When John's wife and his mother quarrelled, he was between the beetle and the block.

约翰的妻子和母亲吵架时，他两面不好做人。

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Even a nation bankrupt has happened to Iceland, while Pakistan, Korea and other countries are all between the beetle and the block.

冰岛更是出现了国家破产，而巴基斯坦、韩国等国家也岌岌可危。

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