I'm going through a bad patch, Mabel.

我在死命赶路呢 梅宝。

My father hit a bad patch, and had to sell the house.

【hit】我父亲处境艰难，不得不卖掉房子。

We’ve been through a bit of a bad patch, but things are picking up again now.

【pick】我们度过了一段困难的日子，不过目前情况又开始好转了。