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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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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# c- x) Q' B3 u$ G# L　　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

3 C! t3 G/ M/ q  C/ B2 Z　　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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2 Q" _3 q6 c; R8 s# t! U　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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/ B' y% y# @4 r2 o2 m" W- J, _　　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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/ `2 p% v" A3 V, o! e　　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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( I* H. |+ c' }& M0 r" P  p7 g　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　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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; ]/ i8 R% E# S9 ?4 O　　too much is as bad as too little
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9 j* v! K* L1 m0 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 C( r7 o3 _  c" y# B　　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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- I: V/ R; K5 C　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ d" s9 y/ f/ C4 d" Y8 l5 d! K. K　　活到老学到老

  u3 L8 B6 D/ Q$ q  n2 f; ?- N! u5 d　　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
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

$ A; Q9 `# }, ^# z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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, A3 h- w# Z2 N9 H! [　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 Q& p3 o- @1 i7 r6 ^! ?　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 l0 f/ Y8 j: B4 B" J- _3 \　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

& ]' l8 F  ~+ k: f+ S$ ^- q7 Z　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

+ D3 m8 Y, j' ~/ q! R6 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& {" \- q+ w7 F8 B　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 v- {& Z$ B* n/ x3 n& Y　　马到成功
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4 ]' m# r# ^) t( Y! ]' W　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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2 _1 \% A1 i% p) g% ^4 {9 k　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　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
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( y8 P& i3 Z6 v　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 A/ L3 u+ _& ?/ j8 \9 |　　弄巧成拙
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5 p9 o9 z* o9 F3 z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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: D7 W, H! t# Y# o　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

; ?  e+ [. _: h$ b  Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* d5 a; v. L/ X7 ?1 O　　破釜沉舟
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8 v" l8 a1 S5 A1 Y, T1 d+ |　　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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/ F" S$ `7 g# ?! J( u　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ v& @5 w9 ^1 v/ [, n9 }　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 L' l5 T$ E9 i6 u: ~* d　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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9 Z! S5 H9 U! N7 x0 E5 {) k$ F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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, K$ y) {9 G7 F/ [0 i0 [& x0 D: q　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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, z* w$ Y! ?* H' E3 g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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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　　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

　　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

* j# w) u- i/ N. O6 `! R　　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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3 y5 H7 V3 e4 t. M& c- A& e5 `　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 b$ f6 ~) i& }# Y　　三十而立
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2 V) ]6 m2 ?1 q& P' e　　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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8 p' U0 G$ X( R6 m　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 G+ n; Y; ~1 E( I" @5 A: ^　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 Z) E& `$ ~" f  I/ ?, h' y　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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: C$ \  v/ I/ e* k: m　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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/ |& m7 \" X2 E6 S' N; S+ M　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 u3 I/ E; ?( S/ I　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

$ J: ?9 M7 e! E, V& f7 n, n　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

7 o* D# P1 A5 k. V% n! q4 i# D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" Z4 Q4 T, {- z  ?2 u: h　　团结就是力量

- a/ a2 |# F/ P) D& `, l　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

) p% G- Q4 Y! M6 \- w/ l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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) M+ S  C: G, Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ `" t8 u3 |, j  V  s　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 B5 N% `6 v" T. a+ ?6 Q. E  r　　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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; Y* B( }# Q& u" W7 d/ i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" @4 g4 F5 P7 Z0 L! B8 s# ?　　无风不起浪
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　　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
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8 a0 M7 b) a( f4 S: A　　a new broom sweeps clean
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$ N5 S1 f2 i  q/ [" r& A　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) r4 o& V, q( U　　心想事成

3 t# R- e8 f7 T. K' F) S% ?　　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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1 b/ g/ ^* O" {% N9 a+ V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

6 K( K: O' \4 A2 G　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan

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" X. a. z8 s8 C; Q+ g' |  o　　现身说法

1 U8 T! U. _0 z" I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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! h6 o# ^1 ]% `8 l　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! M/ k3 ?- F  C5 w　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' G( J5 n9 X" J" e　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  S5 ^/ e) c* j! |8 A  V　　有识之士

* Z+ Q9 ?( `' J# h, Y: N! x　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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, s9 \7 W0 O$ l　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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$ ^# |8 S1 b# d  P　　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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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

+ J$ [" _( e$ E  F: \. W　　Great minds think alike.

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4 P9 x6 I1 T! w7 x. K% g& Q5 o　　冤家宜解不宜结
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  j* P8 G5 a& b2 e! B" D; h　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

. Y( A5 L# P5 u2 ^- F$ S　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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- `& K- H; C* ?5 `2 F　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 x9 o, j4 {/ @- _, J# J　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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" Q! a/ ~& M& a: q6 k　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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% y+ ]0 J/ B( @' Q% p　　be an armchair strategist

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! b( [9 |/ g# G5 N+ {0 a) h　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! I$ F4 q8 b' D" E1 L　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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1 L0 T. z$ n/ J! X- A" 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。