VOA慢速英语:别让自己陷入麻烦之中

bind – n. a difficult situation

jam – n. a difficult situation or state of affairs

formal – adj. suitable for a proper occasion

predicament – n. a difficult or unpleasant situation

synonym – n.one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same or nearly the same meaning in some or all senses

fault – n. responsibility for a problem, mistake, bad situation, etc.

stranded – v. to leave in a strange or an unfavorable place especially without funds or means to depart

troubled waters – idiomatic expression a difficult or confusing situation

concert – n. a public performance (as of music or dancing)

tight – adj. relatively difficult to obtain money is tight just now