为难时

　　该怎么办呢?

　　I don't know what to do.

　　I don't know what to do. (该怎么办呢?)

　　Don't worry, I'll help. (别担心，我来帮你。)

　　I'm at a loss as to what to do. (我真不知该怎么办才好。)

　　I'm unable to decide for myself. (我一个人决定不了。)

　　What shall I do? (怎么办?)

　　我该怎么办?

　　What am I supposed to do? *be supposed to “计划做……”。

　　What am I supposed to do? (我该怎么办?)

　　I don't know. Just relax, I'll help you. (我也不知道。放松点儿，我会帮助你的。)

　　What am I going to do?

　　What should I do?

　　这下可麻烦了。

　　We are in trouble.

　　We can't finish our proposal in time. (我们不能按时完成计划了。)

　　We are in trouble. (这下可麻烦了。)

　　We're in big trouble. *进一步强调不知如何是好的心情。

　　那很麻烦。

　　It's a hassle. *hassle “麻烦的事情，苦战”。

　　Do you like the new computer system? (你喜欢这种新计算机系统吗?)

　　No, it's a hassle. (不喜欢，它很费劲。)

　　It's a pain in the neck.

　　It's a pain in the ass. *低俗的说法。

　　It's a lot of trouble.

　　这真是个难题。

　　It's really a difficult problem.

　　What should we do? (我们该怎么办?)

　　I don't know. It's really a difficult problem. (我不知道。这真是个难题。)

　　It's big problem.

　　我不知道说什么才好。

　　I don't know what to say.

　　I'm at a loss as to what to say. (我不知道说什么才好。) *at a loss “困惑不解，茫然不知所措”。

　　这下可难住我了。

　　You got me.

　　I have a full house. (〈打牌中的〉我是同花顺。)

　　You got me. (这下可难住我了。)

　　I don't know.

　　I guess you're right. (我想你是对的。)

　　You win. (你赢了。)

　　That beats me.

　　他特招人讨厌。

　　He's a nuisance. *nuisance“难对付的人，麻烦的人”。

　　自作自受。

　　You asked for it. *“自己给自己找麻烦”。

　　哎哟!

　　Oops! *表示困惑、遗憾的心情，或吃惊和轻度欢喜。

　　You're stepping on my foot. (你踩着我脚呢。)

　　Oops! I'm sorry. (哎哟!对不起。)

　　I made a mistake. (我犯了一个错。)

　　My mistake. (是我的错。)

　　噢!不!

　　Oh, no!

　　Oh, no! I missed the flight. (噢!不!赶不上飞机了。)

　　You did? (真的?)

　　Ah, man! *man 表示兴奋的和吃惊的口语说法。

　　Oh, my goodness!

　　Oh, my gosh!

　　Good heavens!