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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) T: F! {& {, S1 g　　爱屋及乌

8 n2 s% ^0 T4 b. l# o9 k& y- q　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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5 R' o1 V1 s" E% _, B/ G　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 G  b! H+ s3 G9 }; r+ Y) ~! U9 c　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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" y; W2 [4 U) ]- R6 ?　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

* x! R- y  n8 ~. z/ S" U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" n4 A, U8 g- F* w2 v0 P" T) N　　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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  K- e( [$ X# D' r$ Y　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 G# a5 N. n% Q. Y% c# y: M5 ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 e* z( I) t# S' w1 L& S, {3 X　　辞旧迎新

! L4 _' C* f6 q$ |+ h2 E: G　　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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+ _& E0 I. I! Q: x. y! p) [& S　　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

9 h5 k% ~3 V) Z7 q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) w5 G1 P" B/ ?4 S1 G( e# @% C　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ @5 ]8 q% V2 B6 g/ E5 Y  ~6 Q5 e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" L2 _8 z9 i& g# G: H* S- I　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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1 ]9 i$ |7 S9 J; }　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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/ ^$ S4 P4 |8 L0 s$ n　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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3 a$ u5 _/ l! j5 E　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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" O2 ?; H% a5 U$ T% a4 G* f　　脚踩两只船
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" ?3 Y/ `7 s  @9 J+ d- r$ Y　　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

% }; i% _9 K1 A; a& Z6 X( H* {　　cut and dried; cliché

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; w( D  r: Z& H9 K  R6 l$ T+ ^　　礼尚往来
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$ j$ r3 r$ q0 N# q2 A9 v* R5 `; I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 M: V8 ^( t1 H　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! [; R/ [8 t1 c! I. @, k　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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- R+ N* V' E1 d　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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, }3 v* h& E& F! u0 t　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; O! o3 o% h) n, L' D　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 O# n/ I! K& X2 E( j" \! ], Q5 i　　谋事在人，成事在天
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0 m; G1 [. R) I" A　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 o2 t6 x, Q6 i2 F4 ~6 |; s　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" i- I1 ]2 H1 E) N' E. k6 b7 `6 |　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 j5 }# D" H/ S. ?3 X9 ?　　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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6 i8 O1 Y3 g& n2 u1 `9 D2 z, F　　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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3 E3 B9 K, i$ N1 C　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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  l* y: \: g3 B! `/ i. j. q8 u! J　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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% L2 J5 k! F2 X3 y2 r　　前事不忘，后事之师

6 c% R0 v: e0 l5 q) K　　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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7 c: i* c. l7 h, V$ C3 t' ^" `　　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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" h) g  m7 M: s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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- k; R) K5 a; U  J% _# b( L　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' J' E* X2 Y  i　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! p' o- k6 P: l  `% `# W3 e　　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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" w  e3 g" ~; n$ V9 M/ Y2 V$ b　　世外桃源
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- F3 R. {5 D, h  j1 p2 ?+ @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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9 B, U0 Z9 X' `7 Z& l　　Humans are born good.
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6 y- |5 d. `+ b4 Q* G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

0 [" X! D5 L" A1 b. `3 Q4 G/ X　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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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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% C+ x7 @* a; ]　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 ~( g" b0 p( R; E" f& M# O) p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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) J1 _6 O  t0 E5 f% @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

& w, I  Q) D; C' Q7 y3 P; A　　speak of the devil
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4 L9 ?9 y; g1 O( {2 b　　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

　　韬光养晦
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+ r- \( R- ^! U) H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 O8 ?. [5 ]/ k5 _4 C　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

  ^9 t# f$ ?- L7 [2 [' r" i　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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* K+ ^0 {4 x* I# r　　团结就是力量
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6 x4 u4 [) ^1 e- P　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( h1 n) j% n1 R% D& E( G　　物以类聚，人以群分

- {# @8 P* u. R, |9 q$ X9 `　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 x6 S2 s& r, q) |8 X　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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　　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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

( n. D$ c9 v4 D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 d4 j" r- X8 D# N3 T. f　　新官上任三把火

" f" f( u/ D: ~　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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2 T5 O% _8 z9 c　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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  \, r- d3 R- c　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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( c8 c" h0 _7 l  g+ o! {　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; [$ r  M( p1 H; v/ U" G　　有识之士

; l& }" c; C+ `　　a man of insight83

$ D" o( s) Y" ^" `　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

3 O, i( F0 t1 l, C& W　　有缘千里来相会

( b3 |* f7 h  y' @! R# I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% c8 C& ?* h4 k( o# c3 i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 g0 L0 \: `" \+ t+ g　　欲速则不达

! m$ v+ t! O# ]- |" v  U. g　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

$ Z/ ], a' Z, d# C　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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# @# E) @' U0 R% T# i& K' a　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

% f% s" {0 a2 ^! c　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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5 I" n8 Q' |# `. k4 k　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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0 w" F2 _9 \( `　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

5 L, D6 [7 s% g, `- k) ~( o( \, }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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$ t- d5 k7 v* D. B* \' j　　债台高筑

% l( C( \, O1 [% \8 W　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

+ I' u& p/ r. o0 m. e" o　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! K; m  s2 w; }( h  L7 [# J; t, s7 H　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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  n0 q. S4 Q7 q9 Y& L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 K) ?. }; Z' d# w0 ]* w　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。