We will be up the creek.

我们会遇上麻烦的。

up the creek字面意思是：“沿着小溪往上走”，早些时候美国人喜欢旅行时沿着河道漫步，由于不容易分清楚主流和支流，就常常会走到支流尽头的沼泽地，发现时为时已晚。所以这个习语的正确意思就是：“陷入困境，遭遇困难”。因此，当美国人说"We will be up the creek."时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"We will get into trouble."、"We will get into hot water."、"Things may become unfavorable to us."。

情景对白：

Terry: Though there is a little flaw in our design, it may have no impact on the quality of our product.

泰瑞：尽管我们的设计还存在一点缺陷，但是这未必会影响我们的产品质量。

Benjamin: No, it is anyone's guess. We should fix this problem, or we will be up the creek.

本杰明：不，这谁也说不准。我们得解决这个问题，不然我们会遇上麻烦的。

①If you do not speed up to solve this proble

搭配句积累：

m, things will be worse.

如果你还不赶快解决这个问题的话，事情会变得更糟的。

②Our biggest cooperative partner will file for bankruptcy.

我们最大的合作伙伴要申请破产了。

③If I stick to your plan, what happen?

如果我坚持你的方案，会怎么样呢？

④Because of lacking capital, we are forced to suspend some important projects.

由于缺乏资金，我们被迫中止一些重要项目。

单词：

1. creek n. 小溪

Follow Austin Creek for a few miles.

沿着奥斯汀河走上几英里。

A creek winds through the woods.

一条小河从树林里蜿蜒流过。

2. unfavorable adj. 不顺利的

Through great efforts we have finished the task under conditions, which are very unfavorable to us.

通过不懈努力，我们已经在极为不利的条件下完成了此项任务。

I am surprised you got an unfavorable impression of him.

我很惊讶你对他印象不佳。

3. suspend vt. 延缓，使暂停

The union suspended strike action this week...

这周工会暂停了罢工。

A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until there's adequate protection for relief convoys.

一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。