be in a jam 陷入困境

jam指“拥挤，阻塞”。该习语的字母意思为“在拥挤之中”，引申为“陷入困难的处境”。例如：She is in a bit of jam about money. （她的手头有点拮据。）

A: Mike told me that his business was in a jam and he was in urgent need of money. He wanted to borrow some money from me. 迈克告诉我他的生意陷入困境，急需用钱。他想向我借钱。

B: Don’t lend money to him. He's always lying. 别借钱给他。他总是说慌。

A: But I think he is really in difficulty this time. 但这一次我看他是真的遇上困难了。

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