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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　　百闻不如一见

% R. j- e' M# I7 |; ?　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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5 |* N. y7 {3 D& Y; Q- w, L9 U　　Seeing is believing.

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% y9 C0 `& X6 a! }5 [　　比上不足，比下有余

( a0 ?3 W  l2 c5 i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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3 W$ U9 B2 T$ W/ k' F. I+ }5 u7 N　　笨鸟先飞

% P: W0 B8 m, s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

' a2 h" A7 k, y' Z/ r　　No discord, no concord.

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# T- s$ _3 a/ l: o: @9 {; ~0 {+ b- o　　拆东墙补西墙

2 O; \6 P& a7 q/ b; g5 r7 D1 a　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# a( x6 l1 i* D( ~% ~, s/ {　　辞旧迎新
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2 y4 f/ G/ f' f8 ]: o　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) m# M7 q8 @. _6 |! Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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+ v5 Q. u3 f2 j- ?! V　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界

3 L3 A) x! h- ~) Q. [6 r0 ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 z4 `. v% E9 v4 M　　国泰民安
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5 ~9 u, P5 G7 T. f' L( v0 k1 [3 P　　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;
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" T' w4 ~. x) N) F* t- S( O* N　　too much is as bad as too little

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" w& K8 G( p9 R' J　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: N) v5 B1 M4 C. b　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

. r3 i! D9 R0 G5 F+ M, o4 a　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 @" w# s0 T+ l1 `　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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6 \5 `+ X, M6 `! [% s　　脚踩两只船

% u, u" h, o4 I3 e* u　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: l* d) [2 z' _! k6 M　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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" ?& X! p8 o( C8 a) s　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 a: Y! k1 `6 L　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 C; S9 b4 b5 U. ?7 e+ T/ i　　谋事在人，成事在天
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2 t& U6 A" i; G  T% ?7 ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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

2 L) f* \3 F2 x8 T* k# F- K" Q9 P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

5 Z+ A( b" C' a. l) g/ [9 D* v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 e# v+ L" n2 f　　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

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 j: U/ H+ v8 M6 L& ]　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( ?3 t6 G3 u3 o" `2 Q# D7 {　　千里之行始于足下
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$ P# X" P4 S( f5 P0 R, t7 k　　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
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  n! w; A. @. X( E　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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4 E2 H* S2 X7 s8 P5 [0 O" N2 I0 H　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( k% T: p) ^" R　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 e9 s$ I& D5 @- }  p# u　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 T6 C5 t$ t9 p& X, O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ O$ o& R& B$ w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ V- p( x4 v% e5 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 r6 [0 {. U. c. R8 W6 f0 m　　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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: q$ |# i2 e% @2 ]# j7 h9 g0 E　　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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" C' b- `, s- B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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7 ~+ m% U0 H0 d4 D% T: r; \　　a blessing in disguise;
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* ?0 G& l: w$ @) t　　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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, \1 H# O6 a- j8 ?1 w　　水涨船高

; K5 t! i1 }4 ?8 r　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 H! L! r' w; j8 p! d# y/ B　　杀鸡用牛刀

" ^: t" K  ^  m  P$ I, B" t, F0 [　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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4 T6 x* h8 I8 n2 ]　　实事求是
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1 v% K2 n  Y1 ]( S　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

# s  q# |' {: A; |　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. ]6 ]: |" q( @- P* ?8 _# Z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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# ?5 Z8 q2 s7 o0 e1 m' x　　韬光养晦
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# m8 I7 Q3 N; G" F3 o0 V. r1 P5 F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  a1 a$ {  K  c7 x8 N3 A　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% _, P; ?& T3 B: D1 C7 Y　　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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$ H( e" i3 }9 H　　物以类聚，人以群分

; B6 c: l  c: w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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% i( E( c& z! ]' F5 i& p　　唯利是图

9 l/ m- C8 J$ u5 T# [! x# [　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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8 _$ P4 b, T6 a8 J0 T　　无中生有

2 x$ [& L& Z# K9 @6 Q) q( B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! K0 K  ?( u# W　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# r/ U' k/ F* L　　徇私枉法

% l  ]; t# E. Y& ~　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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+ P* L) v* D% e9 E3 F; |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

$ l; N- ]% a$ o5 ]; K/ |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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3 J" M3 U( u: O9 N2 v　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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: m5 [# G: c# m$ }! p; B- W! h　　ants on a hot pan

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. g: G( c' E+ l+ V# u( G　　现身说法

, g1 r3 B6 B1 \0 Q. M7 e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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* f& x+ T/ R7 M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; K: p5 s' \# H: s' [2 P1 J/ C2 K　　循序渐进

) M9 m3 n: h6 K+ O  p　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 r7 t$ e; ]& U2 }7 H& H' q" U# S9 N　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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" B; n+ |  o, s' N6 n　　有识之士

4 f( }! a; F& \　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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+ B: k* Q( e8 n+ @) _0 W　　有缘千里来相会

4 w8 i6 _( L: f5 B　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

3 m7 k. m# F# B/ ?- y* G　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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8 f( Z6 f) v  w' G+ Y# X　　欲速则不达
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' j9 g  @% B$ ?　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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2 u' O0 t2 w# K* _! q) w　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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, P0 _& w* F4 {% Y5 |0 Z- |3 l: T# z% r　　冤假错案

* i9 e, e4 R4 t　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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' n) m7 {" j; P- Q! v* |　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

  a- I9 `$ O# s4 j　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　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

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

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。