【句子】No, I am on Mindy's side. She is the one caught in the middle.  【Desperate Housewives S2E10】

【发音】/nəʊ/ /aɪ/ /æm/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /ˈmɪn.diz/ /saɪd/ /ʃiː/ /ɪz/ /ðə/ /wʌn/ /kɔːt/ /kɑːt/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈmɪd.l/

【发音技巧】I am连读；am on连读；She is连读；caught in连读+闪音；

【翻译】不，我是站在敏迪这一方。她被夹在中间左右为难。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习两个表达。

第一个，on someone's side，表示“站在某个人一边；支持某个人”这样的意思；

supportive or in aid of one or one's idea, plan, intention, etc.

这个表达，我们之前学过，当时是在第2222期节目当中，大家可以点击一下超链接跳转复习一下。>>点我复习<<，那期节目名字叫做：“我们至少还有时间的优势”；

eg: We're all on your side, Jerry. We just want to see this issue resolved as quickly and easily as possible.

我们都支持你的，杰瑞。我们只是希望看到这个问题可以尽快顺利地解决。

eg: I'm glad you're on my side in this debate.

我很开心在这场辩论中，你是站在我这边的。

今天我们要来学习的第二个表达，叫做caught in the middle；

它前面经常是be动词或者是get这样的系动词，一起搭配使用，字面意思是“被夹在中间；被困在中间”，在口语应用场景中，可以理解成：“左右为难；身处两难的境地”。

来看看它所对应的英文解释：

in a position between two or more sides in an argument, often leaving one without a clear course of action to satisfy either side；

在有些情况下，这个短语也可以换成我们之前学的be in a dilemma；

eg: When my friends broke up, I was often caught in the middle, as each one complained to me about the other.

当我的朋友们分手时，我常常被夹在中间，因为他们各自都会向我抱怨对方。

eg: Dude, Mom and Dad are fighting in there. You'll be caught in the middle if you go in now.

兄弟，爸爸妈妈正在里面吵架呢，你现在进去会左右为难的。

eg: I know that they're arguing about the budget because I walked into the conference room at the wrong time and was caught in the middle.

我知道他们在争论预算的事情，因为我不合时宜地走进了会议室，结果我被夹在中间，左右为难。

eg: When parents don't get along, the children are often caught in the cross-fire.

当父母相处不融洽的时候，孩子们常常会被卷入战火中/被夹在中间受到牵连。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

Don't get involved in their argument. You'll just be caught in the middle.