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小さな沿岸の町は板挟みになり、海軍をなだめるか海賊を怒らせるかを選ばざるを得なかった。

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The small coastal town found itself between Scylla and Charybdis, forced to choose between appeasing the navy or provoking the pirates.

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The small coastal town found itself between Scylla and Charybdis, forced to choose between appeasing the navy or provoking the pirates.

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between Scylla and Charybdis

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Japanese Meaning
二つの危険な状況に挟まれて、どちらを選んでもリスクが存在する状態 / 危険な選択肢の間で板挟みになっている状況 / どちらも避けられない危険な局面にある様子
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小さな沿岸の町は板挟みになり、海軍をなだめるか海賊を怒らせるかを選ばざるを得なかった。

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