聽力每日練習(xí) listen 954 Up?the?Creek?Without?a?Paddle

 
2--Hmm... I wonder if that means things are going well for someone? Let's see:
 
1--Jane was all ready to buy that new car. She had the money saved up for it.
 
2--I heard that, too. But then she need the money to fix up house instead.
 
1--She is up the creek without a paddle, when it comes to getting that new car.
 
2--Being up the creek without a paddle, means you are in a bad situation.
 
1--There is no easy way out.
 
2--Because, if you are in a boat, on a creek, without a paddle to help move or turn, you can't go forward.
 
1--It describes a situation in which someone wants or needs to act, but cannot.
 
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注解：
 
1.Creek小溪
2.Paddle劃槳
3.situation情景

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譯文：

1--美式英語中有一個很常用的說法：陷入困境
2--恩...我在想這是否意味著某人事情進(jìn)行順利? 讓我們一起看一下：
1--簡準(zhǔn)備要買新車了。她一直在為此存錢。
2--我也聽說了。但是她需要用這些錢來修理房屋。
1--要是買新車的話，她就會處于陷入困境當(dāng)中。
2--Being up the creek without a paddle的意思是你處于一個不好的形勢當(dāng)中。
1--沒有什么簡單的方法來解決。
2--因為在河流中的船上，如果沒有船槳幫你劃動或轉(zhuǎn)向，你是沒法前進(jìn)的。
1--這個短語是描述一個人想做卻沒辦法做到某事的情景。