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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9 H* d% A% `! `3 W# t( x. k　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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& ^3 e! s: J9 `) k, V# T' K6 H　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

  P2 N# l9 u% ]% ~7 Y/ `0 ]* [　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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! g7 k- G+ l) q, @) L) n! Z　　不遗余力

" ^9 w1 _( V6 X: o6 Z　　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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0 x1 M+ G- Q3 l' t. i　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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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
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9 P7 F- m, j8 h8 @1 \0 ?& }9 T2 M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' r- B0 k% I/ K& U$ Q; e* B　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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0 P* C7 F. L2 d- x  H1 O　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, Z5 ?) |) `; a- v( i  U　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 K' v7 X0 z5 O. o9 o2 k! ?. L　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  o. _) o, M0 n0 S　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* J+ y6 M$ H4 j& a; Y' Y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! \, \3 Q- t; M% {8 x, d　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

+ M- W) P( c, q. H8 Y' I2 x　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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; B) d- d: ^" L- R3 g+ s% S　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! f" ]+ M7 k+ b- u) P) N# {* @　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) O5 b$ l; v# u7 f* \! l　　马到成功

# L3 B7 L0 I: ~$ ]7 M1 O7 [- z4 A3 `　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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% {7 I$ c* E! H* @  u) D' s　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 L' |  R. J+ ^$ A  O% n% M; s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 }+ |8 `" V. e+ @# f　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 ?) N$ J) c. E7 K! o　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 h: V4 }2 b9 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" Y7 z: U3 `7 @. [8 q2 q' ^& B　　弄巧成拙
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& M6 w% C/ x, ~- C" L+ I　　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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# d. K0 _* X& z1 M, k0 u1 c) G　　抛砖引玉
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" X: i( y8 F$ t  M# {( ~　　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
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6 B( D5 ~3 _3 E9 T2 D　　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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/ ]5 G: X# a/ E& M$ v　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 S7 P$ N, B, G  k: p7 R　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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' u# a6 W' k% S2 w. Z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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- |, D+ N6 z2 H# e, w+ `; I　　前事不忘，后事之师
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$ T7 c( c' |) u. K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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; ]3 O0 L( x, y3 V) b) y! D　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. W1 G5 n7 K) u5 d+ u1 s: q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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& I% x. d/ l9 d) c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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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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2 i- N" z$ E; |) v9 {　　人之初，性本善

% }, Y' ]* h8 G' |, L  T7 G　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 O5 I  ]3 N% ^　　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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" c% K! n9 [# d% [( Z; P4 ^　　水涨船高

- N- \" s; E) Y3 [' U6 e  @. ?7 m　　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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, a+ O! V) O2 u& @　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 g8 C' l$ Y) Y& Q　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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) ^1 K8 B- j3 V8 t" k8 n　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- i; P- S, d/ R6 S　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  |( m  \8 }4 U8 ]% v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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  ^$ n2 V- C* y; q# p) b: U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: E& k+ O( @5 ~　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

6 }9 N8 S! n9 r6 k) y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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4 }7 H4 O9 P! p! m, Z  |$ H& H　　天有不测风云
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* M9 s, C1 R# I: d　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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, l3 G+ R) B$ u3 }- {　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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4 Z; F: ^' S& }- M0 e8 l　　歪风邪气

; S5 E9 Z$ U- |  r: h8 `8 N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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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3 x5 u9 l4 L/ R1 W3 J　　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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　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
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+ g, \1 E2 s" L8 z) @( B; _0 e　　May all your wish come true
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: ?& [( D! q! U2 p6 m5 _　　心照不宣

  r4 y* {7 @2 n; ~3 {$ T. c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 R: W7 z' p  S4 f　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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: m% N7 ~# ]  S1 g/ w, ]6 W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" s/ n) f* ]7 E& j5 ~　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. D2 b0 e  n* b8 ?( H　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

" L4 N4 T4 s0 J8 p" u　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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! z1 V! j# O+ U0 @　　严以律己，宽以待人
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! Z2 }1 Q' v5 E* I9 j: S" q9 [+ {　　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

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1 W$ R' j2 t, h6 D& T　　a man of insight83
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7 Z0 K# y4 s) o! p: r　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

  f3 F" a$ s, X" [$ M' ]; {　　有缘千里来相会
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% y  ~5 W4 _! A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 v6 ?0 G0 x/ u* _　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

6 Z+ D5 Z$ s, J; P  R　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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8 }* Z7 @% D" I' u　　因材施教

　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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, T. g: F* e3 L, V8 h3 P! R　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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3 P9 L9 i, @0 b$ {　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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, R. J$ V  }& {! ]( |! m: O　　冤家宜解不宜结

" C& A- P9 [# u　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" U+ z) g& ]- c* r+ V+ d, b　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

  W- |+ Q6 g# \# K- k4 W- r　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! X% r: P$ s7 _* v( r% P  {, ^　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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/ ?- C4 y' V/ ?　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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" \$ I; h' G- c7 w　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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0 |7 O0 V+ ^5 A/ Q　　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。