It is between a rock and a hard place.

这是进退两难的事。

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As a small country, Ireland is a hard place to hide in.

爱尔兰是个小国，想在此隐形藏身几乎是不可能的。

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Still, he admits: "It's a hard place to make money, coffee shops.

而且，他还承认：咖啡吧在这里很难赚到钱。

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In political terms, President Obama may soon find himself between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the future of U.S.

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you've made it. Because it's an extremely hard place to support yourself.

你就成功了。因为在这个地方真的很难养活自己。

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First of all, it's really hard to figure out where everything is, where everything goes, making sure I'm in the right place.

第一，很难判断事务的位置,事物的走向，还有确定自己处于正确的位置。

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It means the health service is caught between a rock and a hard place.

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In a way, speculators on both sides are caught between a rock and hard place.

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In this situation, American policymakers are stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place.

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