In spite of the awkward questions the minister never let his guard fall for a moment.

尽管遇到的是些令人尴尬的问题，部长却没有丝毫的失误。

There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers' reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors.

人们普遍认为，瑞士对富有的外国人来说是不可抗拒的，主要是因为它的账户编号，以及银行家不愿向储户提出尴尬的问题。