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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, z3 j2 E% u6 N* |7 R　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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6 I" c; {7 w# z, h! p# b# m/ u　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 X' \3 Y7 j6 e7 {　　Seeing is believing.
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4 k  Q$ V* n' ?/ N$ v　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ K  d% {9 F, |+ m4 ]　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 W5 ?8 u' X  ~% n- W0 y　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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5 O& v8 s1 F5 T  x5 I& b. }; o　　不遗余力

' s0 _( K% }& h7 n* L8 E% `. ]　　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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4 J  ^5 i4 a1 r/ b4 `5 L　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 m: A1 \7 d: }* P3 r  K+ \　　辞旧迎新

8 _8 Q3 c4 ~5 V" O/ ~: Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  o* U! v9 x( |4 T1 @4 v0 B　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& c2 i& C4 f# k6 W* _6 V2 k　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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1 ~; d- V5 o4 H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 l9 H, X% z7 ?$ U& q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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; w3 L1 Z. J' }6 c/ _% p" E! s　　和气生财
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) U. m7 u% C4 {4 X8 S　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

+ p" V, L5 ?! u* g0 n　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

; Y# N% }, J! ]1 X7 g' D4 R　　let bygones be bygones
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6 `' r5 C( @# _5 O3 o# E3 s0 {　　金无足赤，人无完人

: r8 c  k; x' a1 C　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

5 E. m2 [  k( o# v! }, z# K　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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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

( I: P9 K$ w0 v9 I* e　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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9 e, F1 Y+ z0 r( L3 r" D: x　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

4 H( ~- l" e. X5 s$ ?* a　　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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; ]% u, d4 X' Q2 I　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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0 i% a' n. }+ ~# |" i, R; ^　　茅塞顿开

3 @( d6 I) N; k7 I" `; E　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- F: g5 p+ }4 d+ g　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 U5 W8 Z- r/ A3 x; E+ Y& u　　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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4 c2 l$ g' @1 I9 S2 C; z' S　　谋事在人，成事在天
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2 f4 D! V! W8 M* h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

2 L+ Y6 E- w$ W" \, k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( M) [* ~, C, n' u9 b　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 F$ d, V0 \6 O3 R; G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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, W! ]  ?  M2 ]0 g) I6 j9 H$ e# f9 b　　抛砖引玉
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" p; o: R! {3 L. Z% o2 u& Y) l1 A, [　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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1 R& N, }! N$ {　　破釜沉舟
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5 m, t' {  }! ]　　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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4 N, J, r1 s( t　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 B1 Q9 i4 H9 n: k. w1 x; j! `　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ K6 b; B4 Y6 P　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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* E: X/ l& i1 L( r　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& t+ a$ \8 H" h　　前事不忘，后事之师
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9 v- p' \9 n9 P1 s% E- {0 g　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 Z9 s* G+ v+ M7 h3 _( [3 k; A　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 g+ H1 f$ }& P* W/ L( e　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 n) }% ~# k2 b　　强龙难压地头蛇

$ i% ]0 \- Q& B! Q, B& W; D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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- I% S6 D! M2 M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

  F" ?! D4 d; G+ t- e& P3 z　　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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& u# Y- s( a; r; ~' R8 y2 i, \　　世外桃源

3 C/ t" N1 `( C3 Y, N5 [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- M8 f; N7 h: |2 z& R: O6 W　　人之初，性本善
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. @! ]& T$ {7 o　　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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6 z$ v" b: Z0 `, O% w; C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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& ^" g/ g* _4 G, s0 d/ I　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 |3 {1 F" w1 L; l* I; s　　三十而立

+ T! y# I4 w2 o% \0 ]3 Z. l　　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

& X% F" {- G; c, r3 w$ Q　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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9 w" x: \# x; `5 P# E* g+ K% ~4 f& P　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ M: K! _/ N$ s% b7 n　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ C8 S2 P* ?/ x+ n0 S4 ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 g, X0 k/ k/ N' q) [$ P　　实事求是
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7 a5 _: n4 |! n: Y# H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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+ Y" |4 {3 u& F5 k' V  A* O# k+ j　　说曹操，曹操到
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% x" k* W5 M1 _2 {　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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3 Y/ F( F" f! e# Z8 n; H　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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+ a8 i5 D* c0 d　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

( E; G3 Q  a/ _: ?; [3 ]* }* q- L　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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5 [! r, y* f/ ~1 @- F0 o. j0 y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 l* A# ^- b3 G; m3 o7 m　　糖衣炮弹
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2 }7 A, @- y7 n; P) V　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

+ e4 L3 D9 N- L3 Y5 t$ Z: d　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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* B' G( t- }9 B$ Y　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

" H8 a: N- A& }0 }9 I4 S+ n　　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

3 r) ~; K1 y* E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

( @( }2 l1 x0 F7 E; {　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 _3 f1 z* {% E# j0 K  P- s( M　　唯利是图
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- p0 R9 b: e- M( x　　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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$ M  p. q, r7 U5 `　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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7 ^* l( g% K; t　　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

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 |# ^; M! X  ]* R2 z: U3 O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

0 T! F& b  v9 S. i! T* B3 q# |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# H3 I/ c( o0 x　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 ]) q3 i6 v$ [, l　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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& J( c! S( I" T6 P- R9 n　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 f/ i' ]3 j7 _! k5 q7 P　　循序渐进
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" q4 l; Z: @. Y; u　　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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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% b7 U5 A9 Q' ]0 }8 E6 s　　有缘千里来相会

1 O3 [* p# j7 j8 H8 Y8 ]" a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* p5 m2 R# \9 h6 u　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 }3 j0 ?4 g, P　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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. I( W0 q) r4 k4 `: e8 ?　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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9 i6 y/ J3 A: t& g　　优胜劣汰

/ c9 R9 E8 K) g7 [. t　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

% j+ H& U6 J+ @/ K4 c　　Great minds think alike.

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" O0 Z6 m4 E* v/ a　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 A" o9 k8 {  i8 Z+ y# m* q　　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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% }. l: w  D5 r' n) O* [　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 r( @8 H4 }3 F# [5 _. s1 v+ r　　A promise is a promise.
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3 D) N2 [6 A8 f: }1 h- H! l　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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6 F$ l5 l, O. e　　招财进宝
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3 }) J: ~9 z% |6 `9 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

5 H4 U3 q# {/ ]  L　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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8 W# y4 u- L% l# _+ D3 @　　纸包不住火

+ h, a4 e( V* e　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

2 t  e& ~. ?4 \. f) y9 o, p　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

  D, R* e/ U0 ^% s) y% f　　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。