1. dire straits 困境
例句:Though there are indeed people who are in dire straits and need immediate help, most of the people we generally call "poor" are not as poor as anticapitalists make them out to be.
雖然確實有人處于可怕的窘境中,需要即時的幫助,但大部分所謂的“窮人”,并不如反資本主義者所想的那樣 。
2. marine life 海洋生物
例句:We can try to restrict fishing, and we can work to protect sensitive coral reefs and other habitats for marine life.
我們可以試圖限制捕魚,我們也可以努力保護脆弱的珊瑚礁和其它的海洋生物棲息地 。