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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2 h7 a7 w# E$ h/ X' L6 b* i　　Love me, love my dog.
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, v: t( V7 i9 T1 @3 M　　百闻不如一见
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! W% ~* L# G2 a( T% Q: X  O0 z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 j( D: {0 I, f* U　　Seeing is believing.

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: {9 [1 S# Y( V3 h　　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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8 U7 Y% N/ u7 K; @3 T: U  q1 I" w9 c- c6 d　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

& j9 Z5 |: s0 b9 v$ [, A# d- `　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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" I; h- }  P2 ]' u( t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 `1 u4 T- b$ R* b2 D　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ O5 w, @5 s$ Z* @. a2 O　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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( G. l' A; ^, t* P; t- W8 l　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ W/ [# {- |3 ~- K　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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% V$ {" r' ^: s) d9 }1 o. f* Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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; J+ M, G  K4 Q: W) |- s　　和气生财
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* f- x" S2 s" E# l. k. A( n  @4 y　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn
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- \: Q4 i  z& l/ j+ L& {, B( L  f　　既往不咎
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- W/ j: f2 y- x9 ~　　let bygones be bygones

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2 y" p: a/ g7 n' y( d　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' S6 P8 d9 G: S　　Treasures fill the home.

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# b, G2 R! Y1 d　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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) t7 ]: E% O' ^: A$ `+ c2 B　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! A* w! E4 X) T+ [5 H6 Q4 Q0 @7 h$ I　　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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　　礼尚往来
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0 t7 X% l5 {( k) @' X6 y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 u7 f, N! }1 [6 _% b; q+ k, y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) ?( }; F4 ~. E  g5 `/ d　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 L: S6 T( H* R. ^8 g# G; m　　茅塞顿开
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0 _4 h+ P( X* [. Y" T/ w　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, t) Z! ^# _' s- L/ x* x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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. G. k6 D; |1 H5 G  E7 f　　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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; K# \1 C: w: b9 w% }) }9 A+ L　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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% b* a" l$ S; q2 G; ^' i) E$ g　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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+ A* I9 ?8 e% p　　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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& s, L& z0 d' o1 A; H: c' ^9 E5 T　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

# `' K4 C+ d6 F8 `- {; M+ z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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6 z4 O+ i9 {( E' t5 x0 _1 Q$ A　　前事不忘，后事之师
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2 P' P0 k: x. A5 [2 D9 n0 Z0 w+ j6 ?+ C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; U: n+ N# X& e- ^; ^8 v　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　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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. y, @1 Z9 C' I; k# L　　人逢喜事精神爽

0 D# ]1 k% o) w1 \( q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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! S# g. |# }! L8 T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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+ n3 H, `$ K" O  q0 W　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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. F, i$ n+ D) k8 w) q6 c' R) j0 s- A　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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: j: m# \4 V; X# Z3 Q7 }$ B( |6 W　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: m) o  g  L/ }/ Q1 c　　杀鸡用牛刀

! w! `: c" `4 m' l. C) p6 h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 i' d$ n6 M, j　　实事求是
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" A5 ~" M1 m/ ~5 a3 G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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) C& n1 o; v' n* v% f　　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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2 X8 q) q. T- T$ L( V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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4 D$ }6 F: D) b+ |" v5 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, d3 d' P3 K) e) Y3 f7 G　　糖衣炮弹
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) ^8 A1 n; V* N5 c　　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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5 L( b9 h% B' Z0 M1 j　　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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6 Q: r( ]8 L& R, ?8 g2 E9 Y+ y　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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9 N3 K  x  f8 X0 N　　唯利是图
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& t6 u. ~4 w1 z2 d+ O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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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

* v  W9 d, \7 k3 ]! a# p0 p1 e　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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3 }1 t, k, G7 U( @. _0 ~- A　　蓄势待发

" q4 T" V0 S: @, c* P$ `( B　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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* d  _- k$ v5 Z3 M# K　　心想事成

% c, q8 E$ G( I6 M# k2 a　　May all your wish come true
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$ e+ [# I" q" X. \; G　　心照不宣

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

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 V- M) Y# f* L# s　　The best defense is offense.

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8 e8 M0 C( K4 R4 h: U　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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9 U9 S3 Q- C7 _; H7 X　　息事宁人

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$ y! Z. I' J/ P3 B- \6 y　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 f0 o3 T3 I9 Q. }! D/ O, o* d　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 f& F+ q3 |- y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" W- |  c9 ~+ K$ s/ f　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% c2 |9 C$ }4 f　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

/ x. Z1 x! {6 q　　bold but not crafty84
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0 K' O" ^3 r% E. J　　有缘千里来相会

# s. z0 d/ d- Y+ H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. r8 r, M  _- ], ~5 C9 y( P' h　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

6 f5 G3 f0 C$ [. x& ]　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

$ X: i* t; B9 M% W/ v　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

, _6 O3 L: g* s+ @" ?" g  D　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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/ S2 K* a$ k( c, V, P　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) i" J" @: ?, q* S: T( `3 d　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 y( G5 w; j* Q/ Z" T　　一言既出，驷马难追

* c; D1 H- z* A2 T3 _3 \　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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; _2 @5 d5 y) R9 [- l3 J$ P　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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) D" P4 L5 u. d! S# F# ]: g4 I0 g　　be an armchair strategist
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- v# N6 {" V( O8 C　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" t3 ]: C( ^% v5 x/ c/ @　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。