烂摊子的英文：
an awful mess

参考例句：

Look at this mess!
看看这烂摊子!

The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
某个腐败无能的官员是导致这一烂摊子的罪魁祸首。

I am beginning to tire of patching you up.
我开始厌倦帮你收拾烂摊子了。

At the founding of the People's Republic, we inherited from old China a ruined economy with virtually no industry.
建国以后，我们从旧中国接受下来的是一个烂摊子，工业几乎等于零。

awful是什么意思：
a. 令人畏惧的,可怕的;威严的,庄重的;极度的,非常的
让人讨厌的，坏的

But, such awful workers, and such awful work!
可这些人看起来叫人毛骨悚然，他们干的事情也叫人看了毛骨悚然！

The children were awed into silence.
孩子们吓得不敢作声。

She is in bed with an awful cold.
她得了重感冒而卧病在床。

It's an awful long way.
路程可不近。

There is a moonlight that inspires a kind of awe.
时有神秘的月光使我们产生不可名状的敬畏。

mess是什么意思：
n. 混乱；困境；脏乱的东西；食堂
v. 弄乱，弄脏；搞砸；毁坏；使就餐；玩弄

The room was in a mess .
这个房间杂乱不堪。

mess with married women
和有夫之妇勾搭

To take a meal in a military mess.
聚餐在军队的集体用膳食堂吃饭。

The guests will be messed in this building.
客人们安排在这座大楼里就餐。

The guests will be messed in the east building.
客人们安排在东大楼就餐。