They're in a bad situation that they cannot get out of,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Is it part of your nature to be good or bad or is it largely due to the situation that you fall in?

人性究竟是善还是恶,或者说是否应当更多地归因于所处的环境

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The financial situation is not as bad as it was in the 1930s but it's getting bad and as a result we're starting to see proposals for big change.

现在的金融衍生工具已经不像当年那么拙劣了,但是它却开始走下坡路,所以最后的结果是,我们不得不准备着新的变革。

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The situation was so bad,Calhoun said, that the South could not -- with honor and safety -- remain in the Union.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

We could get into a situation here of a moral hazard by rewarding bad behavior.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

He says no one seems sure of how bad the situation is, or what will happen down the road.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

There has been a lot of bad news since . So we have a worsening situation that requires adjustments across a broad front,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

I still think everything is not perfect in our mortgage situation in the U.S., and the dollar is rallying, but that's a bad thing right now.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"Unless money comes in from somewhere, the situation will be bad."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04