they made me wait so long for the interview that i was a basket case by the time i finally got called in. i「ve never been so nervous! i stammered, i stuttered--i almost couldn」t remember my own name.
这人说:“他们让偶等了很久才和偶面谈。等到他们叫偶进去的时候,偶根本就不行了。偶从来没有这样紧张过,结结巴巴地说不出话来,差一点连自己的名字都忘了。
ll: they aren「t mad at me anymore, but my mom is a basket case because my sister will be graduating soon.
basket case ?basket是篮子的意思,你妹妹快要毕业。
the sandinistas, moreover, with the nicaraguan economy a basket case after years of war years of war and mismanagement, clearly want improved relations with the u. s. …
尤其,经过多年战乱和管理不善,尼加拉瓜经济陷于瘫痪。尼国桑地诺政府显然要与美国改善关系……。
i 」m really worried - our company is losing so much money these days that if things don「t get better in the next two months we」ll be a basket case and have to go out of business.
我真是非常担心,我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱,要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话,我们就彻底没有希望,只好倒闭了。
a student who studies too hard for exams may not eat, sleep or play, for so long that he becomes a basket case and must be sent to the hospital.
为了考试而用功过度的学生,也可能不吃、不睡、不玩,时间久了,成了无力自理的人,只好被送进医院。
ll: oh, a basket case is someone who is really upset or nervous.
噢,原来basket case就是指一个人很紧张,很不高兴。