The room was in a mess .

Your books and magazines are almost in a mess; go and put them in order.

你的书和杂志简直是乱七八糟, 去把它们整理一下.

The room is in a mess.

屋子里乱糟糟的.

Acceptance of that view would also end up in a mess.

如果接受这种估计,结果也会搞乱.

The house is in a mess after a wild party.

狂欢聚会后，屋里一片狼藉。

I'll be back in a minute.

我一会儿就回来.

I'll come downstairs in a minute.

我马上下楼.

His imagination-mill was hard at work in a minute, now.

顷刻之间, 他的想象机器就使劲转了起来.

Yes , I'll come in a minute.

欸, 我这就来!

Finally — and I really ought to stop in a minute — I wish to make the following recommendations.

最后——我确实应该停一下——我想作以下推荐。

It will stop in a minute —it's only spitting.

雨很快就会停的——这只不过是毛毛雨。

It'll be ready in a minute.

一会儿就得.

I really must be getting home in a moment.

我真的必须立即回家.

In a moment he was gone.

一转眼他就不见了。

He was also an MP — I'll think of his name in a moment when it comes back to me.

他当时也是一位国会议员，他的名字我得想一下才能记起来。

I'll be back in a moment.

我去一会儿就回来.

He is in a fit of anger and will be himself in a moment.

他正在气头上,过一会儿就好了.

I'll write you a cheque in a moment.

我过会儿给你开张支票。

This is the story in a nutshell.

这故事的大概就是如此.

This, in a nutshell, is the situation.

简言之[概括地], 情况就是这样.

Companies find themselves in a pickle when their markets change.

公司在市场发生变化时会发现自己身陷困境。