As the Executive Director stepped out onto the podium, his clothes felt damp, and sweat beads were forming on his forehead. He knew it was crunch time.

执行董事长走上讲台，衣服微湿，头上略有汗珠。他知道这是关键时刻。

It's crunch time, isn't it? I wasn't nervous before the meeting, but now I am.

这是个难关，对吧？我开会前还不紧张的，但现在我紧张了。

Still , geithner doesn 't seem to necessarily see the short time frame as do-or-die crunch time.

但是，他似乎并不认为这短短两个月就将决定生死存亡。

BETTY NGUYEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT :Crunch time at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California.

CNN特派员 阮贝蒂:紧张时刻来临，这里是加州佛利蒙市的圣荷西浸信会高中。

Halloween is less than two weeks away (yeah, we can't believe it either), which means it's crunch time for finding the perfect costume.

万圣节只有不到两周的时间了(是的,我们简直不敢相信)，这意味着寻找完美服装的时间正在缩短。