踌躇不前

shēng huó zhōng fán xū yào fù chū nǔ lì de shì tā dōu chóu chú bù qián

生活中凡需要付出努力的事，他都踌躇不前。

He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work.

dāng tā tīng dào nà jiàn gōng zuò yǒu duō nán shí tā chóu chú bù qián

当他听到那件工作有多难时，他踌躇不前。

When he heard how hard the job was, he jibbed.