很地道的成语翻译

丹尼尔

中华文化博大精深，成语俗语都是智慧结晶，但翻译成英文如果表达不当，却容易引起误解。所以，一起来学学常见中文成语的英译很有必要!
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　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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; P. N; D* F6 S1 R　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 T. v7 \, d5 x0 E　　笨鸟先飞
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" X% ]) j, A" u6 f$ q5 ~- m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 h# u6 y; b9 [# ^　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

+ B- `) d( e$ l! f　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

3 ^/ a/ [* N; e: Q8 ~; S1 K　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ W7 f0 l, U. s5 U1 i) T6 c　　辞旧迎新

4 r" B" N0 d* k; J7 i( d　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ J9 y, h/ @3 V3 {$ y0 K8 k) A% ?& B　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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. W; L. L; G0 u3 u; s- g/ T8 f　　大开眼界
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1 z/ [! w- p/ h4 |7 m5 ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ x2 `. o) p9 J- m. p, a　　国泰民安
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" Q( H0 g" _; H8 v* V' }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 X% J: J" C. O  D$ Z9 P, Q: `　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ Y$ A% ?8 f6 f3 e　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) S0 s" M+ q- v% R( h9 L) t　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ N8 O" ?/ f+ U% x3 n5 D. e　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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' Z5 b9 I( @# `& f5 n! ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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% x4 g' K3 h, ^" z5 \　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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; z7 E2 q- x7 K. z　　Treasures fill the home.

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& G& d2 o- E) ]/ L, i  L1 K. }1 K　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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, ~- H. g- N5 @/ {　　脚踩两只船

9 E- X9 ^7 v# v. A0 u0 w　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 j/ M: ?3 k' [& I' m　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" a% f7 l" ~& q- e　　cut and dried; cliché

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" S; ]+ a- v0 m: N/ G　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* N* g1 c, N. O: S' g  A　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ G) _. w- @% v6 L  h7 ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. ]* h& e( h$ q$ N　　马到成功

' q6 U' D: @9 E% l- i; l4 G2 V4 |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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. L/ p2 H8 j* R" A7 c. T% g3 q( u　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) w% O% d: b6 X+ A4 t　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 @, ^: N. W7 L4 ]* ]　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 r, Y% H0 \  s, v8 x/ Z: s　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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( W  J9 z# f! Q& O2 q7 Z　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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! |2 r  H4 I4 U6 O: |　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 M; [4 C% Q7 X1 I. T　　抛砖引玉
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- _% A1 U6 k2 b2 H! E! J/ U# y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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" \3 @% p: U) o' S6 _　　破釜沉舟

　　cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
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! d& J. ~' A& a　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ V5 G$ s& L; a5 t: E; B- T　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! }3 S1 S" p0 q& F+ T5 B* K　　强龙难压地头蛇
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& J& I: I# C" ]9 |5 X2 H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. I& B+ _2 c3 h9 v, A1 F7 P　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) U# |# U3 _5 @3 h& ]* h　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 ~# L4 T* P) p  N7 f  x# }　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ p1 Z* a! N$ h+ K/ `: I5 @: e( c8 O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! b' n- t- e6 W. O! v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

8 _+ q1 D" K! ~4 R! L) @- O　　Humans are born good.
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& G6 O0 T# ^: d: p5 t1 ]$ c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 B5 M4 t* O/ p; C8 A　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  {* o- M' t$ ^2 R5 V　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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4 g2 i: ?9 b) Z" O* U　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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+ U$ U# d& K* d. w　　杀鸡用牛刀

% m% Y" L" t+ ~0 D1 d' b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& T2 Z$ D7 s* t5 v　　实事求是
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) Q+ X8 _# r) C2 k& t$ V　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 y8 c$ B% K: W. b3 S0 X　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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7 b  m' c2 r$ Q! K　　实话实说
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( {- b# G  m( C7 ?; ]! n+ D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, P: j, A" D# [) I) K　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

& m+ }' Y6 G; h2 i" O3 H　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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6 |! X2 v$ {; I% J( {: h　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ h. C! }. i6 P1 u8 b. s　　Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name
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　　歪风邪气

, b* L8 ^( D) s7 S. x. h2 B+ E( }* E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! k0 q; x0 ], {　　物以类聚，人以群分

% K$ C* S. G/ E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 }; t3 K! M. @( B　　无风不起浪

2 v4 u, p. I3 p5 x) g+ e( N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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$ d8 F1 O+ w5 \0 j( g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

( v7 d  s' V# J9 V4 m& r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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2 @5 G3 x- D  [; C) s' y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. {$ E+ \# A  ^& L　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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# H5 j5 r5 \$ h  s% Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 h8 y2 ~, `! |; M) d5 \　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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5 t1 B! \! b( W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

( O$ E) U6 E3 z+ G　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

6 a$ L0 d0 C: P. v$ w' z　　有缘千里来相会
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* n9 c" G; K! N# C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, N7 s& g# O* m" G　　与时俱进

$ r: U  h! u6 M　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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8 c8 H) x( e. [2 K/ k- F　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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5 I3 _5 i9 Y) n" P6 J4 U2 t　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# ?& j4 Q/ \/ W& I4 j　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

. b) K2 J; y7 L4 {5 R8 @　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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( l& W( [9 ~. U  J5 R: O# A! a* T　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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: m' [7 y  b0 g　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

6 D& t+ K9 w1 z% n. T0 k7 s　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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0 D- ?. y  k3 T9 }0 H　　A promise is a promise.
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; w) u8 A6 g1 C　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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) u6 k0 [7 W* {+ j　　become debt-ridden
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6 A* Y2 ]& Q& Q9 [- i3 M- @2 ^5 G　　众矢之的

4 K/ P5 A( G5 q' U- L' ]　　target of public criticism

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1 }. X9 w3 t" K6 p' w$ i# `　　纸上谈兵

+ G* E6 I' w2 u- E* {; a　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

; R' Y% e' r( i3 L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

6 |1 ]6 e! f7 }5 D' i6 S: W　　100

0 T5 G/ e5 t# B2 a) k. o% v; S. W9 b- y　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。