最讓英國人臉紅的50個尷尬瞬間

Britons blush four times a day as top 50 most awkward moments revealed

中國日報網 2012-09-11 08:49

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.)

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忘記人名、難看的汗漬，這些失態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。研究發現，突然打嗝、交通燈亮時急剎車，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查發現，最讓英國人臉紅的事情最經常發生在工作場所中，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，或是突然發出尖聲。