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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 r0 p# @# d' G1 q! K　　Seeing is believing.

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, b3 S8 H7 @8 D/ U　　比上不足，比下有余
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2 Y3 y' t$ R! Y( n) i$ X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: N' {" X- _0 x* x6 w' L% [　　笨鸟先飞

* C: S' R6 n" @: y% y! I3 y$ B　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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/ `4 z; |3 t2 w: [% V　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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1 V# e8 q( h/ Z2 L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( |# W4 F+ N: L6 c3 |　　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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  T: G7 z) o8 ?; P1 x　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, N" Z+ x$ Y" C　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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& M  Q" R- v7 H5 }2 P) [  Q0 c0 N　　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

7 r+ {8 U# y# ^/ k　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ f: T0 r' L- O4 ?1 c% e5 w　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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! O! a2 k% k. t# x　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ \9 \% H1 M+ k8 ?3 Q" q　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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! h- N* }' ^8 l: u3 M1 o; t; o　　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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! {) m' M2 @, ?; X/ X　　let bygones be bygones
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7 K% e  }  U' S! i' U! P　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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! T- a( {5 r. @　　脚踏实地

* l- I9 k0 @: d% V* y- N# I2 ~4 _5 Q　　be down-to-earth

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  P+ q5 o, R6 n& F& G　　脚踩两只船

; C& a5 ?+ T1 ]5 `　　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

5 y) W) ^, ~* F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 m0 [" @2 B3 T" r3 |% Y3 A( S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 I+ T6 S/ O/ r0 R　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

9 \  a1 ]7 q( _0 a( B( s$ V6 O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 _' W8 n: _9 x  Q2 y9 }6 [5 ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. z7 T! {0 N" g8 q5 c　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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3 z: F/ s* X5 c, w0 V　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ B5 W$ ~, b' \　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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* I0 Q+ _  @4 `+ h4 ?　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 [# F5 T+ M+ l8 b0 m, t　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ O' h8 `- [  v- N+ L* L　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* E3 T9 m7 h$ ?# Z9 n　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. y: m. W) f* G  f% L　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 _" j" ~4 _+ m6 W　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! w# H! h: f# @' O( n4 \　　抛砖引玉

8 G7 A% W% Q- s3 h" e* X3 R. {: E0 H　　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

1 \) f- ^- y" w+ W- Y& j2 \- w　　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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! b3 C' _; \8 K) v) y0 Q　　抢得先机
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% ~  C- i+ D- X' S) C- O& a　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ |- ]/ N! \; v1 G5 W+ p　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

+ Y3 x4 r+ Y" e: V( N: O+ a　　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

& c9 Z" W3 I  N　　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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; r5 [% S$ k; i" I% t+ c　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ r4 B( z2 D9 ?; m2 |　　人逢喜事精神爽

* N7 p$ |; g, e# m3 y' a3 s　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, [" j5 V2 u# X& [; ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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$ l) s+ e$ Z- K+ z! C) c, e: n　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: t+ L  v4 H0 F' p  ^　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

& r+ }# ]' y1 c4 v+ b5 E　　Humans are born good.

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" m, C$ ~5 c( i3 X　　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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1 M$ L' S. L* @; q- `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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* |8 S! U8 H2 B8 ?" U0 ]　　a blessing in disguise;
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& @" ~1 p  E, E4 z2 i2 v0 w3 |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  x& r2 @- X3 y5 V　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

+ F9 y. T. u) j% I1 y　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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0 ~0 u* a- i  H  ]  v0 ~- `　　杀鸡用牛刀
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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

* J5 Q/ q; P9 l8 N1 U　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. N+ G; b& ?0 V: E3 d+ u　　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

7 _0 B; p5 A) ^4 ?　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 i  |+ E6 k' A1 c3 l5 ?* j　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

6 {% [+ r3 D% l0 d& X; r6 n: |4 L1 H　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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( x2 f. e5 T' O' j; l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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# m+ c- H3 U& ~% P% `9 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* \* B9 E! M" A2 e" r1 _　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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# j( y. o7 X' c8 P; ]$ Q　　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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. o& G3 r0 k4 y- a. C　　无中生有

* T4 ^# N; t7 H  b& y- N2 e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

$ i( y9 _2 E0 I4 ^　　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

! r1 W6 K0 Y' {' k, I- J9 W# I6 v　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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! s+ _1 z; ~% V1 v2 O% w$ V( l　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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! A: G# r; G1 d& d* Q　　先下手为强

* L# w. d+ E; p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. e# x) A' z! o1 j　　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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　　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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$ f% P" }) o# n  F) U　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

- ^6 h; i# O# r- K; t: |+ t4 s　　有缘千里来相会
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6 r7 `6 u' |) H1 N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

: h( L$ P1 t3 Y7 u+ F) u/ W　　以人为本
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! \8 s1 _# E. ^. z　　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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5 p+ I8 [* Y2 }4 \) P) Y0 O　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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; F+ P6 S. h1 Q  Y- B　　英雄所见略同

1 L3 `3 l! J7 \$ N4 r* Q　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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( Q0 O* D9 }0 T$ A5 A6 f　　冤假错案

* U/ e7 p4 e/ n1 H2 z5 x　　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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% G4 P6 x, g: H3 B, |* P　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 I3 ^. ?  A! L+ `　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ P) p$ P! e. g- o# o　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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- S9 }  J8 W' [; @　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" h. t( _) z& e  K8 S' W+ `: |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& Q1 c$ R) F% _3 m; H　　100
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　　左右为难
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$ i" X& O: D8 I　　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。