无穷: 不过啊，我还真有点犹豫。公司要我去美国待两年，我舍不得离开这的朋友，可又不愿意放弃这个难得的机会， 实在很纠结。Donny, 纠结英文怎么说?

Donny: 你可以说，I am torn, t-o-r-n, torn.

无穷: Torn? 那不是被撕裂的意思?

Donny: Well, 一边是熟悉的生活，另一边是难得的机会，两个你都不想放弃，it's like your heart is being torn in two different directions, right? 你也可以说 I'm on the fence.

无穷: Fence? 篱笆?

Donny: 对，中文里说举棋不定，英语里说 on the fence 就好像骑在一堵围墙上，不知道该向哪边倒。

无穷: 我明白了。那你觉得我该怎么做呢?

Donny: Maybe you should ask yourself which is the lesser of two evils. Is it worse to give up your dream job or be away from your family and friends?

无穷: The lesser of two evils? 两害相权取其轻?

Donny: That's right. Maybe when you think about it that way the answer will dawn on you.

无穷: Dawn on me? D-a-w-n，不是“黎明”的意思么？

Donny: dawn on me 好像黎明驱走黑夜，让你把问题看清楚。

无穷: 啊，所以我可以说 it suddenly dawned on me. 恍然大悟。

Donny: Bingo. Now let's see what you've learned today.

【重点内容总结】

第一：纠结，拿不定主意可以说 I'm torn. 或是 I'm on the fence;

第二， 两害相权取其轻是 the lesser of two evils.

第三：恍然大悟是 It suddenly dawned on me.

比如，It suddenly dawned on him that what he needed was not money, but a lot of money.

他突然明白过来，他缺的不是钱，而是缺好多好多的钱！

【今日彩蛋】

be torn表示“纠结”的时候经常和between连用，be torn between A and B, 表示在不同选择之间徘徊，在…间左右为难。

e.g Every morning, she finds herself torn between sleeping in and getting up.

每天早晨她都在睡懒觉和起床之间痛苦纠结。（话说这有啥好纠结的啊）

torn其实是动词tear“撕裂”的过去分词，tear也有一个很有意思的固定搭配：tear sb's heart out，使某人极度伤心。

The thought of Luhan marrying Guanxiaotong tore her heart out.

想起鹿晗要和关晓彤结婚她就伤心欲绝。

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