in the hot seat

President Clinton has been in the hot seat a lot lately.

克林顿总统最近一直处在需做出许多重大决定的艰难局面。

You'd really be in the hot seat trying to interpret in a meeting or over the phone.

要是让你在会议上或者电话上进行口译，那才叫难堪呢。

When you're in the hot seat, there's a good chance your interviewer will turn the tables at some point and ask, "Do you have any questions for me?"

当面试官问完问题后，他可能会转而问你：“你有没有什么问题要问我呢？”

No wonder the usually chirpy Mr Blankfein looked so drained by the time he was let go, after almost four hours in the hot seat.

四个小时的审讯对于贝兰克费恩简直就是如坐针毡，难怪平时能言善辩的他到最后只能垂头撒气的离开。

He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.

他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。

The president found himself in the hot seat after failing to deliver promised tax cuts.

在无法实现其减税承诺后,总统的政治处境就显得十分艰难.

Martha was in the hot seat because she had to lay off half of her employees.

马莎的处境尴尬,因为她必须解雇半数的员工.

When testifies before Congress, he will be in the hot seat.

在国会作证的时候, 他将面临巨大的压力.

Some people seem to always be in the hot seat.

有些人好像总是身处困境.

I'll be in the hot seat when the boss finds out what went wrong.

要是老板发现出了什么差错,我将会招致麻烦的.

The first ( and far more preferable of the two) is white-hot," in the zone" seat-of-the-pants, firing on all cylinders creative mode.

第一个（两个之中更为可取的）是白热化区，“中区”的凭经验和感觉做事，所有创意处于气缸的点火模式。