美国街头常用英语俚语U-2: Up a creek (without a paddle)/ Up and about (mp3和文本下载)

1. Up a creek (without a paddle)①麻烦了，惨了；②知难而进，逆水行舟

If the check doesn't come today, I'll be up a creek.
如果汇款今天还不到我就惨了。

释义：

creck：小河，溪流

paddle：船桨

up a creek (without a paddle)：逆流行舟本身就够辛苦了，不巧把船桨还给弄丢了，你说惨不惨？

链接：

处于困境：up shit creek   up the creek

2. Up and about 活蹦乱跳，生龙活虎，（病人）已起床走动

She's up and about just one day after surgery.
手术的第二天她就能起床走动了。

链接：

活泼，忙碌：

up and around

up and doing