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

2 p( z. O* n1 {% f' M　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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5 {5 ~, W6 H0 o/ Y% g4 A+ Z; I: s　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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2 Q& _% g: [& C9 ~. j　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ x/ b% t/ {+ Z# x8 r　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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3 }! F0 B) Z  r. o  y+ \0 {　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) [: H, [# ?  C8 F' t; N6 y; {% h　　不遗余力

1 |7 H: l* O+ }7 B1 U- o1 ~. ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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- W/ f: O% \5 @' K2 \　　不打不成交

9 C& q& i& D( }$ A　　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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5 u/ I; h0 u7 X2 d  e, s　　辞旧迎新
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' d- }; r  w& x1 e　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 {; {$ Q  V" E; u　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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
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3 ^7 Y5 P; J7 z+ h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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7 E( J4 d# i9 o& {3 ?, J. B　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 M* J+ R# }# J1 @" v! R　　过犹不及
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( J) F- `/ _4 X' P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 ?' d, D) e( _" q) w  X. @　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 F* `( k' l9 Y: h　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# N' Q0 O9 A. Y: \7 x　　Bad news travels fast.
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& S9 `1 i: C0 B$ m9 e# w　　和气生财
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3 z& r! N- J. Q2 ]1 U* x; e　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 g6 w% r2 ?8 U　　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

% v7 _& k5 y+ y% n9 O. B　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ L. O! \9 ^3 Z! f- z　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 l$ V( {, W9 ^" ~8 m　　脚踏实地
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　　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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! L5 A  n: w  }2 c( @( ^1 U$ n　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: \9 g; J# i( d+ @# d　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 A& C) [8 Q2 S2 C: }( P　　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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+ Q( x( Q( j! j　　马到成功

　　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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' e0 y! _! w' J4 h1 N　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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
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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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3 V" |4 d$ S  W1 }$ l/ W7 G　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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- \- _0 n$ ~" u7 k% l2 e- `　　赔了夫人又折兵
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) t7 ?3 S- O/ q; G0 H2 [　　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
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  @# @4 s7 O5 Z! ?　　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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) P* p$ Y% b( c" X1 u　　抢得先机

　　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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0 `+ T' L4 c9 d8 `3 y　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ K% p- E- L1 v% Z+ R) b　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 _6 v4 J  y- y. Z) r/ ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

: m" i- m* N  m, m3 l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 i* N  S5 u3 C9 [& r0 ?( n　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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, ~! {3 ]( W! d  d% s' t2 d$ M. t$ F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( j) R8 i! U1 M& w! p) R8 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! q$ m2 i4 e& T* P4 W7 Z, {4 Z  b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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& i8 M9 L0 F5 F) x8 N* m& @9 l7 h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  ^4 s! M  r0 w" n9 S& U! C　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ F! f( U0 T$ D　　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

+ o5 M( W* r; _) Q: A' R7 V　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　三十而立

3 A% p) r, \7 t0 Q6 [　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

8 Q1 o' g6 s" i- J/ K　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ ]1 I7 |' s% ?9 A. @　　杀鸡用牛刀

) D1 |. w9 V( C% z% i" q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

. H* T) s8 W# {- \5 r　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: ^6 f! n/ o  x3 `　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 J; t- o- p* W# Y7 _! G　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

* M) C7 {. E2 A　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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) r' N+ T  _7 e1 l0 I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- u' G, F- D& }9 X% K4 d　　糖衣炮弹

5 h( Z* c/ e. [, T7 c' u　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

, v1 N, u3 J6 {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& y* j' T. R' C2 F4 w　　团结就是力量
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; [# L+ Z) q0 {1 S( I+ _) ?　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 n5 ^  m) m( ^0 F1 b9 ^　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

& [4 v2 I% a: U) _　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; z% c% O6 R, r+ @: X1 S　　望子成龙
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4 N2 T$ K4 p0 d; o　　hold high hopes for one's child
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8 b, W" A8 |0 |' W! s7 F　　唯利是图
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$ f. \- ]* [/ G* U9 l　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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3 I7 ^- m/ J2 }! [/ B2 t1 u5 _　　无中生有

5 e: Y, z* ]( a; T& \( h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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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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4 [4 T( N- d7 e! t) ~% _- R8 w　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 i+ y5 R- B/ }+ Z. y　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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2 Y$ z2 O6 e; @( c! a8 [　　心想事成
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# d- d- L) }7 x+ U+ y+ i　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

/ W- ?- W3 }7 |. e0 W　　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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! |7 w) l9 |1 V0 c) I/ R　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 ?5 j% M, g1 K1 |6 @# p+ ~5 f( F( |　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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0 ?" ?9 Z$ R! }7 E　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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9 e5 h7 E3 r; Y* M* n　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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2 F- j  z/ N: Q: [* t2 V3 n　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ d! q0 L# |/ E　　有识之士

, Z! Z8 R8 O( X' c/ i　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

& b4 m. t/ q3 T9 M2 {4 m5 E　　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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　　与时俱进

4 E# \& g& _7 j8 Q　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

" X4 s1 y; V+ k/ H9 N2 j　　people-oriented
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0 q/ k  k2 o- O2 x. o1 L) H& x　　因材施教
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2 p- l$ P# b* t3 c% E* G　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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0 s- h( Z/ s) ^: {3 Z　　More haste, less speed.

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6 ]( E/ G# C# G9 \　　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
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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

　　A promise is a promise.

$ e1 h( W% n% L& o8 d& a* q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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: V  a& x; V1 {$ |0 E1 H/ G　　招财进宝

. b7 [, e* w) \8 W2 O/ o) |$ Y! T) U　　bring in wealth and treasure

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3 E5 |8 g( _6 ^2 D) t5 _! E8 j　　债台高筑

7 |2 g0 B& G$ F! U( ^　　become debt-ridden

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* [9 C# \4 v7 X: S$ l* \6 y　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

3 N; S0 @# x4 Q+ J2 K6 _　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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$ X% a; l/ q2 g) t, w　　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。