用中文说: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

【中文】进退两难、左右为难

    Jìntuìliǎngnán, zuǒyòu wéinán

【解释】In difficulty, faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options.

【例句】

- Before I got stuck between a rock and a hard place because I love teaching and broadcasting. Now I am fine teaching English on radio.

 我喜欢教学和广播,从前我左右为难,现在好了,我在广播上教英语。

 Wǒ xǐhuān jiàoxué hé guǎngbò, cóngqián wǒ zuǒyòu wéinán, xiànzài hǎole, wǒ zài guǎngbò shàng jiào yīngyǔ.

- Every time his mother and his wife quarrel, he gets stuck between a rock and a hard place.

 每次婆媳吵架,儿子就左右为难。

 Měi cì póxí chǎojià, érzi jiù zuǒyòu wéinán.