Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！A corner is basically an angle where two sides meet. Boxed In A Corner
角落就是两个边相遇的地方。被困在角落Let's find out why these two are talking about corners.
让我们看一下为什么这两个人在谈论角落。
What's wrong? You look worried.
发生什么事情了？你看起来很忧虑。My friend Nico quit his job, had a baby and bought a new house... all at the same time!
我的朋友尼克辞职了，有了孩子还买了一个大房子...这些事情竟然是同时发生的！How's that going?
那他现在怎么样了？Not good. He’s out of money.
不太好。他现在没钱了。It sounds like he boxed himself in a corner.
看起来他把自己困在了角落里。
If you are boxed in a corner, you are in a situation where there are very few, or no, good solutions.
如果你把自己困在了角落里，你就陷入了一种无法解决的困境中。This expression comes from the world of boxing.
这个表述来源于拳击世界。During the fight, the corner is not where a boxer wants to be.
在比赛时，拳击手不想自己被困在角落里。It is difficult to defend him or herself while in the corner.
在角落里，你很难防卫自己。And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！