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cover of episode 【绝望的主妇】处境困难别再用in a difficult situation了!

【绝望的主妇】处境困难别再用in a difficult situation了!

2021/9/27
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【句子】Seems that he had a relapse last night, which unfortunately puts us in a very tight spot. 【Desperate Housewives S01E22】 【发音】/siːmz/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /hæd/ /ə/ /ˈriːlæps/ /lɑːst/ /læst/ /naɪt/ /wɪtʃ/ /ʌnˈfɔː(r)tʃənətli/ /pʊts/ /ʌs/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈveri/ /taɪt/ /spɒt/ /spɑːt/【发音技巧】that he不完全爆破;had a连读;last night不完全爆破;which unfortunately连读;puts us连读;in a连读;tight spot不完全爆破;【翻译】昨晚他的病情好似又复发了,因此我们现在到了紧要关头。【适用场合】今天这期节目中我们来学习一个非常有意思的短语:in a tight spot, 我们都知道spot有“地点”的意思,那什么叫in a tight spot, 在一个紧的地点吗?来看看对应的英文解释:in a tight spot:in a particularly difficult or awkward situation, especially one that is not easy to escape from or resolve处在一种特别困难或尴尬的情况下,尤其指难以摆脱或解决的情况。也就是我们常说的:in a difficult situationeg: I'm going to be in quite a tight spot if this loan isn't approved.如果这笔贷款不获批准,我的处境就很困难了。eg: She'll always help if you're in a tight spot.如果你有困难,她总是会伸出援助之手的。eg: This puts the boss in a very tight spot.这情形让这位老板陷入了非常难办、非常尴尬的境地。“陷入困境”我们知道怎么说了,那“摆脱困境”呢?正确答案是:out of a tight spot,是不是很简单?eg: Your brother helped me out of a tight spot when I was out of work a few years back, so I'm more than happy to lend him a hand now.几年前我失业的时候,你哥哥帮我摆脱了困境,所以我现在非常乐意帮他一把。eg: I hope you can help get me out of a tight spot.我希望你能帮我脱离困境。 【尝试翻译以下句子,并留言在文章留言区】他现在处境有点困难。银行只给了他一个星期的时间凑齐2000美元。