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脚踏两只船脚踏两头船；脚踩两边船jiǎo tà liǎng zhǐ chuánsit on the fence; straddle two boats—have a foot in either camp
❍ 萧队长寻思，这人原先胆子小，干啥也是脚踩两边船，……(周立波《山乡巨变》437)Xiao mused. This man Liu had formerly been a coward,a fence-sitter./“耶耶，你又来了，”雪春冲口说，“田入社，土留家，你这不是脚踏两边船？”(周立波《山乡巨变》153)“There you go again,father!” burst out Xuechun. “Putting the paddy-fields in and keeping the dry fields; are you trying to keep a foot in both camps?”/你要不愿意，土地先不入，也行；不过，那你就是脚踏两边船，农忙时节，不晓得干哪一头好了。(周立波《山乡巨变》166) If you’re not willing,don’t put it in now; that will be all right. The only thing is,like that you’d be straddling two boats,and at the busy seasons you wouldn’t know which one you should be on.
❍ ～的人什么也捞不着。He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
❍ ～，结果两头空。Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两只船jiǎo tà liǎnɡ zhī chuán比喻摇摆不定，既想干这个，又想干那样；也形容两下里都占着，存心投机取巧。have a foot in either camp, straddle two boats, sit on the fence, be a fence-sitter |