用be in the hot seat表达“身负重任、处境艰难，需要解

本文和大家分享的英语口语表达是be in the hot seat。该表达的字面意思是“坐在热椅子里”，引申义用来形容 “身负重任、处境艰难，需要解决非常困难且重大的问题”。

如果某人 “be in the hot seat”，那么这个人很有可能因自己的处境招致责难。“hot seat” 的原义是 “电椅”。

• There‘s a new manager in the hot seat today.
  新来的经理面临着重大而艰难的局面。
• His parents asked him lots of questions to see if he was telling the truth. They really put him in the hot seat.
  他父母为了弄清他是不是在说实话，问了他很多问题。他真的麻烦大了。
• The teacher put the student in the hot seat, asking her questions to see how much she could remember.
  这个老师为了测试这名学生记住了多少知识，问了她很多问题，这使学生倍感压力。