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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( {% M+ g( ^; t9 B1 d　　爱屋及乌

. W' E* `. F9 C. O% Z& F$ t' G　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　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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　　不遗余力
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$ K1 p  m- @: N1 w; H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

5 O# J9 j4 i3 {# k　　No discord, no concord.
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1 O9 e/ b0 P2 `5 v　　拆东墙补西墙

$ `; }/ `% |0 t/ ?% l7 K　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% P$ K. L5 ]5 U$ i　　辞旧迎新

3 X7 n" ^6 M( o8 H9 r3 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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9 G3 G  o- a, b6 z: i7 X　　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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: H* h$ m0 r9 x. ^3 ^! e　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- q( `. Q4 O8 K" |# x* Y: e　　国泰民安

1 U  n2 @! H% M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" z( \$ s/ K7 Y: q# R* w　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

0 ]. \, e- R2 _& s　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' z  r# Y; ]6 u0 ?4 |2 r, B' l　　活到老学到老

" C( y: x$ [; m) ~; {. z　　never too old to learn

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* s: V3 L* l) ?/ Z& ^　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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1 s, ^' }2 p1 ]0 m* q　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

% y3 M+ L$ r4 r& W8 W　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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. ?) M0 k; x' z0 ?8 n. c' p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 g! O# B# M2 O3 v　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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; a  w( s8 |% m! J$ a9 d7 L: O$ w* E　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& O& l6 V$ u& [: g　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

1 k8 y7 K3 A) \5 c　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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* A* r: T& Y. L7 \8 E　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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7 W( N7 G: O( L/ V: e　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 k8 ]' w. E* E2 }　　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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- D5 n3 W% m8 z* j　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 r# u8 u5 e2 }( i5 X　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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$ u- s" p* p1 |0 X6 u  W　　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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# n0 R' E2 f( M  a　　破釜沉舟

　　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

1 `) S" g: I  u3 |1 o/ s8 V　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  `+ r7 n; d$ W; D8 n* s2 x　　千里之行始于足下
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% j- W1 u. a/ Z" M　　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
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  `" \( z- m! o$ _) X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. N, e) p* U8 {( H5 i6 K' j　　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

$ P& }: T# d0 e; \# k( z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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& U  b0 l3 `- n, [/ v' l　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　世外桃源
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- H6 m- w- e2 h. Y/ R7 h/ R　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

' ]% Z# t: {' b: d6 D　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 e) ~+ y' U  A8 n8 U0 k　　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
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1 E7 s% @6 L8 M* E/ |6 Q4 b8 a　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ d1 D$ M8 O$ H: G　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, S8 }; M$ ?0 o2 u4 \* @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 I7 h" B! s0 E0 z- m5 c　　实事求是

! Z6 J- ?- ~6 s, w  d7 P　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ Q$ m% z# T, c1 y9 `! I/ n3 p　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 i3 ~3 l6 P7 `% Q: A0 R1 \4 r9 [　　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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6 k" u' m3 l% P) F1 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# m+ L  v  [+ T4 D0 u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. p/ Y5 I# e. Y0 a: ~- c; j5 g　　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
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! u% h3 u! n6 K9 J　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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- l5 E" X/ O! T0 i% s8 D( F　　跳进黄河洗不清

) d' v' H" `# O2 k　　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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& D3 c. g5 m6 s2 P5 W: C　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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7 Y' q& u& l, q* J. i2 ^　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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: v; z4 O7 M( @0 D0 g  |　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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1 J2 L0 q# d! h　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- y" ]! v5 h4 U: y; J8 N. z) p　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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: U8 T' z7 t% R4 n9 s/ u0 ~　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! `3 n' x/ U" G  j' N　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

$ o& R, [% X2 O. }& r　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 F4 E6 G9 N8 b: I: z& Y　　蓄势待发
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* j8 b: j# _5 K/ d7 f& K7 x1 h　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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) H3 G4 W0 a1 j7 Q2 l6 \9 `5 Z+ J　　心想事成
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8 @: d# i9 A* q% a: I' U4 W　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

# z- |3 w0 `# `& q3 {0 d( I　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; F1 z- D& f. t' k　　先入为主

) @! N; _7 V/ J+ m- h+ O　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

" f2 \6 O, ?) }' V; Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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' l; F9 H2 \/ |1 V" y2 k7 u4 W　　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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, Z. M3 T& u4 L9 v# v# g　　息事宁人

, A4 ?) M* V) K* W: A1 g4 J　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! P$ y/ C" a) V4 Q2 r　　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

! F8 R5 M8 m; n( z6 w　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, x9 p) V2 R4 S# R5 t& a　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  ~6 r8 v  F9 o3 z- c+ N9 M5 j# c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

( B) h9 `  M1 X6 D　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

" f0 k5 ]4 R& r# P　　bold but not crafty84

6 Z# n# R3 M# Q5 S) l1 a　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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0 o) v- L' \7 ]( V　　keep pace with the times86

! U) y7 ?0 a7 l9 {0 X2 u2 A　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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4 E" d$ ?2 m3 K　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! ?& v+ I0 ~5 O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

- w+ q! z1 Z* L/ S7 ]2 d" }　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

; f. n5 ^; m5 h, y6 s　　More haste, less speed.
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: ~8 d0 \, C$ d; w* G5 g2 {　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& i. }% V2 s7 b! D' g" L2 V% c　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' x1 x) t: E4 W2 `# @: N　　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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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 x7 ~- a  U3 J$ D　　become debt-ridden

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. E5 ^0 I4 i& s　　众矢之的
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( J: w: h9 S% _, n2 k. ]　　target of public criticism
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' f- y+ n8 m: Z  }$ J% Y- n: L% ^　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

) O* S8 a) z( G0 b& v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# ^4 |& ~- h' S0 c  u　　What's done by night appears by day.

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- o( \8 [$ u  A+ d! g$ k　　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。