America sometimes seemed to be in a mess in every direction.

有时美国在每个方向上都一团糟。

Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the period subsequent to World War II.

二战后的一段时期中，欧洲大多数国家陷入了窘境。

The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.

房间一团糟，地上扔着比萨饼盒子，洗涤池里堆着脏碗。

1967, the program was in a mess, and there was no way that spacecraft should have been allowed to fly.

1967 年，这个项目一团糟，而且没有任何进展。

My Lord we sure are in a mess get up.

我的主，我们肯定是一团糟起床。

The thieves took cultural treasures while countries were in a mess because of fighting civil wars or wars against other countries.

当国家因内战或与其他国家的战争而陷入混乱时，小偷们偷走了这些文化宝藏。

However, as a metaphor for why the world is in a mess, it has a beguiling poetic truth, as relevant to atheists as believers.

然而，作为解释为什么世界如此混乱的隐喻，它拥有迷人的诗意真理，对无神论者一样重要。

He often says my room is in a mess and things are dirty, but I don't think so I like the way it is.

他经常说我的房间一团糟，东西都很脏。但是我不这么认为。我喜欢这个样子。