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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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4 P5 C# H( \+ S& O2 W/ ]. z　　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
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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; }( L4 E$ ^8 E# c- S& ?1 V' s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

: K% b. [7 S/ q) a# R) r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  e6 N9 K! I: |* F7 E2 P　　不打不成交
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* U) ^' x3 @* K　　No discord, no concord.
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) o, `" e: `/ w0 `. r( _, A1 x/ z　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ ?' A$ V1 B$ v  M$ T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& x: |* v8 o* j1 d& I# h　　大事化小，小事化了

; R4 d8 x/ R4 b　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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* C5 `1 W. e7 d/ c& W　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ {. F3 h, f" S7 `9 [, Y+ h　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; U( ?3 x: G- V) I9 D) Y$ B$ X　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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1 G+ W) a  a  z, i0 T: h2 X　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! Y0 z/ s) N6 p$ J% ?　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 o# }  l2 e6 Y0 Y7 [, u　　活到老学到老

# `- d: i9 C6 c' l# x　　never too old to learn
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" O; B; i! C6 @* b: j- D　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 `9 S8 `6 B8 A2 a' T　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

0 a" t; q0 m1 R3 I& l　　Treasures fill the home.
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( p/ i4 v7 q" ]; f# D　　脚踏实地

- q. I$ f2 c7 _# [　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

1 f- z9 p3 ?+ @% F7 J& r0 x　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 w( G6 @. _& \8 X　　礼尚往来
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9 A" k- B$ V8 M, K/ s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( `5 g. \- ?5 z& V6 G5 a　　马到成功
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6 C3 w7 O6 n# J3 h- Y0 y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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( Y5 _8 o, Q/ w! d# p　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

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) W& ?8 z. h$ T7 x- O5 p0 C+ Q1 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: a+ G7 y9 u  v2 N8 g1 A1 y' U7 S　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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, D3 M. p9 [0 m4 f6 v' V" P$ o　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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1 g% ~' K, h+ T# q9 h5 Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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" D) ]% i  E- b+ ~　　抛砖引玉
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8 K/ a; ^8 q5 s, N* d3 f　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　抢得先机

, s% H  L0 c; S+ ?　　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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& L9 M2 D6 q. ]  A' x　　千里之行始于足下
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  U: O- V' f* s8 u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 [& e# y* Z* H　　前事不忘，后事之师

) `2 F0 _2 d' S  R  A. x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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7 o& ?1 m  r  o+ ]( q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- z' J4 _" T. t% o4 K5 [/ f& s$ g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

8 a7 z; X# C( h9 F! c3 {  p; l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 v% x- j, p/ Q0 ^5 i8 k　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- P4 V! U" Z" k( L. }" ]2 S　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

5 _8 _3 @% L, e& ?/ |　　a blessing in disguise;

' Q1 e2 T7 e* P2 m3 |2 ^4 P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 }5 B5 L! v6 ~  T) A+ j' f( M　　三十而立

　　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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. `5 @# i, h! k+ B1 [2 V3 A　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; G/ P+ R  Z) X- a) L7 p5 r　　实事求是

9 q8 n* `8 A3 t5 k% J$ W! `　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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) n; }. G; f2 c5 `  w% ]/ g　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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% q% i6 A0 p! R2 A- P　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

! L( d9 K4 N# P7 b2 c' g3 P　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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4 E1 A8 |! |3 D# o( {& {　　韬光养晦
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9 W- y% Z: I; G% g; ^5 F" G0 w　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 I& D/ w4 l) \# F0 @+ `　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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9 F! p4 A6 L% B) d1 D% w5 Q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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! b0 \' a" C* N4 Z* E　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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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　　无风不起浪

7 |# q" k5 x2 i+ G2 B$ [, j; ]+ c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! v# W5 ]% \  j' b6 S/ S5 r* d1 Q. `　　徇私枉法
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* K# ~6 v. [9 g3 F. S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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) c; K' a$ }3 i$ ]5 K% i　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" c0 c( @8 p# u+ ]  _2 F: n+ W0 A: v　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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3 R9 C6 K0 X& z; H* r5 i　　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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$ z$ H  F; q' _* {4 K; j: U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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$ i) k  S: L( v　　热锅上的蚂蚁

) ^; n+ k1 D( P$ ]　　ants on a hot pan
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- m6 z3 a4 e; g　　现身说法

9 t# ^' U) @9 W. p, A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　循序渐进
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4 f9 ~0 D+ ]# e' k- N　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 U5 P4 p# c; V/ F: u; f2 g5 g　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

  B) X' I/ O8 k- K: C" [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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& `; L' h0 D" i3 O% s. T　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 _- R" i9 B7 ~" U! t: T( w* T! q6 G　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& t, i2 |" w  d8 l. {7 _; ^* X　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

/ @( K/ f" v* {. T! `　　More haste, less speed.
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, H- o4 j# Q  Q- y, s　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

( G& v% r# W. T9 F　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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! {8 Z- w1 w! k+ p8 ~　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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5 ^- L$ s( m3 H' b& u% P! n0 z2 {　　一言既出，驷马难追
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+ A1 \! c, I9 |/ \, [7 n　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

  U* U; b$ Z3 Z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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* a, n! \# M# V　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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+ T- _4 a7 ^' t. W( L" Y4 Z9 }　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

' ?' P# v/ ?% a1 S: ]; S4 o# Q　　be an armchair strategist

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. J* {; D  ^% u% p( u9 h0 d9 K　　纸包不住火
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0 {8 t2 ?8 C  u! j! J  j( z9 \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

3 F  l' _* B8 Q　　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。