a pretty pass

基本解释

Events have come to a pretty pass when a King must cower in his castle. But cover I must.
城堡里的大事，国王已经不是必须躲在里面了，但我必须藏起来。
Things have come to a pretty pass when the food in the hotel is as bad as this. I can't possibly eat it.
旅馆的伙食如此之差，事情已到了使人无法忍受的地步，我无论如何也吃不下去。
Things have come to a pretty pass it you can't even light a bonfire without all the neighbours complaining.
甚至连你们点燃篝火邻居都会抱怨的话，事情是有些麻烦了。

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