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Today we’re going to learn how to say 尴尬 in English
Actually there are two ways to say 尴尬. Let’s have a look two dialogues
Dialogue 1
A: Guess what?
猜猜发生什么事了?
B: What?
什么事?
A: I saw my new boss Tom this morning and I said “Morning Tim!” I was so embarrassed
我今早见到我的新经理 Tom 然后说了 “Morning Tim!” 我特别尴尬!
Embarrassed = 你做错了事,说错了话,感到的“尴尬”
You can also say: It was so embarrassing!
I was embarrassed 我觉得尴尬
It was embarrassing 某件事令人尴尬
Let’s have a look at another way to say 尴尬
Dialogue 2:
A: I went to a party last night
我昨晚去了个派对
B: How was it? Was it fun?
怎么样? 好玩吗?
A: Not really. No one knew each other and after a while we ran out of things to say. It was so awkward!
不太好玩。大家都不认识,过了一段时间就没话说了。特别尴尬!
Awkward = 令人尴尬的 (就是不太舒服的气氛,一般不是因为某人做错了事或者说错了话)
我们通常说:
an awkward moment
令人尴尬的时刻
an awkward question
令人尴尬的问题
QUESTIONS:
When was the last time you felt embarrassed?
Have you been in any awkward situations recently?
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