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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* S3 d' s$ J5 d$ P" `7 D( `　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

  O5 }8 E1 J4 e: @　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* i) g+ H' @* ~# `) h8 V9 Z　　Seeing is believing.

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" F: g, t! W0 a# o& `　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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/ E6 D9 A+ O) a　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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' `6 \. n3 U# v# Y* U& d  O7 {: C　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 k2 X2 k) ]$ b5 i　　不打不成交

( y, G: w, }3 ^+ C% M8 S　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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" c% Q# a2 g+ _, F/ X3 o9 p; {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

3 [# J' C* c) B- F. R( F1 {　　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
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7 u- o( M7 _7 {9 e4 H5 R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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% C1 L* s3 R  k, \7 S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% ~8 W% i- S7 X, X) P! i) \5 [　　过犹不及

2 i: A4 }3 C' h9 [: r　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 f# v* y' u, D7 q6 m  O  u　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 ^; w& v& H- }" C  l8 D# R　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

1 `' S/ E4 o- K9 V$ o* V- `　　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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/ b2 w  ?8 g. M6 E# ]/ Z　　There are spots even on the sun.
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9 U' e2 O; r0 Z: V- s/ ^- |　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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! j8 v: `! @& G& s- p　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 A/ V% U$ {3 h# \" a, R  U　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 W  Z9 S+ N& k' ]0 L5 A: N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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( U$ u2 H( K% u! o0 L2 D  O　　礼尚往来
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! e. R" Y/ D6 x; F$ q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 |0 P) L. _) o6 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 e6 ?" i/ N- y+ \+ O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. J1 c" H) [3 ], m　　马到成功
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* N5 L5 H& p" H& @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: h; b! x+ T1 ?# s) p4 P　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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$ ]$ B3 t, w1 B8 ^! `7 m* Y# h　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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6 W- O+ x+ @  p  U  O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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3 `9 S3 |9 M: J) ^. i　　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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9 Y6 X- P- _/ r1 O　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

3 O; y! l# [# |' E　　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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* {& |5 c8 [  t0 l$ K　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- P6 h+ }8 w9 e: Z: B: r　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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' _# a2 x7 p! z8 n　　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

　　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

( l, V6 j# s4 O- \- h9 f+ {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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2 T- a3 @: h  W  K0 [　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& e4 i) L2 D. o　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( p. l  V. h2 v% H& j5 r8 T　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' }* o* L  g. V% M　　人之初，性本善
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; {4 x( m/ ]+ y3 y% S0 f. o5 x　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! a' Y5 Q/ E. z+ u9 ~　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' C7 ?. d! C( |' w: R" u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; u  F9 o1 j% |) X, x# h, w6 S　　a blessing in disguise;

% B; u: E+ G' p8 H! [9 N) X　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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# |. f1 z; ^  j. b; N  J5 G# V　　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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$ p4 m, X! T1 S) a8 q1 m　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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0 y8 j0 p9 t' X: j* y4 R　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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; @7 g" W- e* ]2 k2 y0 k2 e1 m6 ?　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ `/ E7 |/ Y  X　　实事求是

, o/ k8 x& H) B- D5 w　　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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3 W6 m+ q8 n; J! T. j, c　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  r8 \" h5 s. O) B　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

( y' [" k: G7 H" X8 C3 N! f  @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- m$ A3 ]3 Y5 J* i0 L　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

  w; L; J, m# |& o8 n4 [" C8 s# Y　　Unity is strength.

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9 M6 i5 Q, t& ~4 o4 J8 N  X6 A) c　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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) w+ ]7 I0 A3 t* D　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* {1 o: n2 J0 F5 D' ]5 G( ~. g　　物以类聚，人以群分

  [) l. L. u, F6 r+ P　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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, d% a; @. W9 g$ z3 G　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

" n3 ]$ Q( g+ w& N& @3 A4 r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ I/ |  u$ `; e　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& y8 H: d2 ]; D# j9 ?) \0 a　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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8 [/ N/ D. J7 H: y" x+ |( r　　心照不宣

! u, k/ [1 B  _9 L: y9 @4 p0 H4 l　　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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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 k2 `! Y2 k6 ]" J# z　　The best defense is offense.

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/ N5 g0 `6 @8 s( b2 L　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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# ^; F4 ]& w% C　　现身说法

  j! R# m" }0 e* o! `0 ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

+ k9 \3 @% @0 D: d7 _( W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

  ?: V6 M. X: \* q　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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2 l2 b7 a, ?$ |+ F　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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: u. b. L# M# X- U9 t7 |　　有情人终成眷属

* l7 @: l2 Z, b) F& D" z5 n! u$ }　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; x' z, f3 ~& j8 {" H9 k　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

- |& u* o; w: W3 D/ a, b0 z　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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, h$ \8 C8 r  b+ h　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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# B$ O" k! p( O4 j- i　　people-oriented

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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
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" d5 @' I; V3 s; r# y6 i( Z& c) s　　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

0 u, p" D/ x* [/ i  r2 O6 T3 ^3 Y　　Haste makes waste.
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2 ?6 ^$ |5 s/ E: j　　More haste, less speed.
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" r0 J0 d8 i& C' f　　优胜劣汰
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1 ~6 d3 T9 ~( C5 p/ T0 N! q+ z2 b2 F　　英雄所见略同

1 T1 c8 }9 g* y% ^% C2 t　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, j6 f# R$ {& o　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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' Q& Z( E& w3 ^* g8 T# O7 i　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

( m3 d8 |! x5 e$ t1 n# A. V4 p　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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/ Y7 _: E/ V* H7 B% O　　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。