"damned if one does and damned if one doesn't" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 左右為難
• 進退兩難

Definition

這個說法用來形容無論怎麼做都會有不好的結果，不管怎麼選都會被批評或產生負面影響。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式說法，多用於形容左右為難的情況。'damned'帶有輕微粗話色彩，口語常用，正式場合少用。

Examples

It's damned if one does and damned if one doesn't in this job—no one is ever happy.

做這份工作真是**左右為難**，沒有人會滿意。

Parents sometimes feel damned if one does and damned if one doesn't when setting rules for their kids.

父母有時候在定規則時會覺得**怎麼做都兩難**。

With this decision, she's damned if she does and damned if she doesn't.

面對這個決定，她**怎麼做都左右為難**。

Politicians are often damned if they do and damned if they don't; someone will always complain.

政治人物常常**左右為難**，總有人會抱怨。

Trying to please both sides is a damned if you do and damned if you don't situation.

想讓雙方都滿意就是**進退兩難**。

Honestly, it's damned if we do and damned if we don't—so let's just pick one and move on.

說真的，**不管怎麼做都不行**，乾脆選一個繼續吧。