1.He was hanging over the side of the ship, working "between the devil and the deep blue sea."
hang over 悬挂在…之上;纠缠住(某人);笼罩;逼近;威胁
Over the wall he had hung a big map.
他把一张大地图挂在了一面墙上 。
He tried to break through the cloud of gloom hanging over his roomates with a joke.
他试图讲句笑话打破笼罩着同室朋友间的郁闷气氛 。