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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  U$ U/ Q% u! B  X& B　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; V  ]* P$ v7 ?* _; d& w　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& v. ~2 W* M+ P　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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4 ]# F2 p- O& b8 d　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

  h7 i* {9 D' K1 }) O' X: t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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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  n: D" i- b0 U) {! F　　国泰民安

　　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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/ J0 x1 W7 u( C+ A　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 n/ W& Z* g: Z0 x9 @　　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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　　和气生财

6 v+ v/ `7 G5 I　　harmony brings wealth;

% t3 E. m; M  i7 K　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

6 z8 J5 H/ ]8 l1 q0 j　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

% L$ ^$ x* N( Z　　let bygones be bygones
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$ Q1 j2 m" U  r: ], r2 F, ]; h　　金无足赤，人无完人

( p# W/ o! t, M% \& g5 ?) y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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  z$ [1 j: F  s2 ^　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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- A! s& P! M2 B$ t0 T$ F; 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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　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
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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  Q4 I- A& F3 s1 R& ]　　be suddenly enlightened

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# a& G. S7 W* }0 u　　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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　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 H8 A* c) `; Y9 l1 ?* F! V3 a* ]+ W3 O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ K7 G0 l& a0 E9 S  Y! v- c( D1 T　　赔了夫人又折兵

. g# s% L8 }% @% w' u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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  Q9 c& G2 Q* I1 o6 [) Z- M　　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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" ^: z( ]  W6 Y+ Z, ^　　破釜沉舟

: |/ \; i4 K+ c  l　　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

' e8 L, Z5 E9 ]+ P5 v, a) U) N　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, p7 J$ _+ p2 \1 J* [! s0 j: u　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ ?" F3 g% Y5 S7 e7 G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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: \# I% V1 L. y4 V& t　　千里之行始于足下

- ^# L* f; s& o9 h$ }　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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" F; ?2 y  O8 w　　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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; C6 y% K$ @. c  \' V1 i5 I1 a+ d　　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
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; z; h# Y( y- o' h4 Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 ~, X  Q! ?2 I9 K　　人逢喜事精神爽

- J9 P) S% G/ J9 _　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; W" _2 x8 l) G$ X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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! D5 r) V) M1 N# z& Q' W0 }　　世外桃源

$ O, l! ]3 K- |4 `$ T6 m" Y6 P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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' e$ ]. C) ]* b* ~+ a1 ^1 e4 p8 c/ }7 D　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 p2 ^, V4 I0 g% P- Q( F　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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5 ~2 d$ [5 Y0 _# `' e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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, m/ k! M- ^! V9 _' `, g0 n　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. H1 c/ Y9 W7 J. n0 d! Z　　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
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. K2 z5 U2 p# k2 T　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 u$ f2 I4 y! Y6 R8 F  l　　时不我待
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0 _- k% Q( Z& p# o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. I! b# O8 w, L7 E; Q; ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 |* [' K& K" d　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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* F" n' m$ B5 ?7 c% s  i% l　　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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% p) d4 v4 m2 E% m, w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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3 u6 u2 B: R+ g6 u7 O0 c- a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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; [$ ]. ]# k) P. W; ]$ C# g; \　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, B# w" A2 {0 l　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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6 l- l1 H+ T; w4 U2 ~　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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& q5 J/ u1 O# O9 J3 m9 Z* \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" }3 J: S' C, Z& b" |　　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

　　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

4 A: H- H4 ~' v8 F　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

# K: l( p* _+ ^( H* Q- ]" ~, m　　May all your wish come true
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6 N8 }' e- O4 G$ G  h' U% v7 P　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: p! Z* H( s" f& }2 B　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

$ D# d& O3 f% a7 h  Y% @　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 Z- S! u4 x: L4 H" T* `　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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6 C! t5 y1 V: M7 c( Y0 X　　现身说法
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2 S) Y3 }2 ?9 E+ ^　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( V8 G! G9 @  O　　循序渐进

　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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' j% J& g" n! w　　有情人终成眷属

) T/ x1 p& e3 a, C9 I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

5 J$ u* w! S3 k8 H/ o+ T+ P) r　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

7 l4 j8 o& U1 R' V; Y! i4 z+ W: G　　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

" H* |0 R3 z$ R  G  ^. }1 H5 u; Q　　与时俱进

/ r- }4 S/ G3 R5 r　　keep pace with the times86

8 C1 q8 U- A7 ], {9 Q. }7 u　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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6 Y. b3 g% E6 V. ^6 c5 O# k　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 d9 X$ O4 |/ d8 b+ T1 @" R7 {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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' i0 g2 r: I! @0 L' A6 K( Q　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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% c* |3 n7 v6 c! w  Y　　survival of the fittest

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　　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

  a- y$ ~  i4 ~2 b6 S3 u　　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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& o# b  V. c. _6 }9 _　　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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% M6 v- x3 c1 {; B" \& m9 k' _　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

# }9 `2 ]$ J3 g0 }　　target of public criticism

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  G9 L' l- L1 S3 M7 ?　　纸上谈兵

9 N) l) F, H8 A5 ]/ s/ j$ @6 ~3 [% u　　be an armchair strategist

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3 _) a/ [3 Z" J　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 Z% ^) Q+ O) N9 f. S1 r0 C　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! }/ V7 O* G: ^( [　　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。