in the hot seat

President Clinton has been in the hot seat a lot lately.

克林顿总统最近一直处在需做出许多重大决定的艰难局面。

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When you're in the hot seat, there's a good chance your interviewer will turn the tables at some point and ask, "Do you have any questions for me?"

当面试官问完问题后，他可能会转而问你：“你有没有什么问题要问我呢？”

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When testifies before Congress, he will be in the hot seat.

在国会作证的时候, 他将面临巨大的压力.

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He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.

他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。

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You'd really be in the hot seat trying to interpret in a meeting or over the phone.

要是让你在会议上或者电话上进行口译，那才叫难堪呢。

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No wonder the usually chirpy Mr Blankfein looked so drained by the time he was let go, after almost four hours in the hot seat.

四个小时的审讯对于贝兰克费恩简直就是如坐针毡，难怪平时能言善辩的他到最后只能垂头撒气的离开。

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Some people seem to always be in the hot seat.

有些人好像总是身处困境.

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The first ( and far more preferable of the two) is white-hot," in the zone" seat-of-the-pants, firing on all cylinders creative mode.

第一个（两个之中更为可取的）是白热化区，“中区”的凭经验和感觉做事，所有创意处于气缸的点火模式。

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Martha was in the hot seat because she had to lay off half of her employees.

马莎的处境尴尬,因为她必须解雇半数的员工.

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The president found himself in the hot seat after failing to deliver promised tax cuts.

在无法实现其减税承诺后,总统的政治处境就显得十分艰难.

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I'll be in the hot seat when the boss finds out what went wrong.

要是老板发现出了什么差错,我将会招致麻烦的.

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