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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% h# i3 j) R# l5 C0 o) v4 O5 q　　Love me, love my dog.
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9 R4 X5 X& X( y* m; f　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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9 @  v5 T$ t# _) I- v1 F  l& q　　Seeing is believing.
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7 |# Y6 |7 \0 z# m+ Y+ b/ V! r　　比上不足，比下有余
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, E1 t5 Q( |+ \9 ]2 U" u* q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

* K: m+ ?& s( i1 \" ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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- ?5 D3 N9 U) j) B$ {9 I7 X　　No discord, no concord.

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+ v/ R2 |5 ~0 L0 b0 f　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

7 X% g$ t& C5 t. x, K9 m　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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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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　　大开眼界
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! i9 S: f2 U" I: f. L$ W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

" h& l0 C& w- b$ `" A/ A) c' C　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; y9 e  _* s/ c  R( @: P) j　　too much is as bad as too little

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' Q# p0 j, g+ r+ x) j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) A" D; a* T$ L& {2 F* w　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# |) f6 o; Z- y& O7 B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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3 m/ r( @0 H5 ^, U　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ H8 \8 W+ G. f+ O9 b% w6 s# O　　和气生财
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6 P; Q/ K7 {  T　　harmony brings wealth;

: K3 _( F9 ~, p' z$ {& ?　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

; |  D6 |6 L& m. {4 }/ }　　never too old to learn
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6 I. Q1 f( ?- E- ]$ W' p5 T　　既往不咎

5 X; L2 H; B+ C; [( k　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- x9 M/ O' O% A! `. o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" [" S5 C3 S: F1 D: j  H2 R$ X　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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/ P* i; }% ~; s. M1 T　　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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; C! p( ?: w/ R" H& x1 M) h　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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/ N1 R! H7 x( a$ i& i+ ~. V　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; ]! y9 x6 U$ P$ I- ~, u+ A/ I　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 I5 o- c( K6 s" \. U) O4 }　　马到成功
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& ~1 c! c! i- P  b# b! j) F/ G　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% _% n6 L& g% w* Q' f! p: _' ^　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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" ^4 J9 \. t" L) v" W! d2 U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 ]6 e; A- a% A" a( Q　　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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" r/ ]; T( O/ z$ g) X. n- q& z+ c　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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( N/ `$ H8 Q9 J3 k　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 h& N1 f# O/ T, C8 e- q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% s& ]% N7 L( [% E$ u7 u　　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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　　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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4 J& F, z' R2 D' m  J　　抢得先机

5 Y. |1 @' E1 n) p7 x4 _　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* g5 g: ?1 D( m0 k3 Q) I8 g0 `　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ e8 h6 M0 C' Q; S) Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 h# o# C0 q8 W! V5 i+ X　　千里之行始于足下

7 F( \4 T. L( Y6 `6 Y　　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

3 D4 g% w) H$ r- s/ [( T  }" L1 u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ _8 l+ B& @, E6 c　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% Q- |  h' \6 \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 t, {9 k( Y- o+ h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# R1 G: G7 m% P  o6 ]- N　　人逢喜事精神爽

( G7 W4 X- l7 e% e5 X( h) h0 N　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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2 a5 d! U7 ]7 U- K　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! S' V9 W3 c9 r6 R　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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" z6 A2 S) @- v' h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  {7 X/ R! I7 F% A, p9 ~2 g　　a blessing in disguise;

/ g5 t- j/ H$ A* V3 \4 Q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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) q/ W) ^( D  ]' J! ^　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# L, c) b, ]2 L; R% q　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* b) a9 s* I( s; d　　实事求是
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) L2 G$ m' u; g+ C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

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　　实话实说

( n, H3 v; s/ T　　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

3 L! }" ~, C" P# E7 @3 k　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

3 z! t" B, B7 z; V　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

8 k0 I5 g# V& n4 j　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

) b% H5 S* D$ n0 M1 m! n+ S　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% B# z3 F- c. d. y2 K- \; l) h　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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　　唯利是图

) V8 x) ?* V) j0 |8 I9 I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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% _  T' X+ x6 g, {: ^2 `& m+ l& D　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 f7 I, `+ H0 A　　无风不起浪

+ h5 H$ {  w7 X0 g* ?' D　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 H5 t+ G7 U- E# C8 q9 a% ^　　徇私枉法
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- v/ l- X  [0 h& f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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! x; @/ I6 d& i1 Y- {1 e& d7 o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

9 X( B4 I2 c0 G, _; k6 f8 O　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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; Z1 }- C: H2 K$ L% r" T& m　　先入为主

1 x6 h7 K9 n7 ?* R0 M9 `+ e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 |9 q. ~8 L: W& i5 B$ [9 C　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; j; Z9 R! O4 m% a" H4 X. E　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( {$ r+ ?7 H" s) j. }; y+ o4 t% E　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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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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0 i( ~1 o1 w( {3 e0 y/ L5 {1 t　　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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' i4 m5 H& \9 N$ n　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) C7 |' t  v4 _. k6 F　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

# f7 q. x. ^/ S2 v) b- e　　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

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

# a$ L7 i$ O7 S5 ]! r; b5 y　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& [: K9 B( s; P: G$ }/ T　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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) i# b  E" L; r' Q; H$ B　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

" U+ O- _$ ]- V( p) x  b( E　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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, a' S4 c2 }1 Y+ ]6 x( K　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( H1 d# g8 R1 T; u5 M5 l　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 ?; {5 g+ o" l% Q　　债台高筑

( ^; N* ~0 X# q3 G- j　　become debt-ridden
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& j9 E: ^+ H( {3 J7 b　　众矢之的

$ a" J9 z/ L9 U8 c! W5 r　　target of public criticism

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0 F. v: z( _4 U0 f　　纸上谈兵

& |# a8 {& h& l　　be an armchair strategist

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2 c* \/ _( Y  K. R/ Y0 ~. E　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。