第一種表達：be （caught/ stuck）between a rock and a hard place 可以翻譯成“左右為難，進退維谷”。字面意思就是“在岩石和堅硬地方的中間”，左右都不討好，被困在中間，當然無法前進也無法後退。

I"d like to help you but I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

我也很想幫助你，可我的處境也讓我很為難！

Since my mother and my wife were at war with each other, I was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

自從我媽媽和我老婆彼此不合，我就被卡在中間，兩面不討好。

第二種表達：be in a dilemma 左右為難;兩難;不上不下;跋前索後。 單詞dilemma的意思是“困境，窘境”。

I am in a dilemma whether to do math or English.

我左右為難，不知該做數學還是讀英語。

In the process of modern urban development , we often find ourselves in a dilemma.

在現代城市化的發展中，我們經常發現我們處於進退兩難的境地。