graceless

graceless production of the play; his stature low. . . his bearing ungraceful- sir walter scott.

这个剧本的制作不雅致；他的身材很矮……举止也不优雅——沃尔特·斯科特爵士。

And who could have guessed that this shambling, graceless yachtsman, squelching bare-legged in the mud and grinning awkwardly at embarrassed Austrian boys, was to help Britannia rule the waves?

谁能想到这个无耻粗俗、在泥里蹲着、尴尬地咧嘴笑看奥地利男孩的帆船运动员，将要帮助不列颠迎接挑战？

Sure, there are the fortunate few from whom the journey has thus far been smooth sailing, but for the vast majority of us, there are fits and starts, hiccups, confusion, mistakes, wrong turns, U-turns, graceless moments.

诚然，少数幸运儿的人生迄今一帆风顺，但我们对大多数人而言，生命里会有断断续续、会有中断的时候、会有困惑、错误、会拐错弯、掉错头，还有颜面尽失的时候。