在这四面楚歌的情况下，他没有别的办法，只好暂时放弃他的计划。

Finding himself under fire fromallquarters, hehadno alternative but to abandon his scheme for the time being.

四面楚歌的美国汽车巨擘通用汽车（general motors）的子公司沃克斯豪尔（vauxhall）在实施了很长时间的圣诞节停工后，又提出将工时从每周38小时减少到30小时。

Vauxhall, part of embattled US car giant General Motors, after implementing an extended Christmas shutdown, has proposed a reduction on working hours from 38 to 30 hours a week.

由于对爱尔兰援助计划的担忧，欧洲股市出现下跌。爱尔兰四面楚歌的首相布赖恩考恩（Brian Cowen）上周日宣布的援助计划，预计总额将达800亿至900亿欧元（合1090亿至1220亿美元）。

European stock markets fell amid worries over the Irish rescue package, which was announced on Sunday by Brian Cowen, the embattled prime minister, and is expected to total € 80bn-€ 90bn ($ 109bn-$ 122bn).

四面楚歌中的参议员伯瑞斯无视要求他辞职的声音，据传闻，伊利诺斯州民主党本周与联邦当局会谈，以讨论伯瑞斯前后不一致的声明，伯瑞斯作证说自己和前伊州州长Rod Blagojevich的职员之间没有接触。

Embattled Senator Roland Burris is ignoring calls for his resignation. The Illinois Democratic reportedly met with federal authorities during the weekend about conflicting statement that he gave when he testified that he had no contact with staffers for now former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

反对派认为Mishaal Tammo是被大马士革身处四面楚歌的政权机构所杀，但这却是在意料之外。

Their assumption will be that he was killed by agents of the embattled regime in Damascus, but that's by no means a foregone conclusion.

年轻的Lipsey被Crosland的魅力征服，Crosland之后也没人——当然，也不可能是四面楚歌的Jim Callaghan总理，在Crosland早逝后，Lipsey在他手下服务——能真正符合Lipsey的标准。

Young Lipsey fell under his spell, and no one-certainly not Jim Callaghan, the beleaguered prime minister for whom he worked after Crosland's early death-ever really measured up.

这事解决之前，我们真是四面楚歌。

We were up the wall until the matter was resolved.

自从你走后我们可是四面楚歌。

Mascius: we've been hard-pressed since you left.

四面楚歌的阿萨德总统还有时间幸灾乐祸。

Embattled president Bashar al-Assad took the time to gloat.

四面楚歌的洛杉矶县警长李·贝卡宣布辞职。

Embattled Los Angeles county sheriff Lee Baca has announced he is retiring.