“我好纠结啊！” 你知道怎么用英语表达吗？
日常生活中，
“纠结”一词出现的频率很高，
最常用的意思包括“思绪纷乱，心情烦闷”
还有“处于面临两难的选择而不好做决定的状态”。
那么你知道怎样在不同的语境中表达“纠结”一词吗？
思绪纷乱，心情烦闷
这个意思可以翻译为
upset; annoyed; irritated
这三个单词意思差不多，基本可以通用。
举例：
Don't get upset about the dress - there's only a little stain on it.
不要再纠结连衣裙的事了，其实也就弄脏了一点。
I was really annoyed that I hadn't been invited.
他们没有邀请我，所以我非常纠结。
I was beginning to get irritated at the long delay.
知道要推迟很久，我就开始纠结了起来。
处于面临两难的选择而不好做决定的状态
这个意思可以有以下几种翻译方法：
1. indecisive [ɪndɪ'saɪsɪv] 犹豫不决的；非决定性的
我是一个很纠结的人可以说：I'm an indecisive man.
2. be torn between...and...
这个短语的英文解释是：
If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled.
例：
Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics.
罗布很纠结，因为他不知道该当医生还是该当运动员。
3. waver /ˈweɪvə/ V-I 犹豫不决; 踌躇
例：
Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
一些军队指挥官对是否支持政变犹豫不决。
4. be of two minds about
mind的意思是“想法；看法”，be of two minds about也就是对某事心中有两种想法，拿不定主意，因此可以理解为“纠结”。
例：
I'm of two minds about accepting the job.
对于是否该接受这份工作，我很纠结。
5. face the dilemma of
例：
She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man she loves.
她要么会违背父亲的意愿，要么会失去她所爱的男人，对此她很纠结。
一课译词：左右为难
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“左右为难”，字面意思是“左也不好，右也不是”，形容无论怎样做都有难处，不知如何是好（be in a dilemma），与英文习语“caught in the middle”或“ caught in the crossfire”意思相近，表示“In a position between two or more sides in an argument or contentious issue, often leaving one without a clear course of action to satisfy either side.”
例句：
当父母关系不好时，孩子常常左右为难。When parents don't get along, the children are often caught in the cross-fire.
当我的朋友们分手时，我总是左右为难，因为他们会向我吐槽对方。When my friends broke up, I was often caught in the middle, as each one complained to me about the other.
Editor: Jade
来源：chinadaily.com.cn
