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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) s9 I* F( W, {8 O' x　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

( R# r9 y+ j9 C$ W& f# _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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8 Z1 F. p# n/ {+ I  D　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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; h- U& m3 Z6 T9 O　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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' C! k, q; p3 i4 R' u. I# l# t　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

4 \8 \9 K9 r/ I1 u( p　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

1 ~+ {; j  U" M: p0 h7 v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: t# v7 r" I  G6 |, k　　大开眼界
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& ]* M( E. b. K% D5 T; c- ^" y$ n  g! `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

% m: L/ _) T) G2 }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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' p: a1 g6 H' n$ w% T/ p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　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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6 z$ F3 i  g' c6 O! Q, {, n　　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;

. e/ r- [0 {3 t0 z  p　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

: n6 K0 P$ y2 X. V  s! u　　never too old to learn
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　　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
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ b* [" ?8 ]' r& s9 W　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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0 I, o- v7 a: N, _' \+ R. L　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! t! v8 b: L+ W' e- `* z　　君子之交淡如水
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, t: f6 q+ a4 M; s0 J+ u: N( p9 x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: X) g7 I! H5 t/ w- m: D1 M　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" u( X2 Y. J) E* J0 L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ ?! a* o6 g% m$ v5 p  I8 C　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 F& C$ z; e- }- K2 Y( K. K. `7 ^　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

* x" I+ @/ y* u# O9 u　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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  |& R4 C3 U5 U　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 D5 @2 E3 R' _) ?　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 ]6 f! c6 m2 V  p　　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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' |# E; i# Q. X; z8 o　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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. S* g' u  c" J- x, n　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 L; z6 Y4 K$ o. q. N　　千里之行始于足下
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3 ?$ n% S% O( n0 s% J! b) j. g- ^/ o　　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

% E/ E0 e& p. r# ?1 U  R" m0 S1 ?　　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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- x0 O  n5 i0 A7 y+ x+ @* }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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5 F4 y/ r  w3 F7 |" i　　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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% A7 M0 n5 f. K4 Z7 k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

' {* D% ?' M1 i1 H4 _$ Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- j( M5 J" v! O, ]$ A8 O　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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+ t6 Q* g$ U2 e% f' z* h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 u- E; J( x9 y　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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- n1 g* b& y7 a! x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

5 {$ u( ?% T2 M9 n　　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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  y, A+ z% l( p2 ?　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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3 M, U, I/ s% a! Y9 C% g3 _　　时不我待

6 ?' p/ ^5 Z" R1 j$ c1 x9 k8 ~　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# ?( X9 G$ w( D3 E. ^　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# p. @" T1 f2 D8 r0 ]+ n　　说曹操，曹操到

; A" l& ]7 s) n9 f/ r8 ]$ r& ^5 D　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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, z, H; V! c; X1 i7 N0 H" h$ e& h7 i　　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

, o' F8 K; ~  {. P' N5 O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　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
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: y; }' p, g0 _6 s& s, m0 ]　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 b( O+ s3 B; U1 F　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

, G. b0 G" M2 O  Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 \$ @+ n+ F( S# K/ _: q, u! b　　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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: \  T! S: D8 k: t1 M1 _　　唯利是图
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' M6 I+ s5 i$ L. h) N$ |9 ]) t　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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( X3 @8 e. d0 n6 K　　无中生有
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9 F3 G% K' k. t2 C　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

$ D" [) D4 H+ u0 o4 ^% l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 T* z+ ~6 X! p8 n3 [　　徇私枉法
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" O9 G5 A5 O/ V' `! }: P, i" V, T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 P: o* J# F3 j3 T3 V7 J4 h　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

; q' L4 |: {- Y" T9 H7 G　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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1 V. L3 x- l7 v  P4 N/ w* U1 ?5 d　　心想事成
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( F# o/ l: P0 b/ H( M- I6 B　　心照不宣

4 x( {$ |# v3 c  }; a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 n9 D- r# ^' v　　先入为主
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$ x& a, G' e7 ^　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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8 t- q2 P6 Z- I% k/ @  N　　先下手为强

: e: ~1 O5 T5 }+ u2 ^0 q6 X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 K2 D2 m" U* @: f% L$ X　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

& S, x2 Z8 e, w* d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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- a4 U9 d: X- E% n1 ]# D　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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2 o, N; `- V+ e; W. Z　　循序渐进

9 t$ H0 P; O" W　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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9 H5 B, q/ V3 M! t, H　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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6 c5 P; U* k# A3 P! g* U　　a man of insight83
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8 }6 W2 c+ o0 L8 f4 F- g: J　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

* z- t5 X! N) Z" b, l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

8 q# a+ e% A* n　　keep pace with the times86

& O4 ?+ v* k1 w! P1 l5 C9 l! j　　以人为本

3 e+ R/ `3 D- H; M+ k& i/ ?　　people-oriented
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$ t9 o3 Z. \3 M3 j( D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.

' M: M% }! J4 w4 `) |　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

' t. k9 @3 x: z: `; W' h　　survival of the fittest

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5 y; {( N# Z) c- {　　英雄所见略同
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; t9 ]1 h2 T8 y9 w* H/ i) {　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. Y9 v9 W5 k+ F　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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) k$ T7 O% A) |7 M" W$ _: a8 `　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' e, \8 w2 K# u　　一言既出，驷马难追

* ]4 N+ d+ e3 C2 U. k8 G" @6 ~　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, S. d# n, s3 l* M- A9 s2 F* y　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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5 a& j3 h: u$ z- c4 ~# h　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

, V8 N) {! t! }4 [$ x　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 j$ A/ I8 [8 K3 P" [) J- r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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6 M0 T3 [% r7 {9 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。