Clyde and Roberta were both becoming desperate, and Clyde saw his possible marriage to the girl as a dismal ending to all his hopes for a bright future.

克莱德和罗伯塔急得走投无路，克莱德认为，要是他不得不与这姑娘结婚，那么他想要青云直上的一切希望都将化为泡影。