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a balancing act 左右逢源

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A balancing¹ act 的意思是左右逢源，兼顾各方。这个表达来源于马戏表演。

例句

The life of a modern parent is a balancing act of going out to work and raising children at home.

My sisters are always fighting between themselves. Keeping the peace at home is a balancing act.

请注意

To balance² something against something else 的意思是对事情进行权衡比较。

During a recession³ a government has to balance the needs of the poorest against the wishes of the richest.

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1 balancing
n.配平v.（使）平衡( balance的现在分词 )；（使）均衡；（使）相抵；权衡
参考例句：
The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict. 联合国必须在冲突各方之间担任公正的协调工作。 The man felt a delicacy about balancing between his mother and his wife. 那人为平衡处理与母亲和妻子的关系伤脑筋。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 balance
n.秤，天平，平衡，[商]收支差额，结余，余额；资产平稳表；v.平衡，称，权衡，对比，结算；vt.称，权衡，比较，使平衡，结算，抵消
参考例句：
You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。 I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。

3 recession
n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）
参考例句：
Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。 A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。