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

  E: D# v/ @3 G- l9 a　　Love me, love my dog.

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& o0 c. a0 c" a3 z　　百闻不如一见

) v* [0 R( X$ a$ R" ~8 ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 o: T2 x, P7 q' C! u4 f3 g3 C　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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

, p4 p- J( D3 o7 s! }$ I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! \4 c& O! r# Z. l- N: ^$ L# `" e; F3 ~　　不遗余力
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. z4 _* h  |! K$ X$ [) m+ U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 {+ ~# w4 ?2 U　　不打不成交
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　　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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　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及
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; n; ]+ o4 V: i! {2 [1 Y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  Y! o5 n8 Q) k, `1 D　　too much is as bad as too little
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- Z; g( D# X) [. a* G　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 q* v2 r7 b$ e: w/ O5 J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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# `6 g( W) B" k. f! d9 V6 S　　Bad news travels fast.

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& y+ m# I# L3 X0 D　　和气生财

: y% `4 K2 ]* f! ?" l. o  @; J　　harmony brings wealth;
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' ]( b6 S" ^" L1 F4 {9 ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& @% S: A6 _, _! T　　活到老学到老
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) z' H, O) v! v: K+ Q9 q　　never too old to learn

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  T  D6 o, R4 P6 E. _　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

. q. t7 q) w, s0 c% d0 G8 |( R; |　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- r' i# R% V6 R+ ?7 g# v6 S　　金玉满堂
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/ ?3 z( |  s, P8 a7 X3 L8 x# Y( n; H　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 U4 M" Z6 e( N( t' B: n　　脚踏实地
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5 _6 A% L& O$ [( Y. V　　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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+ h- t3 J9 @9 W, {% N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ u+ o* J( W$ B5 M7 w1 @/ M3 R　　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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( w/ B/ p" I( X. I; f5 ]　　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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; d8 y- s& F6 T; ^! t　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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5 ~3 i: N2 H3 a; N" m% ^: \2 i　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 T& r  \$ @6 A4 V/ O* c　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' x1 D( Q  I( P3 u" n9 Z　　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

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

0 }! ]! J- u: [9 n. D9 x　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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  T9 I; m8 l2 h" b  A( z/ K, e0 y+ s　　破釜沉舟

8 Y/ Q3 _) z# T" O( |' ?8 H: Y4 J　　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 ?- n" w: K. d　　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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# V- u5 L. o( ^' {　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 M1 Q$ ~5 G' A* R3 ?* M* ~　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. a( _% H# E' G  T% h3 P　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 Q8 u' l6 q# h. B　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" N; x: }" n  O+ Z! {1 c! x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) H7 \1 J+ u& `- D( R　　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

2 W7 S+ {( I9 h+ `. B  q9 z; f& W: v　　Humans are born good.
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4 |" c9 j) S3 W$ |1 R4 }" K$ G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! ~: [3 T! s! L' d' @2 n2 W　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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9 n' ?/ N7 ]# B9 f　　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
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$ q' g# f' ^$ X! u( |2 [　　时不我待

5 A% G5 j7 o9 p, r　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 H& k: S" r- U5 H( @$ C　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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+ [3 T3 n' `6 ^5 V　　实事求是

　　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
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) w+ C3 e( X; \+ D* ?& G, v  T2 K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 i. j+ @* ~8 P8 r0 `9 K7 d5 Q8 h　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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+ f) t: M0 f8 M/ e+ U* T　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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: \& X4 e# m0 z, J$ Y/ ?; @　　跳进黄河洗不清

& G; K3 ^! Z" j$ P3 Z+ D　　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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9 J3 I# h) X2 m2 J  P0 P　　歪风邪气
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5 T& h% ~' N0 O5 z! Q　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 J( \# i) l9 J) l- n7 J　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ z1 s2 z. h3 o( P, ?3 P. x5 E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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- X( z! {7 R2 w/ J# s: x$ m　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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) `7 l7 F7 z! ?' X, o# m　　无中生有
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' M# F! G1 ~) X4 e& o$ `# t　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 K7 u3 `! q) X　　无风不起浪

) p$ m9 C/ l( f& U) i! k0 V: x4 E. \　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 R/ _- L( ]4 V! K1 `6 C# }( G& L　　徇私枉法

! U: M# A) G# v: U. X　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

2 g) {+ C" c5 v6 q; z1 u+ U2 Z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ w/ f7 D0 Q) e$ [　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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3 B4 S  `% k: M: D7 i% i& H　　心照不宣
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6 Q. Y7 |; ~( X5 G, d1 _6 [& ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

1 m+ L1 P+ t( U  q8 ^6 y- |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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3 B2 @. I" q' r, T' K　　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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. e; L. P+ v( E$ Q! P　　现身说法

) V3 L' k" z% t) b6 v　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　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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! q3 ^6 |! W! i　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

, N7 ]7 O  V3 b0 |　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　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
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: Z  h) H2 }, D. w( B4 f　　keep pace with the times86

. E" F! n3 T& r3 M. J* f+ p　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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& j  j; A) p% A# V8 G! M& w4 t2 _　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

+ ^; d4 x; d: d' g2 x　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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4 N7 @' N6 H9 ?! n2 X, H　　欲速则不达

" O8 A0 J; p; H5 Y# E! H" e　　Haste makes waste.
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% s% N2 A5 z2 V* L　　More haste, less speed.
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  ^. q; E3 G# {: z7 N5 K7 O　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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- X3 L5 n8 X) S. q+ I' ?　　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

  x6 P) s* E) r+ R! }) D2 g　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 B& U8 t/ B3 P5 U$ H& X4 H　　招财进宝

# @3 q8 u& Y# {7 @7 b　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

7 q) k* t% O: q' V9 _; ^　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 L: X/ D1 V3 X9 w/ J* _　　纸包不住火
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  O- G3 U: A1 g8 `! l2 d4 ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

$ k2 u2 A* u* A4 F! }　　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。