1·On the subject of cigarette smoking to prevent Parkinson's disease, it is like being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
在吸烟预防帕金森病这个问题上，人们面临两难抉择。
2·His enemy was close behind him, and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, he hesitated.
敌人就在背后，而前面横跨在深谷之上的桥已经腐朽不堪，摇摇晃晃。他处在两难之中，犹豫了起来。
3·He was hanging over the side of the ship, working between the devil and the deep blue sea.
他被悬吊在船侧，工作在“去见恶魔与跳入大海的境地”。
4·A cynic should have cause to be grateful, since to see your amorous sweet devil of a son wedded to an Oxford-Bloomsbury blue-stocking should add considerably to the gaiety of the season.
我想当看到你那多情的魔鬼般可爱的儿子与一个牛津布卢姆茨伯里派的才女的结婚为这个季节增添更多欢乐的时候，连那些愤世嫉俗的家伙们也都会开始心怀感激了吧。