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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) |  e* `. E4 m7 E- i. W& E* c　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

/ y8 ~$ A1 N3 x6 a7 n+ w: J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 B; d' N, O7 J　　笨鸟先飞

0 |6 o7 ~# _3 `$ ~, Q3 o% G　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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) O# Q3 K+ F: _  a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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! e7 x" n/ G# v6 ]* u0 C( s* D9 V　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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- K. Z5 i. I  T9 D  c　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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9 o# j. x/ i" n. u: w. u; g. l2 T5 |+ `　　大开眼界
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1 T. o% \% T4 Q9 p' o1 e; s3 M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

& y& v$ U; E: l5 o* v4 z/ T/ `　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 p" T2 e& Z& F( B% J. O- C" T" j　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) C0 Y% {" i' W. y4 C" \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! ?' O& n% y' U& a, v) U* E, {　　Bad news travels fast.

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' d, \9 _" P8 w. D8 ]　　和气生财
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8 L7 `- O" C7 g- F- u2 m, ]+ a　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ I1 S3 t  y, P7 a1 N6 h　　活到老学到老

$ A5 y1 w) W4 h$ i　　never too old to learn

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9 i6 `! b# r$ g0 C! Q! @& M! x  ~　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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5 T: E* J$ l) e' f4 d　　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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' R# Q0 ~/ O% a* I: J$ ?　　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
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　　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
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" _% s& |' h* s7 `! o　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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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　　马到成功
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2 ^* T( p7 y. o8 f' n3 t2 u　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 O* o7 @$ C% Q3 @　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ n7 Z. l8 l" G4 W9 a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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* H* L- j1 N' B4 V# ?( E+ O9 I7 I　　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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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" t# [+ R- X; R1 s8 X　　赔了夫人又折兵

) e5 K6 S) u6 l, }3 ]　　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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  w2 ~# g' [+ w* q　　破釜沉舟
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' g5 q/ y4 i8 v4 _4 v6 \　　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
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

2 `$ j% S( Y( x. q7 D; g9 C: z　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ L- G, \: ?" E- W　　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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0 u% N, s6 B# s　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 z8 l' v* m0 f  S0 h　　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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+ e$ ~) _- O6 y1 Q# |% n) L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 M! Y# R1 K' ^, T) T. C4 r' |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 A, t# Q2 P2 {! H2 }* a9 F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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, z5 Y$ p0 g# N1 H& f5 g　　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
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　　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

7 v5 q3 U" B3 l　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

, Y+ A. u' {2 x5 B( y　　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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1 _- q# U! m3 _& h　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 x% r/ H: ]0 _, {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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" n- \9 Y: `- H+ H. m& e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 |$ j9 k: u. o  L& O　　实事求是
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) X4 b* x5 E6 R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 o7 H4 J. N! k- a) j) m　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ d- B. r5 X6 A* C　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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/ y$ C# k% B1 Q8 n6 b　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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, c( q6 @1 Q6 c, F9 _" J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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5 V3 x2 Y5 g& F2 x( [9 G1 r　　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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  e2 y* X$ W9 x( V+ D& s　　团结就是力量
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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) }3 P5 o& C5 V4 c" S5 Q　　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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' o" ?# X: c4 l& C/ H0 ~　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; I9 }7 d( g# Y　　徇私枉法

* F; U/ N+ W8 ?0 C& E6 g　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( W% Y: R* b8 t! f　　新官上任三把火

1 `& Y7 K1 m4 x+ Z* M　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ m0 N& v( L9 C( B& W$ m　　蓄势待发

2 V$ E! i) a% l1 ^  A0 R　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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$ t$ e5 S4 T& Y- Q- j2 R　　May all your wish come true
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4 A: A: ?7 B4 C/ Z) v, E2 n5 g　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: [; G3 ]& \+ Z0 T( K　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 {! @4 c$ ?7 d; V0 {+ a1 i: k　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 u. [7 t5 f, r) S* l- V　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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% H) k5 x( T8 I$ w# E　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 \/ w3 g+ R# B& i$ O# 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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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 [  f& t4 }' Z. y$ v8 S0 j　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　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
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% h1 e/ d1 z* {) m2 D: H9 c　　与时俱进

6 q3 z5 D( M0 H5 f2 Q　　keep pace with the times86
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* V% z3 Q$ S5 B7 o5 n　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! c: _: w0 f, L  S　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* j8 F" ?& |. G' P. @　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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7 T) @; \! }5 t( P+ e( t　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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% q% X% |; K2 `# \1 F# Y+ j　　A promise is a promise.
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3 @4 B7 A# m  G* ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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3 w' m! ]; F% K8 J7 |. S- D1 }　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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# u6 A: h+ m- ]% L$ t　　众矢之的

5 S# n9 j4 n$ l: r　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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% z. g& i* _, W- r! L　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。