Language Work awkward: adj. lacking skill or grace;clumsy; causing difficulty,embarrassment, on inconvenience e.g. (1)The young man is shy and awkward with women. (2)Swans are surprisingly awkward on land. (3)Arrange the next meeting at a less awkward time. My large class responded to my awkward smile and brief greeting with silence. I briefly greeted my students with an unnatural smile,but the whole large class remained silent as though nothing had happened. Vacationland
Language Work • awkward: adj. lacking skill or grace; clumsy; c au s ing d i ff ic ul t y, em ba rra ssm en t, or inconvenience e.g.: (1) The young man is shy and awkward with women. (2) Swans are surprisingly awkward on land. (3) Arrange the next meeting at a less awkward time. • My large class responded to my awkward smile and brief greeting with silence. I briefly greeted my students with an unnatural smile, but the whole large class remained silent as though nothing had happened
fuss:v.to keep moving or touching sth.busily, nervously,or aimlessly e.g: (1)Stop fussing and eat your food. (2)In anticipation of her boyfriend's visit,she got up and fussed about in her room. stammer:v.to speak with halting articulation, esp.with pauses or rapid repetitions of the same syllable e.g.: (1)The boy stammers whenever he speaks. Vacationland
• fuss: v. to keep moving or touching sth. busily, nervously, or aimlessly e.g: (1) Stop fussing and eat your food. (2) In anticipation of her boyfriend's visit, she got up and fussed about in her room. • stammer: v. to speak with halting articulation, esp. with pauses or rapid repetitions of the same syllable e.g.: (1) The boy stammers whenever he speaks
For a few moments I fussed with my notes Then I started my lecture,stammering;no one seemed to be listening. For several minutes I fiddled with my teaching notes.Then,I began my lecture, speaking with pauses and rapid repetitions.Meanwhile,it seemed to me that none of the students were listening to me or paying attention to me. Vacationland
• For a few moments I fussed with my notes. Then I started my lecture, stammering; no one seemed to be listening. For several minutes I fiddled with my teaching notes. Then, I began my lecture, s p e a k in g w ith p a u s e s and ra p id repetitions. Meanwhile, it seemed to me that none of the students were listening to me or paying attention to me
panic:n.sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm e.g.: (1)Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. (2)The fire caused a panic in the cinema. (3)She succumbed to a last-minute panic. poised:adj.calm,self-assured,and dignified e.g.: (1)At the moment when the ship was sinking,the captain remained poised,ordering that children and women be evacuated immediately. NIMATION Vacationland
• panic: n. sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm e.g.: (1) Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. (2) The fire caused a panic in the cinema. (3) She succumbed to a last-minute panic. • poised: adj. calm, self-assured, and dignified e.g.: (1) At the moment when the ship was sinking, the captain remained poised, ordering that children and women be evacuated immediately
At that moment of panic I noticed in the fifth row a poised,attentive young woman in a summer dress. Seized by sudden uncontrollable fear at that time, I chanced to spot in the fifth row a girl in a summer dress who was listening to me calmly and attentively. Her skin was tanned,her brown eyes were clear and alert,her hair was golden. Her skin was lightly browned,her brown eyes were transparent and watchful,and her hair was like gold in color. NIMATION Vacationland
• At that moment of panic I noticed in the fifth row a poised, attentive young woman in a summer dress. Seized by sudden uncontrollable fear at that time, I chanced to spot in the fifth row a girl in a summer dress who was listening to me calmly and attentively. • Her skin was tanned, her brown eyes were clear and alert, her hair was golden. Her skin was lightly browned, her brown eyes were transparent and watchful, and her hair was like gold in color