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

4 h  n5 |5 A9 E& s, K; F　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

* v. j! h5 _+ U+ G8 `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 ~: ^, k- Y4 t* b9 e' H: `　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

/ F1 H5 b, U" L, H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ a/ I) a/ j. v: L　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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" e9 b, z2 |, V" m+ K　　拆东墙补西墙

5 y/ h# g9 f7 l! ?8 T# ?4 q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

# |' q0 @# u0 Q2 i/ A1 E　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% g6 c. `' B' Y& J% W7 K$ [7 L　　大事化小，小事化了

5 y- Y( j# m$ u, m　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ H) M9 D# B" U! G5 l　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 O& U- \* q& |  r- O　　过犹不及
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$ V& U% }, q* G1 b+ M　　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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) _8 A! J  r6 e5 r2 \# k  ~, p+ @　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 w0 ^0 a* `! @　　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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' v- j5 B& P" n$ B" ]7 Y% O　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 M* s( R$ L. E　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ l: K  i' k( C4 W　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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2 N1 c, T$ f# J+ y$ B4 z　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

/ y! @8 w$ @* x- }8 u  D+ C　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

9 G0 g: g' n7 v  ^7 H　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 G5 R0 T' S- d+ ?　　脚踏实地

1 ~6 z' ^7 F* s. a　　be down-to-earth

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: \8 }3 [$ |3 f; y7 _% q" D0 t  }　　脚踩两只船

  x5 {8 d( R3 m+ {" e; s　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 T; f& O  _" H9 C, T　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- \0 M" L/ T2 i- G1 |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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0 u& E3 y& q+ V  E　　礼尚往来

6 F; l- n$ z: P$ G  g+ Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* V# T* h* r7 C+ n" J, U　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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3 c7 O% j4 F7 F3 M4 m　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 e3 i. E8 e$ n- L　　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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. E5 n$ K" M# p. p　　gain both fame and wealth
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4 t2 c& S8 l- I! r　　茅塞顿开
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0 W9 J1 A* h4 R3 T* m5 n% d　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 `" _$ f- X, h$ t2 U5 W8 ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# O/ c5 M. ~6 V& [( o" ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 w# f7 Q( j- Y　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 c5 \3 E) d9 v　　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

6 d5 O0 d9 [4 r1 i5 q7 Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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, K4 U6 }$ g# m0 l  \3 d& @　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　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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( o* e8 S4 v; f9 n  P　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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+ _  t0 W8 K+ 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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　　抢得先机
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; ]* h. ]- p4 T/ w. d0 T　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ W; H2 y) i- F9 d( O" N3 N　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 a& b9 D" E7 Y: \7 Z- s　　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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1 S% r9 j1 r5 g- s- H- B　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 O' X" l9 E& L& b6 H# V　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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2 u! w2 ?1 }6 N7 }& o　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" L6 ^. r. W0 Q4 k9 }- s' u　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" m( Q; q4 y) M　　人逢喜事精神爽

( l* |# c* G. L# x& A% b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 X2 Q/ U+ H3 F1 a' j( W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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6 H! `7 N3 P0 B( ^　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; t- Z" m# X0 `# ~　　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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/ ^3 }5 \8 _) D5 ?: {0 ?" w) K  m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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* w! B" f. n1 N4 Z  g* r　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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) H) A  E5 O3 ~/ q  q7 @( }　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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( Y5 b2 f! j# |1 [* e8 ~9 c　　时不我待
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9 N, a6 [% ~$ Q! T" m3 B5 v　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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6 d0 b$ S- e( O. V5 b0 |, {　　实事求是
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+ }  [  u5 v% K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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" m0 }. |' m4 L. I* l. \9 h　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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+ k$ R0 H6 K* @& k6 i　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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6 l: {. N- K- C/ c- ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 ]$ d" P: [9 [( c; a3 g) `+ [　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ z; \! t6 c" [4 y5 H　　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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& C. @/ P2 F5 r" o　　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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" Q, z& B: l' \# t' [　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ u  F+ H" z! e' U* U. i3 U　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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% k, e( U6 e9 ]! o  m3 z$ v8 Q0 q　　唯利是图
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　　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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2 J0 ~* Y' i3 M* d　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, J8 u9 E! l  j　　无风不起浪
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  m( A1 n5 U, n( o  T8 f) s: N5 O0 M　　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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% K5 u3 }( F: K6 [　　新官上任三把火

6 m- `6 O! P$ T4 k1 }! f　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 ]" z8 v9 Y  u　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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" ]% R7 S9 J  _0 o　　心照不宣
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　　先入为主

; C! }$ l. X/ g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　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

5 x. i2 Z, q+ Q4 @8 n* {1 s% d　　ants on a hot pan

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5 k! x6 [# I8 D　　现身说法

# @; }1 i0 s( E* j& h- x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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2 B% S- K8 \2 ~# C0 ?2 T2 N, o( K- d　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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& L7 q) Q2 |7 ]. q5 G* g　　循序渐进

: y* A' p3 x8 l, V　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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7 W3 k! X) b1 B( s' h5 q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

% q* {( Q$ h: |1 i+ K. v! [# M/ Z9 B　　a man of insight83

3 j( B  t9 x' v9 M　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

- O& I# Q* E' ~( k( }3 f　　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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9 j! x; k' l% r; ~' E0 n　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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+ X/ b' j2 @: U# L8 c* S/ Q　　people-oriented

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1 h0 D% ~) w4 o" Y) o5 A: ~% i) T　　因材施教
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+ F: G( f# c0 y- [: x+ F. Y　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

2 m  ~4 u* ~) t/ q9 M6 N* I; S( K) p　　More haste, less speed.
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, w3 z; y: i# }, w' ]　　优胜劣汰
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4 k/ X& O5 _' O& v9 s& C　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& ]- {3 Y6 k5 M$ \　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

) o& q, P3 y, f& s　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

: X+ p, j! f+ E: X% N: T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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2 p) i4 Y3 `: I/ s　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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) ~, q0 j! N; f' D　　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
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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。