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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( `- D0 ~0 H. X9 y　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 `1 a1 Z! Z4 e) T1 t4 ?! b( a　　百闻不如一见

7 n# E; G+ I. z$ [. l　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  q% ~* i' X- P% M& e1 Z　　Seeing is believing.

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  P3 s( {6 S& U' ^3 H. K& p　　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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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* |9 E! P2 N0 ^, g" \3 g  ?. u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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6 l7 _1 x& x! ]8 E, W1 h: P; p　　不打不成交
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' H0 Q/ k+ a" K　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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  \9 q' h, X* P8 N6 \, U　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ g/ X8 [/ \; x: p  m: ^# r6 |& E2 ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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9 y9 Q  ]7 m" h2 S! _2 z; z& M2 {; [　　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

' G2 x) ]. T9 T5 j- U' c& b  ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 H" W3 u5 _3 A8 A　　国泰民安

2 e! @8 r' l' ]9 ~, ^　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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7 e2 d4 v' y: x1 [　　过犹不及
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: @: ^# I" n) p$ x4 F6 M　　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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* U9 h6 F3 ~, E% A　　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
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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  n& U+ B  T5 I! R1 c  p( A　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" |2 _: }/ j3 [5 B　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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. ~1 D7 f4 b0 Z" ~- n　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, l# R: ]( }/ C. ^0 N* b7 J7 ^, n　　君子之交淡如水
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1 u9 w% t* N6 U2 i1 b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. S4 D0 _0 y  {* }; q, K0 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

& k( i! W, ^0 u( r6 {1 {　　cut and dried; cliché

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, ^% x& Q5 C' W* a& j  C　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# `- @7 T; f$ l3 s9 H% P　　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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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ b$ p* C8 E7 {　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 ^- L" R8 z/ k! ]7 W3 w! f+ ^; B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) u, S: H3 I2 A　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

0 c5 @$ V) k% J: S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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6 E3 X6 J/ f) O6 R3 b　　赔了夫人又折兵
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7 z7 N: E3 _; k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ f* c) o. G/ s3 X　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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( I5 r/ E+ n5 g0 j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

5 c% }% r, g' v; ^　　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

# B5 y; C+ @/ f8 b  ^2 j# T& r　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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$ L+ J; R- S8 C1 i) ~$ @9 z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ y3 k, \9 g8 C3 q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ D: g1 `0 d# h3 N, |! Y% ^　　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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3 W6 r4 J" k. z0 Z* o: R! r: ?( Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  A  s8 Q4 B9 D& V; v. E　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# q; s$ _, \+ x% a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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; }  c" t. e; d$ G1 J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

+ \- u% q$ ~# {" v! @3 g' c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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+ S3 @8 n! ?- |* q/ _; u7 E" J　　Humans are born good.
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) p  t6 E: {. k" O5 }8 `. u　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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0 B& C9 d3 M* D　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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9 U$ n2 r- U" f  j2 W' p　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ P, G, f# u* C8 H$ J　　三十而立

6 l3 _3 O( p, K" N9 n8 z4 }* y　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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. Y% V+ S" ^& I　　时不我待

: c9 f( Y* x# K0 k% q: _$ I　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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# W6 w. \/ X1 U( ^# q+ r4 P　　speak of the devil
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! [  D8 w" F7 J0 ^& b2 a3 l　　实话实说

　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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% N  ~% ?) G6 O' p1 h* S　　Unity is strength.
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: u5 Z& S* a5 @* Y- y) K% z　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 ]6 y! K3 T5 r2 S* w/ v2 ?　　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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- G2 O9 p, k% O3 ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

0 y7 f: B+ Z- \9 T! K( h* P　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

' |5 ^! B- m& h# q, F3 t7 Q% Z2 c　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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" R% e( x% f3 b4 n　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) j8 w5 Y! A  u0 a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

5 s% w# i# L5 g+ }/ u1 p0 X　　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
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/ y; `2 j. }& s! f　　心想事成
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6 F; k7 W1 g/ p　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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8 C/ h" v: \) B9 x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- z2 n' ~/ L- J( W" d  Z8 s　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- @' k1 n- l: K# C: P( E　　先下手为强
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4 s! ^& y9 R6 b' M: [$ P* d, d4 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ |4 y8 ^9 b" a7 ^　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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' P  M: y* I9 B% Z' X　　循序渐进

9 Z; |. m" U. d: o, S　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* p* L( F- n4 S* x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

0 F+ _+ P4 H9 y4 d3 d' V$ ^3 g　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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/ N6 f/ G$ Q, u* N　　a man of insight83
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, x- F) a9 O1 @7 G: u8 @4 ?　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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8 [) K( M2 K  I- s; e2 f0 C8 @　　有缘千里来相会

" T9 w' C" o7 J- {　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

% z3 b9 U# W8 f: U" R( B　　people-oriented

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' c. f$ v+ O" w　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( @. b7 D( b. k8 \+ x% r' W　　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
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7 m& P6 b" u+ e( _" L/ T　　Haste makes waste.
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- B6 n, R  b" `4 F' l7 J' _. L　　More haste, less speed.

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% y4 l! ~7 ]# X　　优胜劣汰
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6 b( V, }( Q+ v7 k3 V　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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/ v+ N) G2 k( Y　　冤家宜解不宜结
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" l  e+ v* b" h% i! P　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% Z7 j7 a. z1 b/ T9 n; {* q2 }% g　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) J9 N7 m* [1 ^/ m　　招财进宝
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" b- R( `! h- Q7 _7 T/ j' K　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; }7 j. \' }3 \4 k: V　　债台高筑

5 D0 i6 o3 |. J, d' ?　　become debt-ridden

　　97

　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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8 |; ~6 {% L+ k( k' Q0 @　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火
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% h  i6 ]7 Y  ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。