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
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) [* `& s9 g6 z8 C　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

6 E6 B' ]! G0 J! j2 e　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　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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7 S( k* D) V1 p5 S! x. w　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( Q) b0 S& e( }8 O5 v) L% q　　辞旧迎新

: @+ W3 Y+ J4 Y, U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% Y  v9 J* s6 M) K/ |; Y' w% P5 S　　大事化小，小事化了
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) V9 b+ G, `- i9 h7 Z$ p　　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
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$ u' }$ w5 S; c! t1 p　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ K* Q0 z+ z5 m" M- e　　国泰民安
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' ^1 M) \! \1 y# A( A　　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;
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+ m2 [& i8 _: u% ~, g3 Y　　too much is as bad as too little
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& z, d% f8 O; y5 F/ A　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 N) `4 S7 C5 j  o9 e　　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;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' s- `- x+ n: |/ B　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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# z) z* p4 u. X3 ]　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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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
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& n* d8 O3 L* \4 x( @　　cut and dried; cliché
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* @+ V( _$ K, x* Q8 H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" }+ y# M& F4 y+ v$ N　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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* b- `& ?' `+ j$ o* T! V1 n　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

7 H& _. l: x; R/ H8 G　　gain both fame and wealth

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$ O" M5 J% F1 W3 C  n% x' h　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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0 E. H& `9 e/ l1 `( R2 v+ l" m　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ a6 w1 }' R/ b$ P* @　　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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& g5 m' ~6 G. `1 B　　弄巧成拙

) s5 |7 ?% D, s0 Y' g　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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　　抛砖引玉

1 b3 O. P7 G. \0 s+ h- d　　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

" \* }; j0 t$ b+ @# S8 j% M, E" Y　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

# B4 I6 F. V% N1 v- T# K5 y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( s2 I, K4 U7 K% e　　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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　　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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: c3 e# N# C/ C' {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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+ D; ], C6 X% A9 u. E) d　　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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9 _, H  F) S  I3 ^　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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2 q9 X5 I6 l; {9 N+ H2 c　　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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& e7 Q6 Y3 K/ w1 Z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

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　　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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# K7 o; [) V2 Z- |3 @2 j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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) L* d. e7 V' T7 I% M　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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1 r# M8 `- D" H, |　　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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( w* w' b& b2 T' F& l! l　　水涨船高
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) C0 y; r4 G" j. _3 p' U+ Y" A　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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! d0 F, o) t/ Y  X: g$ o　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* n3 l- b/ n2 V4 _　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 A+ G5 d0 H& j% I- z% k$ _　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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& z% P8 ]$ }! i: y　　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

　　speak of the devil
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5 e) K, c7 W8 x% @) g% l　　实话实说
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* B6 G* j9 p$ K& m: N　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

& k$ e+ X- p6 P3 t, R　　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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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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9 r2 P$ i& K% J. R　　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

4 `6 N1 `% Z8 c9 R3 [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ p9 P( K  e# W　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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! _8 V* u3 \+ F6 o. L/ r% j$ K7 N　　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

0 g; U" {+ O. x) S5 x9 p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( J- A/ g& J0 Q; H　　徇私枉法

, Q' k- a: ~7 B' y" z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& i( ]% O- o8 ?+ I$ V　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

8 M" s/ m' r$ U$ o& s　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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) e1 f' g; O- v/ b+ C　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

  M5 l) D, V9 G5 s$ \0 c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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* ?/ M: w; V) R" l1 s% D　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ F" x) D8 Q! K; M　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ R7 Y9 ?. c! ?. l% ^; v9 b　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

& l. ]! j% o8 F　　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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　　循序渐进
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; C, U1 Z0 ]0 A% K, I% ?　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( J4 T' [' M+ \　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ ]) h8 p# @  a/ d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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! m+ r( [& D- B" J8 N　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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4 H7 |8 [6 `& B) v7 \3 ?　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

3 U( U" H  l  q, }/ H4 ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* r8 E; U" r5 @' y/ @. K4 D5 {) s& q& A& I　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' z7 U. f* u- q4 H% w　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

/ m$ F4 [. }- x  {/ G; P; z　　More haste, less speed.

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0 [/ F- |" o% U+ z7 I　　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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' a& ?4 C! E# Q: l. l. }　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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, g: F7 p0 @2 \7 x　　A promise is a promise.

5 i  D, i) F% g, r6 u& H+ @　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* k( f/ y* X8 C6 }0 Q2 A) P　　招财进宝

$ }1 \# e% O) N- @1 ]8 J　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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# A. P* O8 Q8 d( [" s; X　　众矢之的

7 p7 _1 y% v1 A* Y3 i4 l% V+ ]　　target of public criticism

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6 Z, j: g1 v7 S　　纸上谈兵
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$ U( E& Q0 w5 N　　be an armchair strategist

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8 M4 p! i9 D7 w( {. B; s; f　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 y' d/ N3 y  h5 Z, `　　左右为难
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5 n# E7 Q4 H7 s4 s9 \3 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。