為難時
    該怎么辦呢? I don't know what to do.
    I don't know what to do. (該怎么辦呢?)
    Don't worry, I'll help. (別擔心，我來幫你。)
    I'm at a loss as to what to do. (我真不知該怎么辦才好。)
    I'm unable to decide for myself. (我一個人決定不了。)
    = What shall I do? (怎么辦?)
    ◎我該怎么辦? What am I supposed to do?
    *be supposed to “計劃做……”。
    What am I supposed to do? (我該怎么辦?)
    I don't know. Just relax, I'll help you. (我也不知道。放松點兒，我會幫助你的。)
    = What am I going to do?
    = What should I do?
    ◎這下可麻煩了。 We are in trouble.
    We can't finish our proposal in time. (我們不能按時完成計劃了。)
    We are in trouble. (這下可麻煩了。)
    = We're in big trouble.
    *進一步強調(diào)不知如何是好的心情。
    ◎那很麻煩。 It's a hassle.
    *hassle “麻煩的事情，苦戰(zhàn)”。
    Do you like the new computer system? (你喜歡這種新計算機系統(tǒng)嗎?)
    No, it's a hassle. (不喜歡，它很費勁。)
    = It's a pain in the neck.
    = It's a pain in the ass. *低俗的說法。
    = It's a lot of trouble.
    ◎這真是個難題。 It's really a difficult problem.
    What should we do? (我們該怎么辦?)
    I don't know. It's really a difficult problem. (我不知道。這真是個難題。)
    = It's big problem.
    ◎我不知道說什么才好。 I don't know what to say.
    = I'm at a loss as to what to say. (我不知道說什么才好。)
    *at a loss “困惑不解，茫然不知所措”。
    ◎這下可難住我了。 You got me.
    I have a full house. (〈打牌中的〉我是同花順。)
    You got me. (這下可難住我了。)
    = I don't know.
    = I guess you're right. (我想你是對的。)
    = You win. (你贏了。)
    = That beats me.
    ◎他特招人討厭。 He's a nuisance. *nuisance“難對付的人，麻煩的人”。
    ◎自作自受。 You asked for it.
    *“自己給自己找麻煩”。
    ◎哎喲! Oops!
    *表示困惑、遺憾的心情，或吃驚和輕度歡喜。
    You're stepping on my foot. (你踩著我腳呢。)
    Oops! I'm sorry. (哎喲!對不起。)
    I made a mistake. (我犯了一個錯。)
    My mistake. (是我的錯。)
    ◎噢!不! Oh, no!
    Oh, no! I missed the flight. (噢!不!趕不上飛機了。)
    You did? (真的?)
    Ah, man! *man 表示興奮的和吃驚的口語說法。
    = Oh, my goodness!
    = Oh, my gosh!
    = Good heavens!
    ◎這正是難點。 That's the hard part.
    We have to decide what to do. (我們得決定什么做。)
    That's the hard part. (這正是難點。)
    = That's the difficult part.
    ◎我感到內(nèi)疚。 I feel guilty.
    *有罪惡感。
    I feel guilty. I was mean. (我太刻薄了，我感到很內(nèi)疚。)
    Don't worry about it. (不必為那事?lián)牧恕?
    I feel bad about it.
    *雖然很在意，但還不致于有罪惡感。
    = I feel horrible.
    = It's all my fault. (都是我不好。)
    = I feel terrible.
    ◎你看來很困惑。 You look puzzled.
    *puzzle “使……窘困”、“使……糊涂”。
    You look puzzled. (你看來很困惑。)
    I can't understand this machine. (我弄不明白這臺機器。)
    = You look confused. (你看上去很困惑。)
    ◎那個念頭總是縈繞著我。 The idea haunts me.
    *haunt “不斷纏繞在心頭的”、“縈繞在腦海中的”、“使心煩的”。
    = I can't get rid of the idea.
    = I can't get it out of my mind.