笨拙 - 4第2课：笨拙 - 4【迷你小对话1】A: I want to get the house painted.
It is getting a bit dirty and dingy.

B: Make sure you hire the experts to do it.
You’re so clumsy and awkward.
You’ll probably fall off the ladder and hurt yourself.
A: 我想把房子刷一下。
房子变得又脏又暗了。

B: 那你得找几个行家来刷。
你笨手笨脚的，说不定会从梯子上摔下来受伤的。
【迷你小对话2】A: Oh no!
Someone has put his hand in Grandma’s birthday cake!
Who could have done it?

B: I bet Roger did it.
He is so ham-handed, always dropping things and walking into walls.
It’s just another of his accidents.
A: 天啊！
有人把手插到奶奶的生日蛋糕里了！
会是谁干的呢？

B: 一定是Roger，他毛手毛脚的，不是掉东西就是走路撞墙。
这肯定又是他一不小心干的。
【语言点精讲】clumsy: 手脚笨拙的。
样子不优雅的。

awkward: 手脚笨拙的，不灵巧的。
不熟练的。

ham-handed: 笨拙的。

dingy: 暗淡的，泛遥的。