完全没有吸引力的问题 结果导致气氛尴尬。

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And yesterday, at a town hall meeting, he promised the crowd that he will not, quote, 'pull the plug on Grandma.' Then, there was an awkward moment when Grandpa stood up and booed.

昨天，在一次城市聚会之后，他像人群承诺，他不会，我这里引用他的原话说“拔出老奶奶身上的插头”，然后，老爷爷们都站起来嘘他，这个时刻挺尴尬的。

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It's the kind of awkward moment a lot of men might prefer to forget, but for Bastani it was the impetus for starting his company, Qpid.me, a free website that lets users text and share their verified sexually transmitted disease results with potential partners.

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For the NFL the moment was both fitting and awkward.

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Even if the corruption allegations are not upheld, the row comes at an awkward moment for Mr Chavez and his regime.

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