泥潭

Having invested heavily in gas-fired stations, only to find themselves locked into an increasingly expensive fuel, they do not want to make another mistake.

已经大笔投入天然气发电厂的却发现自己陷入了越来越贵的燃料泥潭，他们不想再犯一个错误。

It is an area of gently rolling downs , peat moorlands and a magnificent 70-mile coastline.

起伏的山丘，泥潭沼地和壮观的长达70英里海岸线。

But as soon as the door was opened, the pig left the living room and jumped into the first mud puddle he could find. Why? Because he was still a pig at heart.

可惜好景不长，只维持了几分钟，因为大门一打开，猪就冲了出去，见到泥潭又打滚去了。

A precious stone is as precious as usual even it falls into mud puddle; A dust is as useless as before even it highs up into sky.

宝石即使落在泥潭里，仍是一样可贵；尘土纵然扬到天上，还是没有价值。

He brought water from a mud puddle fifty-two miles away, saved two of the oxen and killed the rest and salted the meat for the day when empty stores would make them a delicacy; and bought a plow.

他从五十二英里外的泥潭里弄来水，救活了其中两头牛，另外三头就宰了腌肉，打算待粮食耗尽时以此度曰。

So many of his family have died here mys teriously.

但是我却能找到通往泥潭中心的道路。

China could — and should — use its influence to curb the nastiest of its friends, including the governments of Sudan and Myanmar.

中国应该用他的影响去搞定他陷入泥潭的朋友，比如苏丹政府和缅甸。

Chelsea's pre-Christmas win at the JJB Stadium lies in the middle of a run of six defeats for Wigan.

包括圣诞前切尔西在JJB体育场赢下的那场比赛在内，维冈正深陷六连败的泥潭之中。

The main reason why his presidency seems so small nowadays is that he has meandered so far off track—into the quagmire of Iraq, the corrupt marshes of big-government conservatism and the divisive temples of the theocrats.

之所以说他任内的权力被削减很多是因为他在正确处事的范围外徘徊——因为他深陷伊拉克战争的沼泽、大政府保守主义腐败的泥潭以及对于对于神学统治者的盲目崇拜。

The biannual event to raise cash for charity challenges competitors to go through a grueling set of 21 obstacles, including running through burning fields, swimming in muddy water and struggling through the Stalag Escape.

参赛者需要克服在火焰中奔跑、穿越泥潭、在带刀片的铁丝网下爬行等21道令人望而生畏的障碍，最先到达终点的人获得冠军。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。