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

他们父亲的为兄弟间争吵的问题。

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

对这幅画的解释长久以来一直是艺术史学争论不休的问题。

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.

困扰许多诚实的欧盟官员的一个争端是，是否应欧盟的资金打到巴勒斯坦当局的非官方或半官方账户上。