He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
他顯然非常緊張，局促不安地在麥克風前站了好幾分鐘。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 焦慮的;緊張不安的;神經質的;
?? nerv神經 + ous ...的 → a.緊張的，神經的；易激動的
"Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system."
有些化學物質能在神經系統中引起不良變化.
近義：apprehensive, jittery, jumpy, scary, shy, skittish
反義：mild, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet
n. 擴音器，麥克風;話筒;
?? micro小+phone聲音→小聲音變大聲音 → 麥克風
"to speak into the microphone"
對著麥克風講話
近義：mike, mouthpiece
adv. 明顯地;
"Obviously, we don't want to spend too much money."
很明顯，我們不想花太多的錢。
近義：manifestly, openly, overtly, patently, plain, revealedly
反義：hiddenly, implicitly, offstage, backstage, privately, privily
adv. 笨拙地;困難地;難看地;尷尬地;
"I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb."
我一直以一種不舒服的姿勢躺著,腿已經麻木了.
近義：lubberly, maladroitly, nauseatingly, sickeningly, unskillfully, blunderingly
反義：artfully, skillfully, slick, slickly, capably, cleverly