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

% n" C4 C) K; s' |　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

/ G# W. }4 W- |+ c- h　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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, H4 e3 t/ ^; b2 A, g8 I6 g7 D- Q　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 ?, i0 u+ E: A, ]/ J) Y5 W　　不遗余力

4 l" d+ s$ m) A6 _/ p; C" n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% {. H8 K0 Z! w# f# O% Z　　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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. u6 o) I+ s& n$ V8 h; w1 ?  A! g1 [　　大开眼界

* K% k! L# h9 n/ q$ V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! \4 m+ i7 r( z; A1 [2 l: Z　　国泰民安

. |$ j* {( V. f" I4 n5 k　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! v  `  G& {# V3 v7 @　　过犹不及
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6 M- e& s% ]9 {  m　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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5 l( j5 P" ^$ J& X4 e+ H: n　　too much is as bad as too little

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. Q1 _0 l' W( p) }% @　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 Y7 R' |9 }2 z# T8 u2 ~+ `! n　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 Z+ C  q% O+ B; B9 w# W* O　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! V; Y' H: j3 x5 f　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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* j( ^" ~, j. x" y& Z; r　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　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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( W) P: E# f1 c5 [4 e　　金玉满堂

% J% I' W5 J  H　　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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, ]6 |7 X: [" s" W% D9 g* f　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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  {- ^9 q  @0 I. q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' [8 E- Z. ]2 }+ j$ e4 ~- E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 V  U. I( c' k: A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 }& m+ K* s( }' Q: R' _) i, q0 m　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

1 ~7 L! W2 U( ^; T　　gain both fame and wealth

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, a+ w, j. r" u: n+ h( D1 {　　茅塞顿开
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0 t8 Q& d; P5 r　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! v& Y8 g( A2 d- l" _9 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! ^: ]$ ?9 I1 T+ D$ |　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 }: k. Z7 o6 K, |: o7 o- H& x2 y　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' H8 e3 ?9 F* w  e　　弄巧成拙
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( N! D1 m2 e; H　　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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! P4 Y  y& T  g; h　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

3 z8 ?* F: S! p5 i. K　　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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8 R: [/ m8 ]" N( ]8 j) m3 R; e　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 i6 ?3 V; V8 l- z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

1 q: x. l. }1 @  P5 h　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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5 t+ l1 G& ]  M　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! H. v2 N: G$ w' M& h3 [　　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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% F9 ?4 R1 s& n7 {# d　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 i! E8 N' b6 Q+ V% K3 m4 x　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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0 C: w2 l$ |4 J8 y8 {　　Humans are born good.
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+ i' v! r6 J* H- [- p% i! q, B　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% j' B; c0 M9 ?5 M8 V$ h  S　　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

2 t3 W" b; y3 n; d* @　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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- L$ Z/ A1 s4 A0 b3 c$ F　　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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3 U: t7 Z; Z) r7 i2 a　　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 j5 R! U! j0 k3 F  ^+ _3 J; ?2 D　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

4 \4 Q* I! h$ T: d. H. _2 Y8 x& x　　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

% H2 n3 s1 u; q$ m' D8 G$ |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) H5 p$ @3 B/ h# ^% h' ]& a　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

7 l4 X, p/ {/ E　　糖衣炮弹

$ h1 z$ O& w! i# N! T" _4 u　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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% |- C5 H  e' s5 D5 M) I' H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

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- ?0 Y: q7 V8 U( S; T　　Unity is strength.

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: F  Q4 h7 `$ i7 U! ^( B, s5 F　　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
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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图

　　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

* [' @* M3 q. |$ D& w　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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3 E3 r: P, c- n9 C　　徇私枉法
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$ l" I# y, D% W: h$ d' r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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$ d. z- \8 X2 B5 {* @/ Q( V　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! e9 {7 S- V8 ?6 ~( S3 q　　蓄势待发

, N6 [/ j) [& O- H7 ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 q8 T) |4 ]) u- U　　心想事成

" a2 f( }# n1 L) j) M2 ^/ k　　May all your wish come true

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- i+ `& @9 k4 g& n$ |; x: o　　心照不宣
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1 N6 d* R1 s& ?$ K. k　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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9 C" h5 M" f+ N6 ]9 ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 P: R# C2 J( Q7 p* N8 j　　The best defense is offense.

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　　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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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 h( ~" ^1 s/ G( j( K, k' b' s　　循序渐进

  Y7 u5 r) F, t4 o. s　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; m" u4 X7 ]$ p0 V　　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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4 y& }& ?. C8 ^' D$ {6 b9 G; R1 C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

; h0 ?) \# p6 G, U6 I　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

; V  b5 a1 m- x　　有勇无谋

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' {: N' u4 C: B9 d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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9 ~1 i) z" [( c4 n　　以人为本

  f& x) t; V. T: C* f& R　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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4 o: a5 z+ J; \　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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0 j( j7 o4 c) c' D$ ]( M+ S1 @7 t　　优胜劣汰
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* x" V% A9 X$ @3 K1 t! [2 P　　survival of the fittest
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# M7 R7 f- B; l2 G1 c: `5 c- A　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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: j" ]- E6 t. ]　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" C- W" e& x; z1 ~2 H　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# y9 J  B, o8 z7 X　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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) W, Z0 f7 {; E" }　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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1 O( y/ D2 _" |　　众矢之的
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" ?+ f# ?9 r: _　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

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! G5 ^2 ?1 e7 z4 q/ a: }! X# C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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& [0 u; o7 @; @6 ]9 |' V　　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。