1. Gone are the clumsy chimeras of popular imagination, fit for neither water nor land. 「原始四肢既不适应水域也不适应陆地」，这种大众想像中的笨拙形象，该淘汰了。
2. When these seabirds walk on land, they look clumsy. 在陆地上，这些海鸟一副笨拙的样子。
3. The analyst could retort only that the geometric proofs were clumsy and inelegant. 分析学家却只能回嘴说几何的证明是笨拙而不优美的。
4. Governor Palin gave what some consider to be a rather clumsy answer. Listen to this. 佩林州长给出了一些人认为是相当笨拙的回答。我们来听一下。
5. When a brand asserts authenticity in a clumsy way, it quickly breeds distrust or, at the very least, disinterest. 如果某个品牌以不得体的方法宣称自己的原真性，不必多久，重则招致不信任，轻则被冷漠以待。
