Without it, "we would really be in a bind," says his mother, Janet.

他的母亲珍妮特说，要不是这样的话，“我们真的就陷入困境了。”

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But even if workers expected inflation to let rip, they would be in a bind.

但是即使工人预期通胀会失控，他们仍无能为力。

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If a fuel-efficiency bill reaches his desk, Bush could be in a bind—caught between auto lobbyists and his concern for energy security.

一旦增强能源效益法案送到布什的办公室，他可能就会面临两难，一方面是汽车业者的游说，另方面是自己对能源安全的关注。

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That means Dunkin' Donuts, which has about 480 store locations throughout the five boroughs, would be in a bind.

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If it were to get to the Supreme Court, the justices there would be caught in a bind.

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South Koreans are only now waking up to the scale of the problem, stunned that their country could be in such a bind.

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