生活场景口语实战人际篇 第212期:贷款(3)

9. The bank is pushing us for repayment of the loan.
银行催我们偿还贷款。
还能这样说：
The bank is pressing us for payment.
The bank is demanding the immediate return of the loan.
应用解析：
push back 推回；迫使后退；
push by 从……挤过去；
push for 催促着要，急切；
push forward 抓紧进行
10. A loan of money helped me out of my dilemma.
一笔贷款帮我摆脱了困境。
还能这样说：
A loan bridged me over.
A loan helped me get through the difficulty.
应用解析：
be in a dilemma 左右为难；
be on the horns of a dilemma 左右为难；
place sb. in a dilemma 使某人处于进退两难的境地
11. We must pay the money back in ten days, or they would take us to court.
我们必须在10天内把贷款还清，否则就要被银行告上法庭。
还能这样说：
If we default in payments of the loan in 10 days, the bank will send us to court.
If we don't repay the loan in 10 days, the bank will sue at law.
应用解析：
a criminal court 刑事法庭；
a basketball court 篮球场；
court favor 献媚；
court a man's support 求援助；
court danger 招致危险
12. You should pledge your personal wealth.
你要将你的个人财产作为抵押。
还能这样说：
Your personal wealth must be mortgaged to the bank.
You need to pawn your personal wealth.
应用解析：
pledge one's honor 以名誉作担保；
pledge one's support 发誓支援；
keep the pledge 发誓戒酒