Feifei: 欢迎收听BBC英语教学为你制作的《地道英语》节目。大家好，我是冯菲菲。Rob... Rob? Where's Rob?
Rob:(Door opens) Oh hi Feifei... you couldn't lend me £10 could you?
Feifei: Rob! 你来晚了，不赶快开始录节目，反而问我借钱，你这都哪跟哪儿呀？You're supposed to be presenting this programme. Anyway, what do you want £10 for? And what's that... stuff all over your clothes?
Rob: Well, I was running to get to the studio and I bumped into a woman.
Feifei: Right... So, what do you need £10 for? Your laundry bill?
Rob: No, 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!
Feifei: Oh! Rob 不小心撞到了一位女士，惹了点小麻烦。He is in a sticky situation. Rob 遇到了一个棘手的情况。
Rob: Well, that's true. You mean I'm in a situation that is difficult to get out of?
罗伯：嗯，是的。 您是说我处在难以摆脱的境地？
Feifei: Exactly. 给你10镑前，你快去解决你的问题把。Now you can go and un-stick the situation!
Rob: Thanks Feifei. I think we should hear some examples of this phrase while I go and pay the woman...
罗伯：谢谢菲菲。 我想我们去付钱给那个女人时，我们应该听到这个短语的一些例子。
Examples：
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.
It was a sticky situation - neither side would agree on who caused the accident.
We're in a sticky situation - We've got to catch the train but we haven't got enough money to buy a ticket.
我的处境很棘手：我说过我会和皮特一起去电影院，但我也答应过和约翰一起去喝酒。
这是一个棘手的情况-双方都无法就谁造成事故达成共识。
我们处于困境中-我们必须赶上火车，但我们没有足够的钱来买票。
Feifei: 短语 a sticky situation 指的是一个困难的、另人尴尬的又很棘手、敏感的局面。(Door opens again) Ah, Rob you're back...
Rob: ...yes, yes. She's happy now and is going back to the bakery again.
Feifei: The bakery? Why what was in the box she was carrying?
Rob: A big birthday cake for her daughter.
罗布：...是的，是的。 她现在很高兴，现在又回到面包店。
菲菲：面包店？ 她为什么要搬箱子里的东西？
罗伯：给女儿的生日蛋糕。
Feifei: Oh no, you were in a sticky situation in more ways than one!
Rob: I suppose I was.
Both: Bye.
Feifei：哦，不，您的处境不止一种！
罗伯：我想是。
两者：再见。
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