For a free software user, one of the most irksome aspects of Windows XP or Vista is that you are constantly being nagged by pop-ups.

对自由软件用户来说，Windows XP或Vista最让人不能忍受的一个方面是，你会被不时弹出的东西骚扰。

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It was too irksome to lie up there, harassing my brain with a hundred idle misgivings.

躺在那儿是太烦神了，有一百种没根据的忧虑困扰着我的头脑。

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The rest of the world would either buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) or get gas in pipelines, a prospect that relations with Russia have made irksome to some.

世界其他地区则得在购买液化天然气与通过管道进口天然气之间做出选择，而与俄罗斯的关系则已使后一种前景令某些国家感到苦恼。

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Is it because of officialdom and bureaucracy become irksome after a time, and you want to get away from the trappings?

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Until now, British leaders have taken the view that a few irksome rules are the price one pays for the right to help shape the rules for everyone else.

WSJ: Two Ways to Look at Sovereignty Issue

Landscape painters struggled with treacherous greens that turn brown and with the irksome fact that brown itself is not a natural hue (try finding it in a rainbow).

ECONOMIST: Science and history of colour