Nightmare
My train was cancelled, so I had to get a bus to work but it was packed with people and really slow because of the traffic.
他的火車班次被取消了，結果他得坐公共汽車，在路上還堵了很久，所以上班遲到了。
In English, a nightmare is a scary dream, but we can also use it to mean a bad experience or event.
A nightmare 是一個噩夢, 它也可以用來形容一段可怕的經歷。
Example
A: Oh I’m glad that exam’s over. It was alright, wasn’t it?
B: Really? I thought it was a nightmare.
He thought the exam was a nightmare. It was too difficult for him and the experience was bad.
對他來說，考試簡直就是一場噩夢 a nightmare. 太難了，整個經歷的感覺都不好。
Neil: Anyway Helen, how are you at the moment?
I’m alright, though I have got my in-laws staying at my house for six months.
Oh really, that sounds like an absolute nightmare!
我的公公婆婆搬到我家來住6個月，Neil 覺得聽起來就是麻煩，特別可怕的噩夢。
an absolute nightmare.
a bit of a nightmare…
一點點可怕
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