Bert is in a tight corner. He spent a week writing a report forhis boss. "Would you believe it, I lost the report on my way to worktoday!" he exclaimed. "Well Bert, you have put me in a tight cornerbecause I really need that report," his boss said. "I guess you willjust have to stay up all night rewriting it." To be in a tight corner isto be in an awkward (棘手的), distressing (令人烦恼的) or even dangeroussituation.
伯特正陷入困境(in a tightcorner)。他花了一个星期时间帮他的老板写了一份报告。他激动地叫道:“你相信吗,我在今天上班的路上丢失了报告!”他的老板说:“伯特,你让我陷入了困境,因为我真的需要这份报告。我想你不得不通宵熬夜重写报告。”To be in a tightcorner就是指陷入了棘手的、令人烦恼的或者是危险的境地。
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