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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: O1 p$ z$ q5 ^0 _0 ?% t　　百闻不如一见
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, t" s+ U* u) W" l, X, J7 E" b% Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% T3 d7 C3 ^$ C+ A　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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) r$ G9 v( i9 ^　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. D9 Q$ Z% \0 S/ V9 K/ _7 A　　不遗余力
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, I( `' Z8 H' w& K　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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) v) R% I: g' J. ]& P$ T# P　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 R: Z1 u4 |3 g) ?　　辞旧迎新
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5 u* T* b/ x: Q) S# Z, K　　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

% e" I8 k- l% `* N0 W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, i4 e% w4 n# q　　国泰民安
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; f* ~. E3 K$ K" I) r$ g! f4 |　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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5 i8 F7 b  H" w; t. T; m' N　　过犹不及

2 t2 N/ z* \; Y4 A　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* {/ C" e, c& U　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　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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* t( j; f+ A8 h+ U　　和气生财
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. R  a2 P4 S3 z　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

* O/ H" ?1 t- s; T; q7 u7 L/ c　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

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3 s& w; p3 H1 @8 r/ y# Y$ U4 O　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

) [  `' B% i. y# E. z　　Treasures fill the home.
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) j& ~& T: Z% a! \! S. z9 Y　　脚踏实地
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; V* K9 Q3 |* x0 y/ Z0 _- z. Q　　be down-to-earth
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! Y; P5 J/ \, _1 s5 [# l! M! ^　　脚踩两只船
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; |; V7 [! N7 [' B4 V" v' X　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 B1 [, Z3 \# X, f5 `' Z$ ~8 k2 Q4 j　　君子之交淡如水

+ a1 G" L9 H/ x8 x. J' V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# Z. s' r5 ]' J9 L　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ f! X  b' A* S4 C4 d　　礼尚往来
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, F) t( c, Q" f: n+ t　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, @" q/ N  i5 e9 Z4 D　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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  P: Q0 l& ^" d+ q　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 h5 q6 `; a, H( X" @! n　　名利双收
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! n1 o" _8 P$ l6 o4 h9 v" [. y　　茅塞顿开
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/ T9 a: P) s/ t4 y) y　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 D3 F7 P" u/ V! J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( U5 B# B3 |4 f  y3 h　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( G' E- ^# J4 P& U　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 ]6 i: G1 |( b4 B, A: y% q$ E% }: K! |　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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! e" C7 N- x; u1 B! b& N5 g　　赔了夫人又折兵

, ]0 J6 o; ^$ `& w0 i/ m2 e　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, G5 M) x$ {  i% J$ @　　破釜沉舟

. v. @; i; j# O0 a) G% ^, q# u　　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

3 `# F. b* p9 w6 G! Q) C+ M  S; N　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  L/ i2 w* ^3 a% d/ z2 Z　　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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9 V1 W  l3 |1 i) A1 D% b7 |$ D$ V　　前事不忘，后事之师

, F( C: x+ M! ]4 W- p. x/ c! d　　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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" J$ X! W. H: H4 I* N; |" ~　　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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& T/ e" j( b- Y9 K　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ U& ^5 G3 ]9 D' H0 S8 R　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: S3 P& f0 @( h. G0 b　　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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) U" A0 O/ {' I! g  x　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

6 G! N+ g% Y9 [7 j* {, t, V3 o　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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0 a4 m% j. D8 l) w& o　　三十而立

　　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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& y2 z$ B7 d# f5 @　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 J# |3 q4 O+ ^! C! R# V　　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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　　speak of the devil
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! G% S' v2 v# X9 A; g( \. ?; H9 @　　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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) e* ~; |# ?' I1 I; A　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 Q$ H0 m* _9 C1 M  S3 `4 c0 x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" y8 A, ]1 j+ }: r" F　　韬光养晦

5 i. M( b& l( v: E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　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

, d! S- g5 t. _$ h' U5 N　　团结就是力量

3 L% H7 U7 c' g9 `　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 r8 z3 ~* Q5 f" M! m* Y1 p　　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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% ^7 j- W; \! U* Z/ S' j& `　　歪风邪气
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0 X0 V& P- g5 F　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 ?. S4 S" f, A2 u　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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0 u/ p2 ~1 j% q7 g, K! V　　唯利是图

0 G" K# V" M( G) M1 O　　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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　　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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5 `3 F/ s+ d' n/ C" Q" Y　　徇私枉法

6 Q! Q! r* {9 T( X4 `+ \" S) c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

! U0 D" g; w8 ]* D( Y/ H4 t　　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

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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) I2 \% I# P, ?0 L9 Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

& g: X4 P2 n* k) j) y　　The best defense is offense.
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. W) a) J  r/ y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

3 G. j3 w- q, b. J　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

- z/ E# d) B+ @- K　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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3 s0 v5 i4 D7 u5 Z! G1 o1 h: J　　严以律己，宽以待人

& @$ x$ l: a" f: D' y8 q" r8 `7 S7 }7 g　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 d' {$ N5 z( q% \0 b/ }　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 M0 B8 A2 ~5 R9 j　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 q2 I9 |% K: ?- ]. K" |: r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

! a" {7 E: M& P* z　　有识之士
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+ L4 a' |, P# P+ }, t# k$ x　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

2 O; E, |* o* }　　keep pace with the times86
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/ e% ], G) ^: G3 y% b　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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$ J3 \/ m; L) f　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! I( T4 k" j- T1 A/ E. U0 D2 N% j　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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  I% @6 W+ ~: Z" {* N　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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) [/ d: N, H) M! W2 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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  A8 H$ t* s# v# W  s　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ k6 l& L' ~; a2 t* t$ E　　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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( A8 W+ R4 w4 ?& ]　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

1 k# F: \' K* c; `9 @5 Y  [6 ~% ]- C　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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) g! P2 p9 \) ^2 D　　招财进宝
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7 D7 A+ r  }. j% X& p" }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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7 f, m# F5 f' N; X' j! J　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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+ {5 {* t( R1 \/ Z& H　　纸包不住火

. B/ f. ]4 z4 q  k& [　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 F1 ~) f7 }- h, i* F　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

1 r- V. Z) O& m0 m6 I8 w% o' z　　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。