聽力每日練習 listen 917 Boxed in a Corner

 
2--Let's find out why these two are talking about corners.
 
1--What's wrong? You look worried.
 
2--My friend Nico quit his job, had a baby and bought a new house... all at the same time!
 
1--How's that going?
 
2--Not good. He’s out of money.
 
1--It sounds like he boxed himself in a corner.
 
2--If you are boxed in a corner, you are in a situation where there are very few, or no, good solutions.
 
1--This expression comes from the world of boxing.
 
2--During the fight, the corner is not where a boxer wants to be.
 
1--It is difficult to defend him or herself while in the corner.
 
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注解：
 
1.basically基本上
2.solutions解決方案
3.defend防衛(wèi)

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譯文：
 
1--角落就是兩個邊相遇的地方。被困在角落
2--讓我們看一下為什么這兩個人在談論角落。
1--發(fā)生什么事情了？你看起來很憂慮。
2--我的朋友尼克辭職了，有了孩子還買了一個大房子...這些事情竟然是同時發(fā)生的！
1--那他現(xiàn)在怎么樣了？
2--不太好。他現(xiàn)在沒錢了。
1--看起來他把自己困在了角落里。
2--如果你把自己困在了角落里，你就陷入了一種無法解決的困境中。
1--這個表述來源于拳擊世界。
2--在比賽時，拳擊手不想自己被困在角落里。
1--在角落里，你很難防衛(wèi)自己。