进退两难的英文原来这么有趣！

 

 between prep. 在…之间adv. 在中间

 

 between the devil and the deep blue sea/ between a rock and a hard place

左右为难

 

 You've put me between a rock and a hard place.

你将我陷入了进退两难的境地。

 

 The following example demonstrates the idiom being used to describe a choice between two jobs.

Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

Gertrude: How did your job interview _______?

Ruby: Well, I have good news and bad news.

 The good news is that I love the job, and they want to hire me. Gertrude: So, what’s the bad news? Ruby: The bad news is that they can only _______ so they can’t pay me.

Gertrude: Oh no! What are you going to do? Ruby: Well, I can choose the job I love for no pay, or I can choose the other job I was _______.

That job _______, but I think I would hate it. Gertrude: You’re really stuck _______!