between the devil and the deep blue sea造句

• He couldn ' t make up his mind , for he was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
  他身陷进退维谷之境，因此下不了决心。
• I must move to a larger house or spend money extending this one ; either will be expensive so i ' m between the devil and the deep blue sea
  我得搬到大一些的房子去，或者我得花钱扩建这幢房子。两者都很花钱，因此我进退两难。
• She was taken to court to pay her husband ' s debt , which she was told she had to pay or else go to prison , so she was between the devil and the deep blue sea
  有人对她提出起诉，要她偿还她丈夫的债务，说是她若不偿还就得坐牢；她真是进退两难。
• His enemy was close behind him , and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying . caught between the devil and the deep blue sea , he hesitated
  敌人就在背后，而前面横跨在深谷之上的桥已经腐朽不堪，摇摇晃晃。他处在两难之中，犹豫了起来。