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<p><strong>为难时</strong></p><p><strong>该怎么办呢? I don't know what to do. </strong><br />I don't know what to do. (该怎么办呢?) <br />Don't worry, I'll help. (别担心，我来帮你。) <br />I'm at a loss as to what to do. (我真不知该怎么办才好。) <br />I'm unable to decide for myself. (我一个人决定不了。) <br />= What shall I do? (怎么办?)</p><p><strong>◎我该怎么办? What am I supposed to do? <br /></strong>*be supposed to "计划做……"。 <br />What am I supposed to do? (我该怎么办?) <br />I don't know. Just relax, I'll help you. (我也不知道。放松点儿，我会帮助你的。) <br />= What am I going to do? <br />= What should I do?</p><p><strong>◎这下可麻烦了。 We are in trouble. </strong><br />We can't finish our proposal in time. (我们不能按时完成计划了。) <br />We are in trouble. (这下可麻烦了。) <br />= We're in big trouble. <br />*进一步强调不知如何是好的心情。</p><p><strong>◎那很麻烦。 It's a hassle. </strong><br />*hassle "麻烦的事情，苦战"。 <br />Do you like the new computer system? (你喜欢这种新计算机系统吗?) <br />No, it's a hassle. (不喜欢，它很费劲。) <br />= It's a pain in the neck. <br />= It's a pain in the ass. *低俗的说法。 <br />= It's a lot of trouble.</p><p><strong>◎这真是个难题。 It's really a difficult problem. </strong><br />What should we do? (我们该怎么办?) <br />I don't know. It's really a difficult problem. (我不知道。这真是个难题。) <br />= It's big problem.</p><p><strong>◎我不知道说什么才好。 I don't know what to say. </strong><br />= I'm at a loss as to what to say. (我不知道说什么才好。) <br />*at a loss "困惑不解，茫然不知所措"。</p><p><strong>◎这下可难住我了。 You got me. </strong><br />I have a full house. (〈打牌中的〉我是同花顺。) <br />You got me. (这下可难住我了。) <br />= I don't know. <br />= I guess you're right. (我想你是对的。) <br />= You win. (你赢了。) <br />= That beats me.</p><p><strong>◎他特招人讨厌。 He's a nuisance. *nuisance"难对付的人，麻烦的人"。 </strong></p><p><strong>◎自作自受。 You asked for it. </strong><br />*"自己给自己找麻烦"。</p><p><strong>◎哎哟! Oops! </strong><br />*表示困惑、遗憾的心情，或吃惊和轻度欢喜。 <br />You're stepping on my foot. (你踩着我脚呢。) <br />Oops! I'm sorry. (哎哟!对不起。) <br />I made a mistake. (我犯了一个错。) <br />My mistake. (是我的错。)</p><p><strong>◎噢!不! Oh, no! </strong><br />Oh, no! I missed the flight. (噢!不!赶不上飞机了。) <br />You did? (真的?) <br />Ah, man! *man 表示兴奋的和吃惊的口语说法。 <br />= Oh, my goodness! <br />= Oh, my gosh! <br />= Good heavens!</p><p><strong>◎这正是难点。 That's the hard part. </strong><br />We have to decide what to do. (我们得决定什么做。) <br />That's the hard part. (这正是难点。) <br />= That's the difficult part.</p><p><strong>◎我感到内疚。 I feel guilty. </strong><br />*有罪恶感。 <br />I feel guilty. I was mean. (我太刻薄了，我感到很内疚。) <br />Don't worry about it. (不必为那事担心了。) <br />I feel bad about it. <br />*虽然很在意，但还不致于有罪恶感。 <br />= I feel horrible. <br />= It's all my fault. (都是我不好。) <br />= I feel terrible.</p><p><strong>◎你看来很困惑。 You look puzzled. </strong><br />*puzzle "使……窘困"、"使……糊涂"。 <br />You look puzzled. (你看来很困惑。) <br />I can't understand this machine. (我弄不明白这台机器。) <br />= You look confused. (你看上去很困惑。)</p><p><strong>◎那个念头总是萦绕着我。 The idea haunts me. </strong><br />*haunt "不断缠绕在心头的"、"萦绕在脑海中的"、"使心烦的"。 <br />= I can't get rid of the idea. <br />= I can't get it out of my mind.</p>
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