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Here is a colorful expression about a sticky situation.

这是一个关于胶着状态的有趣的表达

Paint Oneself Into a Corner

让自己陷入困境

Did you see Cara? Why is she so upset?

你看到卡拉了吗？她为什么那么烦恼？

She got a speeding ticket and has no money to pay for it!

她收到了超速罚款单 但却没钱支付

But we all got paid yesterday... how does she have no money?

但我们昨天才发了工资 她怎么会没钱呢

She told me she spent all her money on clothes and candy!

她说她把所有钱全花在衣服和糖果上了

Well, she really painted herself into a corner there!

她可真是把自己逼入了绝境啊

To paint yourself into a corner means to put yourself in a situation that is hard to escape.

“paint yourself into a corner”是指让自己陷入难以逃脱的处境

In our example, Anna and Jonathan's friend Cara painted herself into a corner by not saving enough money to pay for an unexpected cost.

在我们的例子中 安娜和乔纳森的朋友卡拉因为没有存钱以备不时之需 让自己陷入了困境

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