You're going to think I'm a basket case when I tell you this.

当我告诉你这些的时候，你肯定会认为我失态了。

The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime.

这个国家处于非常糟糕的经济状态，到处都是长期失业的人和猖獗的犯罪行为。

You look like a basket case!

看起来一点精神也没有！

The term 'basket case' has an interesting origin.

一词的起源很有趣。

The country was an economic basket case due to civil war.

那个国家由于内战的关系，经济瘫痪。