不得已而求其次bù dé yǐ ér qiú qí cìbe left with nothing better than the second choice; have no alternative (/option) but to give up one’s (first)preference; have to take (/put up with/be content with) the second best/……只是因?yàn)橹袊?guó)的形勢(shì)，美國(guó)的形勢(shì)，還有整個(gè)國(guó)際的形勢(shì) （這點(diǎn)艾奇遜沒有說） 不許可，～，采取了第三條路。(《毛澤東選集》1383)…but the situation in China,in the United States and in the world as a whole (a point Acheson does not mention)did not permit it; they had to give up their preference and take the third way. 不得已而求其次have to be content with the second best;settle with the second best |