1. Every awkward attempt meets with sympathy and encouragement, and the most difficult step on the path of language becomes the merriest game.
    每一次尴尬的尝试都会受到同情和鼓励，这样在语言学习道路上最困难的一步变成了最愉快的游戏。

2. Another lawyer recalled one awkward episode where the two sides were still editing the contract, arguing over what to keep and delete, as 150 wedding guests were arriving for the wedding.
    还有一位律师回想起一件尴尬事：男女双方还在修改协议，争论哪些该保留，哪些该删除，此刻却有150名宾客陆陆续续来参加婚礼。

3. She is still awkward with chopsticks.
    她用筷子还不熟练。

4. Joan Reid felt self-conscious and awkward waiting on the dusty pavement outside the house whose two top rooms were her home.
    琼·里德站在楼前到处是尘土的人行道上等着，感到又难为情，又不自在。楼上顶层的两间房是她的家。