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
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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! y5 O: q! @! b7 Y, q　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! l* r; g- g/ W+ D* Y　　不遗余力

8 B3 j! }2 B  q% T  e0 o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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2 V% u& z3 m% A- z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& [5 \8 @7 N5 x. ]- c: a; b2 E! I　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 r5 K! Q8 w; M" O; Y. B1 A0 ~　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, Q7 a. U# ]$ d' a　　过犹不及

3 V1 W( ]) Y7 n3 @0 N　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

& T* }6 d( X% @# Q0 R# X$ i　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; o: e8 N9 G1 e: F; Y  H　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. m; u7 y2 D! m; b" o& U! |1 P　　活到老学到老

3 m$ @0 c$ p3 h3 |　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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8 _% B# ]! f7 U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 _2 `1 n( ]% g  ^4 S　　金玉满堂

+ V" |8 h" R9 o　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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, H6 C4 o8 ^6 c% @9 e# ~8 F* _　　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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& e0 G# z9 `( h) g4 Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 s3 y" j' e; ^, d. V" ]　　cut and dried; cliché

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! j( X2 {4 _* F- R6 s$ ?  V　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 n  g: H. ~4 B8 w: U! Z, a　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, ?1 U& M% Y/ J　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

3 r  i- ?4 o7 M/ [& g( y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 I/ U3 y+ A. P, E9 ^% u0 t　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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" E/ q' v, ~0 d. x3 H/ x: S/ }, {; {　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 ]/ c: W$ _2 u$ o+ k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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; N! n# v0 F5 s7 L　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' Y, i# r# Q5 D" V　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, b) r7 O. s. w" v　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

( P" Z4 w, a4 B# p　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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+ _: H+ R6 A: H$ o3 F　　抛砖引玉

, d" j$ z( c5 U4 f% ]　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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/ ~0 W2 [) X  t' }6 m/ I　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 s# m7 @# F$ `　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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, B8 ^7 [9 M& f) s" k　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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' J* ^, i) Z: e5 e' B5 U3 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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' a- h9 A/ }7 b% h7 s, ^2 S　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. Q: @8 c! O. D8 w5 v　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 d. c3 K) h/ J0 X　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 Y% D3 G: j" g# q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 h8 J. o( l# K　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 X9 s: z& e' z% O　　世外桃源

; e1 K; t& r3 l! _) |" N9 @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 c3 a6 y! R) ~2 u  s7 N- K8 C' P! ~/ R　　人之初，性本善

' F. I3 }, }8 w: u3 V# b2 g　　Humans are born good.
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3 y) G6 x0 Q- v( `% J$ x0 Y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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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( l4 ~+ I+ u* P. _6 d$ F　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 S+ N9 ]  d! `- `　　三十而立

: B5 o' k0 Y( ]9 X& `: M6 F　　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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# o1 {. o" Q% V( b7 c9 g9 b　　水涨船高

9 P$ G6 S: X  C! H　　A ship rises with the tide
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1 g, ~; ~" O! ~! F- n" \% J6 k　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

4 e+ Y5 {  i3 s. Z% ^; q3 k$ g　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ I6 ?: H( B, y1 E& C& l　　实事求是
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　　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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; D0 r6 }% [. }! {& l　　实话实说

& `5 w+ ^! s2 q6 Q! z9 K9 X& y* a4 f　　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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* G; S! L7 Q# Z' ]" r, z" X- M' f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

3 K, |' K( b1 h; q& f　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 n( m: a2 O0 r. y- i( k# b　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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4 m, b3 l9 i1 E　　跳进黄河洗不清

$ X6 r3 i' e- V% s6 l* S1 a　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

: O& C3 F3 u5 w, w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ S; I" R* |4 a" F8 l　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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  z* h$ |6 R# J; ]1 `" ?　　唯利是图
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; J9 H' ?8 A1 }1 B: |　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ _7 k# W4 F- X% r& W+ @5 c0 l　　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

9 S2 o4 c, f8 X- a　　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

3 L8 r# w. Y$ Y$ R3 h$ ~& k　　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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! F& L1 v5 v; ^8 j/ f9 z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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( F; \3 u" q( V7 I- I4 [2 A　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, x; E7 W4 j6 n) f% r　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

% V; D: A' o- s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 k8 c/ N/ H( x* i- \9 {　　循序渐进
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- x! ~, B- ~# X9 L+ |% y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 W8 ]/ |' m3 @　　严以律己，宽以待人
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2 k# r5 V8 ^9 y  {# {/ f　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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; q; h6 G- a# `; `　　有情人终成眷属

6 F% k- o. X9 ~; x( E2 }　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ s$ F4 a, K& ]& P1 q  G+ h+ M* }0 g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  [+ @6 ^7 L. h0 T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& }0 m6 d; L$ x" n+ _　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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4 G. Q/ P( F$ A" M　　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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4 |# I* I; v8 I6 k5 g2 S: f+ Y. Z　　More haste, less speed.

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4 ~1 m7 y. }2 \/ H# O　　优胜劣汰
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' ?7 s5 _9 Q# a/ d2 G; |  u* K/ @/ N7 V  \　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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" Q& a- \9 _+ T. W: @! e$ L　　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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" E' b6 W  }# [　　冤假错案

8 f2 N( M  F7 |7 `- L5 z2 i" l　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　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
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

% D9 I* O% W6 M/ V　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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) z- e0 |! k" e9 J8 W　　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。