子，俗语“caught between two stools”本义是在两把凳子之间犹豫，决定不了坐哪一把，结果往往是两把凳子都给别人坐了，引申为“两头落空，两边不讨好，鸡飞蛋打”，即“fail... between two stools ……

那些不乏矛盾挣扎却又真实温暖的青春。Whatever their nationality, young adults are caught between two stools in life.... Word buildingbe caught/fall between two stools 鸡飞蛋打，两头落空，两边不讨好I’m caught between two stools trying ……

对应该做什么这一问题进行了长时间的争论。fall between two stools 鸡飞蛋打，两头落空He took up two jobs with two salaries. But at last, he fell between two stools and lost both.他同时做了两份工作，挣两笔钱，但最后却两头落空，把工作都丢了。Business vocabularyAbout employmentbonus ……

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Brown designed the desk two years ago. She says that over her 20 years of teaching, she has watched... come with swinging footrests (歇脚架), and with stools (凳子) that can be heightened (升高) or lowered ……

by the artist Gerald Scarfe. He depicts Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Carmeron as two piles of stool. The headline reads, “Between the Stools.” “They’re both crap, I suppose that’s what I’m ……

of the stools had two parts – the seats and legs. Students made various forms of seats – triangular... only cardboard to make stools. They had to consider the principles of mechanics (力学) and design ……

塑料凳中间的小洞洞有什么用？Plastic stools (塑料凳) are common in most homes. Many families have a few. Many small restaurants also have these stools. Plastic stools are light and easy to use. Most stools have small ……

is stable in human waste at room temperature for at least one to two days and it is more stable (up to four days) in stools from diarrhea patients than in normal stools where it could only be found ……

between two stools.If I had told my boss I wanted to transfer to another department directly, he... and marketing were two core sections in my company. Only if I got the experience in marketing ……

sent 52 competitors to take part in 47 events. The competitors were between the ages of 18 to 21. Most... and planted them in proper (合适的) places. They also made a fountain (喷泉) and wooden stools (木凳 ……

difference in prices between the two stores.significance  n. 重要性，重要意义同根词：significant adj. 重要的；显著... in prices between the two stores.battle  n. 战斗，战役；争论；斗争常用语块：fight a battle 打仗，作战；win/lose ……

Find the differences between the two pictures.Find the differences between the two pictures. ……

Caught in the middle情境领悟：A: How are things between Rob and Amy?B: Not good. They keep arguing, and I’m often caught in the middle. It’s exhausting.释义：Caught是catch的被动式，是“被抓住”的意思。Caught in the middle的意 ……

TWO Australian pet-store robbers were caught in a McDonald’s parking lot wrestling (扭打... Reptiles”.For reasons unknown, the two snake burglars (入室行窃者) were struggling to get the unhappy Boris ……

There are 8 differences between the two pictures. Find them! ……