1.Paradoxically, a clumsy attempt to deal with underperformance will be just as bad for morale as not dealing with it at all.
矛盾的是，笨拙地处理绩效不佳的员工对士气造成的损害，与根本不处理一样严重。
2.In my clumsy attempt to quickly grab the phone, I knocked it off the kitchen counter and cracked the screen.
我手忙脚乱地去抓手机时，不小心从厨房台子上碰掉了，摔坏了屏幕。
3.Even HP's clumsy attempt to identify the leaky director was arguably part of the effort to raise standards.
甚至惠普试图指认泄密董事的笨拙举措，也可被证明是其试图提高公司公司管理标准的一部分。
4.When British Prime Minister David Cameron told a youth "Call me Dave" , he was mocked mercilessly for his clumsy attempt at populism.
当英国首相大卫卡梅隆对一位年轻人说：“叫我大卫”的时候，人们毫不留情取笑他这种试图采取平民主义的方式拙劣不堪。
5.Michaelis made a clumsy attempt to distract him.
米切里斯笨口拙舌地想法子分散他的注意力。
6.In 2005-06 Endesa fought off the Spanish government's clumsy attempt to merge it with Gas Natural.
2005-2006年的时候，Endesa击退了西班牙政府将其与GasNatural合并的拙劣试图。