over a barrel
受制于人
A:It is obvious that their goverment is nursing the hope of having all other countries over a barrel and bring them completely under their control.
A:很显然，他们的政府是存心想在经济上支配其他的国家并把其他所有的国家完全置于他们的控制之下。
B:It's typical of them to do so.
B：他们最爱这么干了。
A:What can we do then?
A:我们能做些什么呢?
B:We must keep developing our economy and unite with other developing countries to fight against it.
B：我们必须发展自己的经济并和其他国家联合起来一起抵制这种趋势。