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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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# ~: C; y4 Z6 E' J) Z　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 |- |  o9 }6 y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* e- k2 N7 f! J; M5 N# i6 I+ A　　笨鸟先飞

) v* d8 R7 V4 z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% N( \9 d, J- E0 b* d　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交

$ `# t2 j/ C- O6 O- X( C6 m　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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% j. n0 [5 {& Z4 i- [. V( \# X　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 _$ d7 L& g: B; o; M  Q　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% e$ }: G9 U" _　　大事化小，小事化了

6 t2 }! j* {* _4 o. o; a　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: S1 l+ ~: Q1 Z　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 l, R+ H( @$ B* }2 M8 z/ f　　过犹不及

, T+ o- o% H, r$ Z8 g% v: d　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ {- f( ^  d8 c　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

3 C% l8 _5 `- Q1 W1 L3 B2 T0 c/ l　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ |( l; \9 }, n( A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

- `5 i: q8 G3 e8 x0 x　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　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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! T; t5 v+ O7 D2 K/ q% |　　金无足赤，人无完人

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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" O, e- x( {8 @" X　　脚踏实地
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& S. ?3 D) {8 }+ ^5 O　　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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7 s0 L3 w2 P. q+ I# o　　君子之交淡如水

7 V% T# J1 {" R5 f0 J# k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 e7 ?/ S& s4 N　　礼尚往来

7 M. S9 Q) o7 @9 ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# C3 F" s- V: O& k# x　　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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" q# ]$ k' I6 v0 f　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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- i( `4 M% @6 Y& M- q* ]. s　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ F% R* b3 r/ V$ Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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& X& u+ K6 x/ h5 n, F- K　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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" y( T  k. }" a$ S+ q2 ~　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 ^0 I1 q) Y+ w5 q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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. y- d: b0 d$ N8 H5 Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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  X1 I: S& ]& L6 C; D5 k　　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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. D0 p( q6 n  C) m8 [　　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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. X6 E% f- ]4 z7 E- Z. v　　抢得先机

$ _. x5 x. _4 m, f# A; ~9 c　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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" K5 a( ~' B4 o( {' L! p" O　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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, }8 c6 c! m; p: i: Q' b2 J　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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8 \" h* v3 l6 M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 H8 C) K, K0 H$ r　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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5 I! w' w1 x1 }# Y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　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

% z  h6 a6 K7 T! C' b1 y: }; ]　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; Q% v/ I6 G, d3 Q- t/ S2 M　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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  C* q( \  P& y. `, Y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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

( u- n' j. t* \2 }* w　　A ship rises with the tide

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' H* k( \  p4 t5 k3 ~& m: j　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

( u9 \) |' p! Q. z, \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! t' o' R) n% k$ d* o+ w, V　　实事求是
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) @9 s0 X$ N8 Q, C/ W4 ^; [　　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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$ W) e! k; c9 a　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( Y  Q2 H, I/ {　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; T; g5 ]% D# D: h& X# K5 R　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 Z! Q' `0 A1 Y% R% x& w. Q　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ Y, N5 ~: V* g+ u# Q! T0 B& O　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

. ]* r) p0 x4 h　　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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& ~% v8 j7 w5 Q- V# T* ~1 n　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* M  L/ {$ Q, t! X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* x* L; J, }) F+ j% [) x& j8 e　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- _7 G3 y) ^9 i6 R2 t2 U　　望子成龙

6 P% l1 R2 E. U% E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

* d* n9 B) _3 ?1 X4 J　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

: i6 _1 J5 d/ \. U) ?% g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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) Y( W8 Q/ M7 T" h　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ R4 a3 r2 i  K　　徇私枉法

0 T/ G0 F9 {% M; |1 D6 F' {- N　　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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- P; Z7 N  A/ q8 J4 G　　蓄势待发

　　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
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7 L5 f3 z8 g% i( A5 k9 }( R2 t0 b　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ ?. J8 b$ d5 S$ t$ ~1 U　　先下手为强
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, a! O0 Q$ k  L# Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 _% a) J3 N0 c! F　　ants on a hot pan
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- j4 u) ~4 U+ T* _/ @5 c　　现身说法
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+ X; S+ h/ \2 {3 {　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; C- M* n& `/ B. M$ G　　循序渐进
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) S. v$ C- W- t1 ?1 `" q0 Z4 Y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: ]# [/ S) j' y) \/ f　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 V. `7 T3 I6 O/ ^( G% O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 }7 F' _; e  S% Y* G/ p' P　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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: z' Z" v1 a! K% E; d　　有勇无谋

5 P$ |+ L8 b% I0 i7 M4 r: l* |　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 y, s  u7 H6 i7 P- L　　与时俱进

% U$ o9 ^, G4 l8 |3 w' t　　keep pace with the times86
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7 B: Q0 L8 W4 I7 }　　以人为本

/ s  J6 `9 M+ v( l! `; r% @　　people-oriented

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; ]9 m4 X) ?! R　　因材施教

　　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

/ L/ ]8 k  Y  r2 ~5 Y　　Haste makes waste.
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  W. i% M9 h4 G5 ~; x" H7 l　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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8 b/ A4 t5 x2 u4 n3 S+ q6 e! {' t1 N　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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; _4 ~" w/ `" \: n! `, N　　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

　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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# Z, C7 ?( M4 s# I9 {- N8 p; g" i　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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4 K) j- I1 @. s7 m3 H7 _( s0 }6 L) ?　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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) V+ n5 Y; m( C, i* s( H　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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7 [2 e! n, h  j9 C( }% {　　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。