If you are stuck in a tight place, you can wiggle yourself out.

如果你身陷困境，你可以摆脱它。

" See here, Northmour, " said I; " we are all in a tight place, are we not" ?

“看这儿，诺斯摩，”我说。 “我们都处境艰难，不是吗”？

If they had not been in such a tight place, they would have burst into laughter at the sight of it.

“抓得好。”王子喝彩道，一面马上把黑炭调转身子，回到屋角上。“尤斯塔斯，”他说，“请你拉住黑炭的头。”随后他下了马，三个人都默默注视着普德格伦把抓住的东西拉到亮处。一看原来是个可怜透顶的小精灵，大约只有三英尺高。头顶上有个像鸡冠似的脊(只是硬邦邦的)，粉红的小眼睛，嘴和下巴又大又圆，那张脸看上去就像只小河马。如果他们不是处在这么一种困境中，看见这副模样准会捧腹大笑。

As he passed out the builder suddenly called after him: " See here—you ain't in a tight place, are you" ?

当他昏倒时， 建筑工人突然在他身后喊道：“看这里——你不是在一个狭窄的地方， 是吗” ？