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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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' k( |8 v" q7 C* a: \　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

9 G- H# ^( S: c" O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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/ J' u3 ]1 R4 }: u4 X  p　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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) m) |0 n! m3 v$ }3 l: x, n　　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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　　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

+ A0 K5 ^: _0 J1 u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 {; ~6 M# A( \0 h7 X7 J+ C- \/ x4 ~　　国泰民安
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* x: a0 o0 f. Z0 k  r" F! }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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9 ?3 h& D) }8 s4 e　　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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; O7 T* W6 D8 H. ?( r; ?) }' s( A　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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9 ]3 r# u: U8 ~! c9 x+ P" X　　Bad news travels fast.

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0 c- ^8 Z8 j; Z% G　　和气生财

* O3 S# ^& Y- s3 f　　harmony brings wealth;

1 _% ?; x$ V8 c! W2 ]) h; |　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　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
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9 E9 l& [) l0 h　　There are spots even on the sun.

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9 p# E8 P0 L: U1 z1 ?9 W. w, {　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 g/ A, j0 f8 D6 B2 f9 u　　脚踏实地
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% x3 X  ?: Q( I: p　　be down-to-earth
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- M! O. v9 f, H( F( I- y" l　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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1 }: z* \5 f" h　　君子之交淡如水
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  {% O$ u. s, m5 m5 j! \8 y　　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
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" r: v7 z" o5 {  e- w7 R/ U　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. ?3 a" i+ E& }1 o7 C- j7 [& ^3 o　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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/ f' K4 G+ X/ Z0 |　　名利双收
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' C" F; w' G# i  o( o　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　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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1 M$ \' C6 L$ k$ G# U6 ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: j# ?2 h" Y/ x5 N$ x　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' B- E6 ~# ~8 X' G; f　　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
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2 ?# X$ ^8 t# a1 s- h　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) V1 Q1 N  r" _- ?. [+ a3 f% d3 I　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; Z3 b2 y2 r) _0 e! l　　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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4 C7 y) \5 h. q　　破釜沉舟
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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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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; w" A$ b8 N/ m' I7 I, z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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
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* y  h- T; V1 ~/ @" q$ U　　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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/ \3 B) t2 k4 Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

# Q8 `! i- q2 ?' _1 c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　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

4 s  V4 e& e1 X6 |% F: I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; ]) ^' k# ]* S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& q, q9 C5 l3 G8 a9 ~1 l. L　　世外桃源

8 X( I) f& _# R1 W6 p8 d" u# E! B　　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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ V& m- u$ A* A& D1 E5 c" Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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* S; @5 u9 {8 g9 j- X　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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

7 S9 w4 R7 G  ]. `, u: F+ q　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

7 F9 N& O+ A. z# S1 y* z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

% @, N) D4 \1 S* f( a, p　　speak of the devil

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  X, l2 i' g8 c. x% W　　实话实说

　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

( F; Q; v9 k$ @　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 _) G+ ?* {5 k5 N　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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8 H3 c3 I2 [$ l9 ]( z3 r8 ~　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* o7 {, X5 J  x6 x　　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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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$ g6 m2 X  m' y: x　　望子成龙
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; P1 ]8 g/ [- u" D5 D9 M. C　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 k4 b4 J" ]/ |　　唯利是图

$ b3 V! A* s& w) _9 \/ f# r4 k　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, D" [, ^6 D* T. j　　无中生有

- q8 W# ]0 V2 V7 O% i" V　　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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3 I; T& j# F0 e" ?. u; }　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 A5 ?0 o  t; {　　新官上任三把火
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/ L1 w1 ~1 W/ E, X　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. g/ s( h7 |, n8 u( n+ i　　先入为主
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; {2 J* f8 \7 ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) y/ ]4 h6 y# U) z% r( K　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 @6 S; A3 B! j( V; H- E　　The best defense is offense.

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& ^" N1 p6 z% J　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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$ L9 H9 i# f: ^) {  L8 R　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 O4 T6 |/ c9 F9 U5 z　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 s) H1 D. Z0 X3 P　　循序渐进
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; c- d2 H  v( W　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; t  k* m/ D4 _7 y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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' X* ^7 w  [7 R3 g" x0 c　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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. h0 _, `( }2 l+ x7 Y2 a　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

6 E) V  m+ ~7 P, I　　与时俱进
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# q" g6 F6 d. |  z# P5 F　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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9 u3 R/ [+ Y+ f% N9 J. w0 G" y1 f$ Y! m　　people-oriented

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, [: n0 s( D5 J3 Q2 v　　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

" {, U- _' K6 H) |　　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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　　优胜劣汰
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  ]% W: n# i5 O　　survival of the fittest

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) v, D* w, D4 s+ y" B' B) T; u5 j　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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2 c8 p6 k6 W7 h0 t0 z, y　　冤家宜解不宜结

' T; c- W+ u1 ~9 Y) P& w1 d　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

" i9 F) p% F2 Z% v: m; w6 |　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" b& Y5 P% ^5 C; F　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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' _. D" v6 M4 J+ j　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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7 B1 i0 x& V5 t! \　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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4 V; C3 C9 _* Z% c" x　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。