“跌宕起伏”英语怎么说？- 英文翻译

“跌宕起伏”，汉语成语，形容事物多变、不稳定，也形容故事情节的曲折。可以翻译为“ups and downs，checkered”等。

例句：

艾伦的一生跌宕起伏，蹲过多次大牢。
Alan had led a very checkered past and had been to prison lots of times.