If you're at a large party or other social scene, you might not even hear the name very clearly. Afterwards, it's too embarrassing to ask it again.

若是在大型宴会或其他社交场合，甚至连他们的名字都难听清，但要再去问别人的话又很尴尬。

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The alleged investment scheme could prove to be embarrassing to the NCAA because Salinas was prominent in the Houston basketball scene, backing a summer league that attracted the best local basketball players.

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This was a hugely embarrassing episode for the bank that made plain for all to see how its behind-the-scene dealings were rife with undisclosed conflicts of interest.

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