老外“左右为难”时是怎样的呢？
<p> 今天要讲的几个习惯用语都描述人们陷入的尴尬局面，而且往往还是难以解脱的困境。</p><p> 1. <span word="sticky">sticky</span> <span word="wicket">wicket</span> 困境，不利地位</p><p> <span word="Sticky">Sticky</span> <span word="wicket">wicket</span>来自风行英国的板球比赛。<span word="Wicket">Wicket</span>是板球运动中的三柱门。打板球的时候投球手要设法把球击中三柱门，而对方球队的击球手却要努力堵击投来的球，守卫三柱门，使球打不中它。</p><p> 我们知道<span word="sticky">sticky</span>这个词的意思是粘的，刚下完雨的时候板球场地上还是潮湿的，这时候球最难打中三柱门，因为门周围的场地带有泥泞的黏性，影响球落地后的弹跳力，当然也大大减少击中门的机会。这个习惯用语用在日常生活中，表达的意思是陷入走投无路的境地。</p><p> 下面这个例子中，说话的人刚开了家新餐馆，可是他遇上麻烦了。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="weve">weve</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sticky">sticky</span> <span word="wicket">wicket</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p> 我们眼下恐怕是走投无路了。我手头的全部资金都已经用完，要是我不马上找到借贷的地方，那么我星期六就付不出该付的薪水，也买不了下星期餐馆开张所需的食品。</p><p> 2. <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bind">bind</span> 处于困境</p>
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