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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4 y4 s" D+ s6 _2 W% d" P4 g3 e# b& ?　　Love me, love my dog.
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* q3 F8 E- C* L　　百闻不如一见
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/ W, b4 n2 X# J8 ]0 K6 n* h  n　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 _8 J  E" f8 u' r. [1 z　　Seeing is believing.

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- R; P& z3 X. U( H# b6 X$ w- T% A% m( W' p　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

" t; d% b' l& ]% U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 X# l% ]8 Z( N　　不遗余力
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/ k, U3 i$ O; P* i2 x$ o- f' w　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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# w9 m- w: z& O+ b! r: R$ t　　No discord, no concord.

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2 B8 f; u7 M' {$ F7 W0 ~* W　　拆东墙补西墙

) X7 J& ]1 x% X　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 V- ]; V2 I# }1 ?& [　　辞旧迎新
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! b" e0 K- p* q0 R　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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1 w; m# J" N& W+ g　　大事化小，小事化了

8 @+ B$ I2 a7 g! l9 d, r1 j0 @　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 x. q, h* F, t  _$ l　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

4 E, N% F  _2 f3 E　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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# w( X: Q4 }  U" r　　过犹不及

　　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

1 P2 r+ }. r; F# _+ o, U: o# U% R; C　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! y1 m( a* d* Y% h9 p( N& w　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. Q4 D) \- ~. d9 l1 i　　Bad news travels fast.
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- X. @) ]7 t& c. C. b* T　　和气生财

7 F8 N6 |4 M& ?6 t# B# \　　harmony brings wealth;

. @3 _2 j) P/ M/ s# E9 H. Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, a7 _, `: N! v$ T$ m3 Y% b　　活到老学到老

9 Q4 h/ `; e3 @　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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/ D) }0 r: B0 J- i2 e4 m4 X　　let bygones be bygones
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9 d' G5 O# N$ K6 q9 {　　金无足赤，人无完人
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/ N; b9 [" Q6 \" b8 _　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- A6 p% {4 |6 B6 @. E3 Y　　金玉满堂

7 ?' f7 Q$ ?0 n9 ^% b  E　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

$ C# m6 t/ e2 s! J7 O　　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

　　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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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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0 M/ j8 P! c9 @4 c9 m1 d! C　　马到成功
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% f; t, w& z  O9 z" ~9 Y* o3 R" c　　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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( W6 e1 G+ B" r8 |: [- T　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

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: I9 z; t+ r9 c　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" M3 b8 E5 r( K4 P2 A" a　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 O3 O+ W$ i$ H% z; h/ v　　谋事在人，成事在天

$ Q" U7 a4 I- d# [1 H$ P2 t$ R　　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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* D$ {# C2 v/ u3 H% p　　赔了夫人又折兵

5 M' W9 W: r, R: l　　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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" y% ?, }" m: \" K　　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

9 [# L: r" E/ w# @　　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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* |5 U6 e+ X$ r　　千里之行始于足下
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! z. |1 g8 L3 G" B& M2 r1 P( R　　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

; ]- h6 v9 s& P& [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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# D$ Z/ X1 H5 K. N　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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5 Y6 J* z! H! J　　强龙难压地头蛇
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- l, \+ N6 K# u, Q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' T$ S6 |7 h2 j/ A' I　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: {  Z/ R1 T. p  x4 y/ @　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# N' d5 N; w# y! g" Y& }+ m7 F% n9 _　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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# P2 m  O+ k) W: N2 X: \　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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! D# l5 `+ v. f/ ^" n) L　　世外桃源

& {+ Q1 q% e9 c# @% r& B. ~　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& g! {# k$ i3 w$ y# M/ L  ^　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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5 V% T* X2 N& P5 j& Z' ]% {' ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  B' x# l9 D" X  l# m1 e　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 O# d2 o3 e/ L( D1 e- D# v9 K　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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7 E8 R, @# o, ]7 V" @8 v　　实事求是
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% g: c1 ?7 d& q8 }　　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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　　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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　　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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, _5 l* L6 m- n2 E　　韬光养晦
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/ ^0 K/ p" k  G, [9 N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

+ S) l( v5 s  S7 T- R: Y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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5 u& C" ?; q) H% P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 L8 T3 y, n2 Z/ p　　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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! ?% }6 t% g& e　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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; c4 x% S2 `- s( v: k. Q' ?# _7 \　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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' @. W. ?2 R. E3 _: N　　望子成龙
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; ?1 T3 \% d. c/ Y( T6 c- `6 T2 J; J　　hold high hopes for one's child
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8 q0 T% ^7 O4 X1 S7 C; h　　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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　　无中生有

+ F# ]2 K+ a. b" f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 j8 r8 `* |1 b: Y4 Z8 K1 M% D　　无风不起浪
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  W7 d' w0 f% O4 T1 a! n2 S　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ X, g0 ^3 x) u( R4 }6 q　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　May all your wish come true
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2 Q8 A/ e( X4 J! G　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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/ A& e4 X( r7 {( Z1 A- H) {　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) r5 |; H: a3 P( ~' t　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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3 k  B8 G+ Z- d' n/ c0 ~　　循序渐进

　　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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8 t, P' m2 z4 t; j　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ x. a, R0 f4 q3 X: u5 @- H# q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 p1 k/ m. v. ^' i2 w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

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8 p5 O0 U8 c0 R/ D5 |( u　　有缘千里来相会
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( J( R, ~2 u. u) V+ m5 l9 a; ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" Q1 m- f; q# O* S# y9 w　　与时俱进

7 L; N2 I0 V5 Z/ d% z2 {2 K　　keep pace with the times86

9 h! T: y7 T5 d7 B( t3 n　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

3 A- L8 b9 D2 P" i$ N　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 }; e% @3 \! Z( a, ?　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 H2 w7 T; I3 \* e  A/ e( z　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# [* {) P( u3 F' H. h) ^　　欲速则不达

1 f( \& i; A; P- i4 t　　Haste makes waste.

4 U" e2 d; L' U% t- U　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 b3 ~7 o! `+ X0 }- a  j) R# D) l　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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8 f' |2 x3 F- E- l　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

7 [; P: ?+ E7 e! T! A　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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5 M; ~- Y- P! _0 B　　become debt-ridden
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/ t/ V" {6 m2 q+ y# w0 C　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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6 t+ j8 a( L7 b" a' M" F0 k6 \3 I　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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9 a* @6 a: l& |+ [% f　　纸包不住火

% w( a, L, e  I; Q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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' f: O% H8 E, _, U; |　　左右为难

# C8 e/ h2 Y/ R" p+ J　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。