双方只会通过中间人间接接触。The two sides would only meet indirectly, through middlemen.金融机构充当贷方和借方的中间人。Financial institutions act as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.狡猾的无赖无需中间人.A crafty knave needs no broker....

“中间人”的英语可以翻译为：intermediator，middleman，[经] finder，intermediary，bagman...