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 Faux pas: Tripping over in public is considered one of the biggest embarrassments by the study that says Britons are red faced four times a day |
十大尷尬瞬間 The Most Common Red-Faced Moments
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Forgetting people's names and unsightly sweat patches are among the most common faux pas that leave Britons blushing with embarrassment four times a day. Tripping in public and getting food stuck between teeth are also humiliating moments that most try hard to avoid and one in seven say a relationship has ended because something embarrassing happened. A study of 2,000 adults found that burping accidentally, stalling the car at traffic lights and having food on your face are among the top 50 most common moments that leave us red faced. Commissioned by Ladbrokes, the research found that the biggest embarrassments were most likely to have been in the workplace while stories involving things going wrong in front of the in-laws were also very common. A Ladbrokes spokesman said: ‘Everyone does their best to be composed and cool wherever they are, but it isn’t always going to work and clearly there are many pitfalls. ‘The good thing is once the awkwardness clears the little things that throw us can eventually be looked back on and laughed about.’ A fifth of people have had a public speaking nightmare that they would rather forget and the most embarrassing speaking blunder is having your voice break or squeaking high pitched unexpectedly. And one in seven Britons have been so embarrassed that they have fled a room to avoid the awkward stares. The spokesman said: ‘The good thing about this list is no one is immune and we’re all guilty of having done at least some of these things. ‘We don’t always bring them on ourselves of course, so it’s worth being aware of particular mates or people who might look to embarrass you when you’re off guard. ‘Certain situations have more potential for embarrassment than others of course but the thing to take remember from all of it is there’s no point taking yourself too seriously. ‘Look down the list and the results show there are many things that we can all relate to and some might have more embarrassing memories than others. 'With hindsight they can even be quite funny, even if at the time you just wanted the ground to swallow you up.’ (Read by Rosie Tuck. Rosie Tuck is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
忘記人名、難看的汗?jié)n，這些失態(tài)行為都是讓英國人一天臉紅四次的最常見的原因。 在眾人眼前絆倒、食物殘渣夾在牙縫中，也是許多英國人極力避免的尷尬時分。七分之一英國人稱，自己曾有一段戀情因為發(fā)生了尷尬的事而告終。 一項涵蓋了2000名成人的研究指出讓英國人臉紅的50個最常見的原因。研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，突然打嗝、交通燈亮?xí)r急剎車，還有食物粘在臉上，都是最常見的臉紅原因。 立博公司委托開展的這一調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，最讓英國人臉紅的事情最經(jīng)常發(fā)生在工作場所中，在姻親面前犯錯的事情也是最讓英國人臉紅的。 立博公司的一名發(fā)言人說：“每個人都努力在任何情況下保持沉著冷靜，但有時候還是冷靜不下來，顯然陷阱比比皆是。” “好的一面是一旦尷尬過去，那些讓我們絆倒的小事情，以后在我們回首時，可以作為趣事來談笑。” 五分之一的英國人在公共場合發(fā)言這方面都有一段不堪回首的回憶，最讓人尷尬的錯誤就是說話破音，或是突然發(fā)出尖聲。 七分之一的英國人曾經(jīng)陷入迫使自己逃離現(xiàn)場來躲避眾人目光的尷尬境地。 立博公司的發(fā)言人說：“這份清單的好處是讓人們知道誰都無法避免尷尬，我們都曾因做過其中一些事而愧疚?！?/p> “當(dāng)然，這些尷尬并不都是我們自己造成的，所以要提防某些人在你沒有戒備的時候出你的糗，這也是值得我們注意的?！?/p> “當(dāng)然，某些情形比其他時候更容易出糗，但需要從中吸取的是，沒必要太把自己當(dāng)回事兒。 “看一下這份清單，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多尷尬事情都和我們有關(guān)，但有些人也許擁有的尷尬回憶比其他人更多。 “回頭看時，這些事甚至讓人覺得挺好笑，即使當(dāng)時你恨不得鉆進地縫里?！?/p> 相關(guān)閱讀 （中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 陳丹妮 編輯：Julie） |
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Vocabulary: faux pas: 失禮，失態(tài) burp: 打嗝 hindsight: 事后的認識 |
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