| Gb | Eng |
|---|---|
| 在我现在看来，他那时似乎在叹气，而我吃吃地笑是在隐藏我的尴尬。 | It seems to me now that he sighed and that I tittered to hide my embarrassment. |
| 1986年布什所预料到的尴尬情形果然发生了。他的政治生涯的确受到威胁。他[对里根]的效忠到了瘫痪自己的程度。这固然是个人美德，但在政治上却是障碍。 | The dilemma that Bush foresaw in1986 has come to pass. His political career is indeed at stake, and his paralyzing loyalty is becoming a political handicap as well as a personal virtue. |
| 泰然自若，沉着不受影响或不尴尬；冷静 | Freedom from affectation or embarrassment; composure. |