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hot potato 烫手山芋

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hot potato 烫手山芋（喻指棘手的问题）

They will do anything they can to drop her like a hot potato.

他们会想尽办法把她这个烫手山芋给甩掉。

in hot water 遇到麻烦

I needed to be at the airport early, and as¹ I got² into a taxi I was³ worried⁴ that I might⁵ be in hot water if traffic⁶ congestion⁷ was worse⁸ than normal⁹.

我需要早些到机场，所以我在坐上出租车时担心，要是交通比平常拥堵的话，我就麻烦了。

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1 as
conj.按照；如同
参考例句：
He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。 In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 got
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
参考例句：
I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。 I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

3 was
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
He said he was right.他说他是正确的。 He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

4 worried
adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的
参考例句：
He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。 He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

5 might
aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许
参考例句：
It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。 Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？

6 traffic
adj.交通的；n.交通；vi.交易，买卖
参考例句：
That will help the traffic.这会促进交通状况。 He had a traffic accident.他出了交通事故。

7 congestion
n.阻塞，消化不良
参考例句：
The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。 Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

8 worse
adj.更坏的，更差的；adv.更坏，更差
参考例句：
I have even worse news for you.我有更坏的消息告诉你。 The weather got worse during the day.白天天气更坏了。

9 normal
adj.正常的，正规的，标准的；n.正规；常态
参考例句：
He received four years of normal edication at college.他在大学受了四年正规教育。 Everything is normal here.这里一切正常。

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