Things have come to a pretty pass when children are telling their parents what to do.

當孩子們告訴父母該怎麼做時，事情已經到了糟糕的地步。

It's come to a pretty pass when you can't even trust your own friends.

當你甚至不能相信自己的朋友時，事情已經到了糟糕的地步。