山穷水尽

[shān qióng shuǐ jìn]

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Definition:
AllAll,the end of hills and riversthe end of hills and rivers,at the end of one's resourcesat the end of one's resources,at the end of one's tetherat the end of one's tether,At the end of your ropeAt the end of your rope
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1.
I've looked everywhere for work and there seems to be none, I'm really at the end of my rope.
我到处找工作，但却没有找到，我现在是山穷水尽了。
wǒ dào chù zhǎo gōng zuò , dàn què méi yǒu zhǎo dào , wǒ xiàn zài shì shān qióng shuǐ jìn le 。
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2.
A young man was at the end of his rope, seeing no way out, dropped to his knees in prayer.
一个年轻人走得精疲力竭，发现已经山穷水尽了，于是就跪下来祈祷。
yī gè nián qīng rén zǒu de jīng pí lì jié , fā xiàn yǐ jīng shān qióng shuǐ jìn le , yú shì jiù guì xià lái qí dǎo 。
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3.
In trying to solve economic problems by political demagoguery, Chiang Kai-shek had revealed the desperateness of his position to everyone.
蒋介石试图用蛊惑人心的政治手法解决经济问题，这反而使大家都看出，他已经到了山穷水尽的地步。
jiǎng jiè shí shì tú yòng gǔ huò rén xīn de zhèng zhì shǒu fǎ jiě jué jīng jì wèn tí , zhè fǎn ér shǐ dà jiā dōu kàn chū , tā yǐ jīng dào le shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù 。
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4.
She had opened the garden of love to me, and I must stay by her till the end of time.
是她打开了我爱的园门，我得和她走到山穷水尽。（《老舍全集》）
shì tā dǎ kāi le wǒ ài de yuán mén , wǒ děi hé tā zǒu dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn 。 ( 《 lǎo shě quán jí 》 )
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5.
He tried every restaurant in the town, but no one wanted to hire a helping hand. When night fell, he felt he was at the end of his tether.
镇上每一家饭店他都去试了，但没有人要雇帮工，夜色降临，他感到山穷水尽、走投无路。
zhèn shàng měi yì jiā fàn diàn tā dōu qù shì le , dàn méi yǒu rén yào gù bāng gōng , yè sè jiàng lín , tā gǎn dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn 、 zǒu tóu wú lù 。
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6.
'I thought you were penniless. You haven't been as poor as a church mouse. ' She sets her heart at rest.
‘我原以为你已经身无分文了，你还没到山穷水尽的地步嘛。’她放心了。
' wǒ yuán yǐ wéi nǐ yǐ jīng shēn wú fēn wén le , nǐ hái méi dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù ma 。 ' tā fàng xīn le 。
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7.
Little Chandler remembered one of Ignatius Gallaher's sayings when he was in a tight corner .
至今，小钱德勒还记得加拉赫在山穷水尽时说过的一次话。
zhì jīn , xiǎo qián dé lè hái jì de jiā lā hè zài shān qióng shuǐ jìn shí shuō guò de yī cì huà 。
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8.
Due to poor management, the venture is now at the end of its tether.
那家企业因为管理不善，已到了山穷水尽的地步。
nà jiā qǐ yè yīn wèi guǎn lǐ bú shàn , yǐ dào le shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù 。
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9.
Eventually the group had no choice but to take its surviving cadres out of the country.
最后组织还是走到了山穷水尽的地步，将其幸存的骨干力量撤离本国。
zuì hòu zǔ zhī hái shì zǒu dào le shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù , jiāng qí xìng cún de gǔ gàn lì liang chè lí běn guó 。
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10.
"Spain isn't off the cliff; it's still a few miles away, but moving pretty fast, " Mr. Roubini said.
“西班牙还没到山穷水尽的地步，但距离悬崖已经不远，而且前进的速度还在加快”，鲁比尼先生表示。
" xī bān yá hái méi dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dì bù , dàn jù lí xuán yá yǐ jīng bù yuǎn , ér qiě qián jìn de sù dù hái zài jiā kuài " , lǔ bǐ ní xiān sheng biǎo shì 。
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