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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　　百闻不如一见

　　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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, N! B0 ^* j- f: E* M$ ]0 Y. @　　笨鸟先飞
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4 t5 P* `$ w& M$ {8 Y　　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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+ R3 B* r' D0 O" ]$ O& I, B　　不打不成交

　　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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6 {- B7 {1 c. [5 M& f　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

) Q% p$ i$ n; K6 |& d0 {　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% ]+ P# D2 e' _) Q  A　　大开眼界

0 \. L) W' K5 a2 `2 W) Y% q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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$ L: T- ^( K- L4 [! G( s3 v　　国泰民安
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( g" _( j& i# s  |8 @: t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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% o" J. A3 h/ N7 `; L　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

% Z& v' x/ C) R1 u6 N( W　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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, }" N# d9 \+ D0 f0 q　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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1 `* C6 S& i3 {" g0 ~# L" ~　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

! N3 N7 d0 S1 j7 p8 r　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

) W0 B/ u; \* I　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! c4 \' f1 i+ ^+ y　　金玉满堂

, |  V- W' L  @' Z1 m+ S　　Treasures fill the home.

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! ^/ x3 s9 _0 |; y3 i; @, M　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

6 c/ a& n2 f. Y( p/ b　　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

$ C" _8 g3 `9 w$ ^* _- Z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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' i( e; i1 I3 b" ^8 `  h8 O( w" X　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 w( I0 z6 m+ i6 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" Y( ?  l8 b7 e0 U: N# O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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2 c$ D" t  A' y! h+ B5 X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 F: e4 a1 t- d( V　　茅塞顿开

  }9 Q9 J5 A- [$ b* @9 b6 r　　be suddenly enlightened
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; ~, ?  c& v3 H. n. Q; `4 d& X　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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9 b9 a1 M, I5 R" M0 {- _　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

: u1 h9 d) _/ K　　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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( T, Z( B, l# T　　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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　　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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& H, z# I; B/ a4 J& F$ R6 G3 r, m2 ~　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 {8 \& s. S: Y- Q3 J　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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* t0 ]9 h  D- G9 i1 x* A! x　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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0 j2 f2 x) T, B/ z) |7 [# w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. l0 S/ n6 }  A$ ]$ g　　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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# Y2 _1 T$ A! T' F2 o2 b　　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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0 P& N& r2 }/ p1 W% C0 w% ~9 S/ Q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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

8 O& g) w3 g5 I( {: P　　Humans are born good.

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/ p+ @, x6 u8 n0 [) E$ k5 X　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' i3 ]2 I5 O5 J' m, U4 N　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 m0 w  P" {* o# q; G2 k( Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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; e1 N% c8 X3 S$ D& O: W　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: I; ?* j5 f8 L2 h　　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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　　水涨船高
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4 m: S- x' H0 A1 t8 n  t+ v4 h　　A ship rises with the tide
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1 j! J" F. O5 g% l4 h& n8 q1 a　　时不我待

* L/ T! X& P2 e' R. h　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 U; X7 G% Z6 y6 D6 V) I" c, ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 X0 R9 D7 u1 G7 y$ u　　实事求是

( R# F" {( O$ z2 H　　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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- u5 ^9 V( Q/ r( `; Q! N' }　　实话实说

6 C- o  o! v0 O; O4 `* X& l　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 i* N2 t5 ^" G  e  e! y2 t) h4 {5 F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% [/ Y6 P4 s/ q( J- m8 ~) r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 C8 ~# ~% T4 g! h　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 ]7 M' R$ f1 V' n9 H　　糖衣炮弹
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5 g& B0 @0 o- ?# F$ D" y& f　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

5 b/ o; C; v& Y　　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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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* B/ Y6 r5 s6 N. R  g; j　　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

1 k4 a2 v% k: @* ~" t/ S. R4 j& z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 H3 F, F- V# q+ ]: @; L2 r　　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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　　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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　　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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 B1 J/ }7 L$ Z7 \# j; l/ B　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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! `7 K3 q  P. V7 C6 ?6 N% l$ n　　心照不宣
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+ \% z# ]: l3 ~6 C6 o7 f( U　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

- ]# M' J- J' w* I0 J  p& h" h4 K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 u) g& n9 G# y. m6 `0 b　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 w/ {  _: u/ j$ R0 g% G　　ants on a hot pan

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+ Z& D- g0 Q9 y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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8 |, O# b& Q! `2 w　　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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4 Q5 I+ y2 n+ C3 r* w　　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

& E  x+ X% G; u( a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& {+ J, O" u0 P: L/ T　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 [. X0 K! |6 l' X1 E2 @, _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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+ Q8 p; E8 p7 C: N6 C　　有识之士

, S/ i; d2 [5 `5 p! c　　a man of insight83
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+ C# C2 ?  f% ~' x' a　　有勇无谋
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- D, y) Y2 |% p& X　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

& d& e2 C. M, i; C　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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* O0 [9 u3 }! s" m　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

9 D9 H: S, M6 u7 V: t5 Q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' Z, K. F6 e9 C2 E3 q! R  d　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. ^' v! N$ \) h+ h* Z　　欲速则不达

1 O; h! m$ ~: z# R1 C6 B$ p　　Haste makes waste.

  n/ C6 \9 R: Q# D) T4 X　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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" [7 V% ~- F  J+ }. {, T+ Y5 Q　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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- S( \8 }; L* `2 m! N4 Z' a　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( U' K  Q) [9 L2 d; n; V　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　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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" ]. u* B: O5 y　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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& B) X7 F- L5 C　　招财进宝

9 `8 U+ W! x. J& V* F　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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  B7 P* M( S* [　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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- c1 \: c; c1 _1 Y8 c　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) v8 j4 p, E( Z! d　　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。