They had got her inacorner, and there wasn't much she could do about it.
他们把她逼得走投无路,而且她也没有什么办法脱身。
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2
Serious-looking businessmen and women sit reading their newspapers or dozing inacorner; hardly anybody talks, since to do so would be considered quite offensive.
神色严肃的商人和妇女坐在角落里读报或打盹;几乎没有人说话,因为这样做会被认为是相当无礼的。
3
When pushed into a dark corner of life, they dug deep inside to simply do what they had to do in that moment.