1. He smiled in an awkward almost apologetic way.
他笑得很尴尬，几乎象在道歉。

awkward adj. 笨拙的，尴尬的，

如：The heavy ax was awkward to use.
这把重斧头不好用。

Your refusal puts me in an awkward predicament.
你的拒绝让我感到十分为难。

2.He laughed off an embarrassing situation.
他以笑来解除这种尴尬的处境。

embarrassing adj. 令人为难的(麻烦的)

如：The profuseness of his thanks was embarrassing.
他再三表示感谢使人很不好意思。

It's sort of embarrassing.
这有点叫人难为情。

3. Miss Stackpole showed no sense of confusion.
斯塔克波尔小姐并不觉得尴尬。

confusion n. 混乱，混淆，不确定状态

如：The enemy retreated in great confusion.
敌人狼狈撤退。

4. An anguished look appeared on her face.
她面上浮现尴尬的表情。

anguished adj. 很痛苦的

如：The child was badly hurt and was in anguish all the evening.
这个孩子受了重伤，整夜都在痛苦之中。

5. At length these moments of constraint were removed.
这种尴尬的局面终于过去了。

constraint n. 约束，强制，约束条件，对感情的压抑，虚情假意

如：Soon tired of the constraint of military life.
很快厌倦了军事生活的约束

6.The position of Mrs. Cowperwood was most anomalous.
柯帕乌太太的处境最是尴尬。

anomalous adj. 反常的，不规则的

如：He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time worker in the firm.
他与众不同，是公司里唯一的兼职人员。

7. She has put herself in a false position.
她把自己摆在尴尬的地位上。

in a false position adv. 处于被误解的地位，处于违反原则的地位

8.Losing my wallet put me in a tight spot.
我的钱包丢了,弄得我很尴尬。

in a tight spot adj. 处境困难

如：The soldiers were in a tight spot, short of food and ammunition.
战士们陷入了困境之中，缺乏食物的弹药。

9. At the party, the students put him on the spot by asking him to sing.
在宴会中,学生们当场请他出来唱歌,真叫他尴尬。

put him on the spot 使某人处于难堪地位

10. He would have felt a similar shame.
他肯定会感到同样尴尬。

shame n. 羞愧，耻辱

如：He had no sense of shame and never felt guilty.
他毫无羞耻之心，而且从不觉得内疚。

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