I guess I drew the short straw on that one.

我想是我运气不好。

Right, and why have I got the short straw?

是的，可是那为什么我要那么倒霉？

… as I was trying to say, it looks like you've got the short straw.

… … 我是想说，你似乎拿到了" the short straw" 。

You can also say 'to draw the short straw'.

也可以说" to draw the short straw" 。

And Rob, you're saying I've got the short straw in the office reshuffle?

罗伯，你说我在办公室职位调整中被安排了最差的位置？

After I drew the short straw. Real convenient.

在我抽到" 幸运签" 后再来 真是好办法。

So, I'm guessing you drew the short straw.

看来是你抽到了下下签。

You two draw the short straw?

你们真是倒霉？

He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party.

【draw】他抽到倒霉签，要开车送所有的人去参加派对。

And I'm not being funny, but I'm guessing you drew the short straw.

我没开玩笑 看来你是那个可怜鬼了。

We were given free tickets to the theatre, but I got the short straw because my seat was right at the back – I couldn't see a thing!

我们有几张剧院的免费票，不过我比较倒霉，位置在后面——什么都看不见！

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression 'to get the short straw', which describes a person in a group who gets the most unpleasant or difficult outcome in a situation.

这里是BBC地道英语，我们正在讨论短语" to get the short straw" 的用法。它是指在一组人当中，要干最苦、最困难的差事的那个人。