plight [pla?t] n. 困境，苦境
例句　He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless.
他贫病交加,处境十分困难。
翻译　The television pictures brought home to us all the plight of the refugees（使我们知道了难民所处的一切困境）
同义替换　difficulty n.困难 dilemma n.困境，进退两难 complication n.困难，难题 pinch n.困苦
hysterical [h??ster?kl] adj.情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里般的
例句　They became hysterical after the accident.