Subject：We need to find a way out of this mess.

迷你对话

A: We have been waiting for the bus for nearly half an hour!

我们等公车已经等了半个小时了。

B: The traffic is terrible today! We need to find a way out of this mess.

今天的交通一塌糊涂。我们要想一个摆脱混乱局面的办法。

地道表达

out of this mess

1. 解词释义

Out of this mess的意思是“摆脱困境，摆脱混乱局势”。Mess做名词，它的意思是“乱七八糟”。例如：What a mess!（真乱呀！）in a mess（处于混乱局面）。作动词的意思是将......弄糟，使......紊乱。例如：

Stop messing about my work!（别再妨碍我的工作！）I was asked to organize the trip, but I messed it up. （大家要我组织这次旅游，可是我把事情弄糟了。）

2. 拓展例句

e.g. I could see only one way out of this mess.

要摆脱这个困境，依我看只有一条出路。

e.g. Don't worry, I'm going to get you out of this fucking mess.

别担心，我要把你从这个鬼圈套里弄出来。

e.g. I hoped Joey would say something to get me out of this mess.

我真希望乔伊能说些什么把我从这困境中解救出来。

e.g. Don't follow my steps and work quickly to get yourselves out of this mess, because nobody will get you out.

不要重蹈我的覆辙，赶快工作，把自己拉出这个烂泥潭，因为没有人会帮你出来。