the work of a bungling amateur.
错误百出的业余人员的作为。
You can’t do a thing without bungling it.
你做事总是笨手笨脚。
He is always bungling his assignments at work.
他总是在工作中搞砸自己的任务。
The bungling thief was caught by the police.
那个笨拙的小偷被警察逮住了。
Her bungling attempts at cooking always end in disaster.
她笨手笨脚的烹饪尝试总是以灾难告终。
The bungling waiter spilled soup all over the customer.
那个笨拙的服务员把汤洒在了顾客身上。
Despite his bungling ways, he somehow managed to finish the project on time.
尽管他笨拙的方式，但他还是设法按时完成了项目。
The bungling actor forgot his lines during the performance.
那个笨拙的演员在表演中忘记了台词。
She is tired of his constant bungling and mistakes.
她厌倦了他不断的搞砸和错误。
The bungling mechanic made the problem worse instead of fixing it.
那个笨拙的技工没有修好问题，反而让问题变得更糟。
His bungling attempts to fix the leaky faucet only made it worse.
他笨拙的修理漏水的水龙头尝试只是让情况变得更糟。
The bungling intern made a mess of the presentation in front of the clients.
那个笨拙的实习生在客户面前搞砸了演示。
And a bungling criminal is caught on tape in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
而在南卡罗莱纳斯帕坦堡一位笨贼被摄像机纪录下来。
来源: CNN Listening Collection November 2012Locals say a long-running drought has been made worse by official bungling and the diversion of water to other cities.
当地居民说，因为政府把事情搞砸了并且调水到其他城市，长期以来的干旱变得更加严重。
来源: The Economist (Summary)So, " bungling" means to do something poorly, even if you know how to do it.
所以，“笨拙”意味着做某事很糟糕，即使你知道该怎么做。
来源: 2015 English CafeAfter decades of population decline, political bungling and corruption, Detroit, once America's third-largest city, now needs an emergency manager to save it.
数十年里，人口数量减少，政府管理不善和腐败问题使得底特律这个原本排名全国第三的城市急需一个专业经理人救它于水火之中。
来源: The Economist - ComprehensiveThe World Health Organization says too many countries are bungling their response to the corona virus pandemic and has warned things will get worse and worse without improved strategies.
世界卫生组织表示 太多国家在应对冠状病毒大流行时表现拙劣 并警告如果不改进策略 情况会越来越糟。
来源: BBC World HeadlinesThe lazy and bungling person can adopt a set of opinions which prove to his satisfaction that the grapes are sour-the grapes being the rewards that more energetic and competent men can win.
懒惰而笨拙的人会接受一套让自己满意的观点来证明“葡萄是酸的”--而“葡萄”就是那些更加精明能干的人获取的回报。
来源: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4the work of a bungling amateur.
错误百出的业余人员的作为。
You can’t do a thing without bungling it.
你做事总是笨手笨脚。
He is always bungling his assignments at work.
他总是在工作中搞砸自己的任务。
The bungling thief was caught by the police.
那个笨拙的小偷被警察逮住了。
Her bungling attempts at cooking always end in disaster.
她笨手笨脚的烹饪尝试总是以灾难告终。
The bungling waiter spilled soup all over the customer.
那个笨拙的服务员把汤洒在了顾客身上。
Despite his bungling ways, he somehow managed to finish the project on time.
尽管他笨拙的方式，但他还是设法按时完成了项目。
The bungling actor forgot his lines during the performance.
那个笨拙的演员在表演中忘记了台词。
She is tired of his constant bungling and mistakes.
她厌倦了他不断的搞砸和错误。
The bungling mechanic made the problem worse instead of fixing it.
那个笨拙的技工没有修好问题，反而让问题变得更糟。
His bungling attempts to fix the leaky faucet only made it worse.
他笨拙的修理漏水的水龙头尝试只是让情况变得更糟。
The bungling intern made a mess of the presentation in front of the clients.
那个笨拙的实习生在客户面前搞砸了演示。
And a bungling criminal is caught on tape in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
而在南卡罗莱纳斯帕坦堡一位笨贼被摄像机纪录下来。
来源: CNN Listening Collection November 2012Locals say a long-running drought has been made worse by official bungling and the diversion of water to other cities.
当地居民说，因为政府把事情搞砸了并且调水到其他城市，长期以来的干旱变得更加严重。
来源: The Economist (Summary)So, " bungling" means to do something poorly, even if you know how to do it.
所以，“笨拙”意味着做某事很糟糕，即使你知道该怎么做。
来源: 2015 English CafeAfter decades of population decline, political bungling and corruption, Detroit, once America's third-largest city, now needs an emergency manager to save it.
数十年里，人口数量减少，政府管理不善和腐败问题使得底特律这个原本排名全国第三的城市急需一个专业经理人救它于水火之中。
来源: The Economist - ComprehensiveThe World Health Organization says too many countries are bungling their response to the corona virus pandemic and has warned things will get worse and worse without improved strategies.
世界卫生组织表示 太多国家在应对冠状病毒大流行时表现拙劣 并警告如果不改进策略 情况会越来越糟。
来源: BBC World HeadlinesThe lazy and bungling person can adopt a set of opinions which prove to his satisfaction that the grapes are sour-the grapes being the rewards that more energetic and competent men can win.
懒惰而笨拙的人会接受一套让自己满意的观点来证明“葡萄是酸的”--而“葡萄”就是那些更加精明能干的人获取的回报。
来源: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4探索常用高频词汇