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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7 _# x& }# @- ~% h8 t5 @* b3 A　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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, W7 j, d4 P2 H* o. w　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  R  I+ t: d& L& y1 G" k- j( o5 a　　不打不成交

/ n. j' p& v/ G$ p  k+ d　　No discord, no concord.
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; y, |- ~' Z5 f: I4 S　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 R& _% a4 h4 X　　辞旧迎新

　　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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1 m0 ]1 e3 p: p6 h4 P3 Z  Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 ^* b3 m6 t& f; B2 a2 ~　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ S( F/ ?1 s: H- |' r6 v　　国泰民安

% X4 C2 B4 F6 n/ z* p　　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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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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5 \8 S. ^2 s9 h6 U5 U: I2 y1 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

- B6 i. Y) J7 W& ?- G: E" ?　　Bad news travels fast.
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$ E( b/ i* p2 H" J- Q　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! K' {* m8 {3 y: I4 J　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　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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" e3 @8 ~+ s& c6 t+ k0 o6 R) @　　let bygones be bygones
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9 L* S! u: d- @3 G5 \　　金无足赤，人无完人
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6 \& x4 U% R+ T; q' a& P( d/ R　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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) K' Q8 w! N% H　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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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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　　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

, j7 Q2 k: A% k" y　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 }1 q% M# x% P% u" o　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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( r$ q1 X# v3 g  |1 t3 ]　　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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4 Z6 M5 l8 s; C; Z( U: w, k　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 ~& Z, i2 A. J- t( {2 @　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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( ]. x! u' B! T' e& j# n　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* o2 ?: T* F. z' e: E( Q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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' D6 E5 {" L3 Y　　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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　　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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5 c4 ]+ U+ @" a0 e6 v0 A4 r" }/ d; l　　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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　　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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　　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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' Q1 u3 X& ?4 ~) y( v7 }3 L4 z　　前事不忘，后事之师

) O9 _+ p: h/ U1 s　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' t$ @% F! [7 {+ J" O　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ p# h. T( R1 O8 n& e; s0 H) r　　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

/ ]9 u9 d' d$ b/ b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, {, x5 i1 f3 R1 b  j　　世外桃源
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8 J  O$ v+ L7 \' R　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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/ q5 c* s  B* e  X$ d% P& W/ \　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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% }. e& r0 [0 t1 {4 J9 q4 \　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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# J) L$ X- u) ?, }) X% f: Z; z　　水涨船高

/ I9 y7 U' ]& R　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 o# E' E1 E' ^' x5 u3 b* ]　　时不我待

7 C: B, u% R" q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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2 m1 _/ e. q) E, q5 h4 S4 `　　实事求是
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　　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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　　实话实说

$ F4 D+ l- N, P7 e& ?7 D; M　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. z5 |3 }' ^! f　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

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; n" I2 `1 X9 M　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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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8 G8 q% }0 T% S7 I" ?　　Unity is strength.

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! n3 D9 J1 }2 I/ K* \　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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

2 B2 P# M8 `( o) h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* x/ m* B' A& e  y% \0 O　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 F4 N# M9 V- b6 K; g; L　　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
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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+ L' [0 \2 F5 O1 f# b5 g- [　　无中生有
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5 m  h1 t. Y, f/ _( R# k　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* i* n6 h/ ~7 K6 V3 ?　　无风不起浪
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) d. V4 B% x5 R* S9 \　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( E/ Q0 l$ ?7 S: s  E3 y; b+ t　　徇私枉法
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: z/ V( X: P: f+ T$ c8 c  E$ G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

# B8 ~+ l' W  C- o$ ?0 j　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* x& K. ?3 o0 _, w: c　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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# z+ X- j2 M- L3 F( E( s　　心想事成

　　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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+ C1 J* j! s1 ~% A5 Y+ Z　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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' O0 U6 w* B$ h! V! W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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! K, P9 V  H/ a4 m0 p6 j　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

( B3 w' Z" X. A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

3 m& o' k+ e9 \) F  _# x2 M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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  j' W$ r; e. {　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; K0 B; w  ^' D2 R+ u5 _- B　　严以律己，宽以待人
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! k2 `1 l7 u# ?8 D  k! v) G　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

! Y- n6 c' E) H% I　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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0 e, r% g/ h8 E2 v. l) y6 g　　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
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　　以人为本

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( P' K  f5 n* U5 c# y$ d$ Y　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ j$ _4 Z0 h. E  p- {　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

% T) R) g1 |. _# D9 ^$ K7 r　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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8 i+ \+ ?) o: T& a5 a　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 [8 u$ L9 B4 Y5 Y% ^6 C　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 ]3 s+ B9 B. z6 t6 M　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# h. U$ [! F+ {　　招财进宝

  \- k* |+ H1 E2 {　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; F; q4 l( _1 c' X3 e' ?　　债台高筑

8 J' H* w$ [$ q& c1 U　　become debt-ridden

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7 K, m5 ?5 y: c! w- `9 G7 W7 P) r　　众矢之的
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- |6 R, p, ^0 |　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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- M7 T: {$ B! x　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 u  J9 Q; g7 r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。