bone of contention

1.The property left by their father was a bone of contention between the brothers.

他们父亲遗产成为兄弟间吵问。

2.The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.

幅画解释长久以来直是艺术史学家论不休问。

3.The channeling of E.U. funds to the Palestinian Authority to unofficial or semiofficial accounts was a bone of contention that often troubled many an honest official of the Union.

困扰许多诚实欧盟官员端是，是否应该将欧盟资金打到巴勒斯坦当局非官方或半官方账户上。