The english we speak(BBC教学)第226期:A sticky situation 两难境地
Rob has bumped into someone and got himself into a sticky situation. What can this mean and can Feifei help him get un-stuck? Listen to this programme and learn a new expression about a difficult, awkward or sensitive situation.
罗布撞到人了，使自己陷入了困难的境地。这是什么意思，菲菲能帮他摆脱困境吗？请收听本期节目，学习有关困难的、难处理的或敏感的境地的表达方式。Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.
注：音频与文本并不完全对应。Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak with me Feifei and... Rob... Rob? Where's Rob?
菲菲：欢迎收听地道英语节目，我是菲菲……罗布，罗布？罗布去哪里了？
Rob: (Door opens) Oh hi Feifei... you couldn't lend me ￡10, could you?
罗布：（门开了）哦，你好，菲菲……你能借我10英镑吗？Feifei: Rob! You're supposed to be presenting this programme. Anyway, what do you need ￡10 for? And what's that... stuff all over your clothes?
菲菲：罗布！你应该主持节目。不过你为什么需要10英镑？你衣服上那是什么？Rob: Well, I was running to get to the studio and I bumped into a woman.
罗布：哦，我在跑着来演播室的路上撞到了一位女士。Feifei: Right... So, what do you need ￡10 for?
菲菲：嗯……那你为什么需要10英镑？Rob: Well, you see, she dropped a big box she was carrying and said I would have to pay for the damage — and if I didn't, her daughter would be really upset!
罗布：你看，她拿着的一个大盒子掉了，她说我要赔偿她的损失——如果我不赔偿，她的女儿会非常伤心的！Feifei: Oh! Rob, you are in 'a sticky situation'.
菲菲：哦，罗布，你陷入了两难的境地。Rob: A sticky situation, yeah, that's true. You mean I'm in a situation that is difficult to get out of?
罗布：两难境地，没错。你是说我处在一个难以摆脱的困境中，对吧？Feifei: Exactly! Rob, here's ￡10 — now you can go and un-stick the situation!
菲菲：完全正确！罗布，给你10英镑，现在你可以摆脱这个困境了！Rob: Thanks Feifei. I think we should hear some examples of this phrase while I go and pay the woman...
罗布：谢谢，菲菲。我想我去赔偿那名女士的时候我们可以听一下这个表达的例句。Examples
例句I'm in a sticky situation: I said I'd go to the cinema with Pete but I've also promised to go for a drink with John.
我陷入了两难境地：我说过要和皮特去看电影，可是我又答应了和约翰去喝酒。It was a sticky situation — neither side would agree on who caused the accident.
这是一个棘手的情况，双方在事故责任方的问题上无法达成一致。We're in a sticky situation — we've got to catch the train but we haven't got enough money to buy a ticket.
我们陷入了困难的境地，我们得去赶火车，可是我们没有足够的钱买车票。Feifei: So a sticky situation is a difficult, awkward or sensitive situation. (Door opens again) Ah, Rob, you're back...
菲菲：所以这个短语指困难的、难处理的或是敏感的境地。（门又开了）啊，罗布，你回来了……Rob: . She's happy now and is going back to the bakery again.
罗布：对。她现在很高兴，她又返回面包房了。Feifei: The bakery? Why? What was in that box she was carrying?
菲菲：面包房？为什么？那拿着的那个盒子里有什么？Rob: It was a big birthday cake for her daughter.
罗布：给她女儿的大生日蛋糕。Feifei: Oh no — you were in a sticky situation in more ways than one!
菲菲：哦不，你刚才可不止是陷入棘手的困境！Rob: I suppose I was.
罗布：我想也是。Feifei: Bye Bye.
菲菲：再见。Rob: Bye.
罗布：再见。
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重点讲解：
1. bump into （无意地）碰撞，冲撞；
例句：They stopped walking and he almost bumped into them.
他们停下了脚步，结果他差点儿撞到他们身上。
2. get out of 摆脱；逃避；
例句：She'll need luck to get out of a tight corner like that.
她要靠运气才能摆脱那样的困境。
3. agree on 商定；议定；就…达成协议；
例句：The two sides failed to agree on every point but came to an accommodation.
双方并非在每一点上意见都一致，但已达成和解。
4. in more ways than one 不止一种意义；不单是这样；
例句：These local elections may prove a turning point in more ways than one.
这些地方选举从许多方面来说都是一个转折点。
