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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# p' V, |+ Y, I4 _0 `　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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* o0 m* S$ F. J: V# ~1 D1 f3 f　　百闻不如一见
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8 j$ U% ?* |) T$ D: Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( }1 b. }! A2 \3 k( H& y　　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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% K" J1 K: w% @' K9 S　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& E# b' R2 _. Z) C　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 a9 O2 A% \3 U" A% ]9 P　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- f, x8 H6 ?4 s0 {9 t( G　　辞旧迎新
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9 l& g% x- u* |! K$ M　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 l- T' T$ @6 W9 P# a6 Q3 s* k　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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8 u5 D6 D; c$ I* {! I　　和气生财

. Y% N, n9 D* I: g. F9 j; f: C　　harmony brings wealth;

# V& N( c) g! z4 Q' F$ M: U　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 u$ q# h' A. h! L; |　　活到老学到老
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8 g: Y. H2 Z0 K7 W& M, @1 j　　never too old to learn
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3 @- c1 f3 |4 i) U: W　　既往不咎
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2 B7 T& R6 h) m( q" M) ]4 r　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 [9 T5 ?& ^: ]; _7 ?+ z: e+ C　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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; C' q, ]0 ]9 G　　脚踩两只船
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; f3 @3 z+ }1 g# c4 `　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: p% K& |3 N' E; A; Z* @　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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7 A, d# k0 l. m0 l2 m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 c/ ?' t) z# q% z, X/ `' Q+ n7 `+ T　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 Q- g) \* W. b4 {! L' f! P9 f1 ^" ^　　礼尚往来
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* v" ^% n. Z- A6 I! s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 F9 s! h# P! M5 V  M. U　　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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. @2 A- T. {$ O- l　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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" [6 n, a3 e& C# b& i: J　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- R3 h6 F! \0 p　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

- k, c5 K3 ~6 I* L. q8 [. r- v　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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4 z0 X- b' x$ a+ L/ ^4 \9 B　　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

　　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

/ q1 s8 p8 y, D) H　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 N# t4 z: f  r  ], d　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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$ d! B( m5 q/ G$ W4 s4 Y　　千里之行始于足下
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7 G3 v9 |' c* N5 t  w9 d4 t　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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9 d( B( _2 Y; b, A　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. L9 J' [6 e/ l; _0 z0 Z; @# L　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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% F  V& @5 X; A3 Z　　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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　　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
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 R0 Y, F* L) e. I, U- q9 R　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 P8 {7 v; @7 v( v* z　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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' B; y7 D4 |5 m' P0 t( a1 ?9 H2 M& I　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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$ E7 q6 z  i) L5 _' [5 u　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- Z7 R1 o" B. o　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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0 d, W/ }8 Q6 E　　speak of the devil

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% u+ R* o* c1 i4 r7 A- G　　实话实说

; A5 ?& @% z, Y  f6 f- o" ?　　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

3 ?0 B% a/ d. E/ y/ ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; ?7 K+ d; e, q　　糖衣炮弹

1 H0 `* E* ]" {- e　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ Z4 C. W/ h& n' t. Q. |9 B* _　　天有不测风云
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7 A1 \$ N% _8 F, V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' V2 h+ s5 M0 S$ I  z　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! B8 g. Q7 E) B) n9 j7 c　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* m/ @6 x& D* l; s" O' H2 F　　望子成龙
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  C8 J  E% l% t( V0 E, E　　hold high hopes for one's child
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# `% {( R% z) ^" B4 w3 [; {6 C( n　　唯利是图
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  L3 Q6 R  n0 v1 o　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　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
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6 \. \; Q/ }2 V' X0 Q　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

# ]" [$ \$ Q! u% L+ c, p6 ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

/ i+ T' s: |# ?' N　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" V+ M8 J  p. F' A# w1 g. v) q　　先入为主

8 \" r2 M/ T8 n% j- e7 g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 N* A. P5 |/ u0 N+ C　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 S7 o9 _) e* W$ Z( |% X' z　　The best defense is offense.

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- Z7 x* `$ W' [1 I, o　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 M; F- M% r: d( q　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  c4 c' e- }- J1 {　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

7 f( S& O$ i! p: R7 N: G4 ]2 H+ H% h　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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4 T2 F' o, ~/ t$ T/ Y　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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.

/ w' P0 Y1 j0 p  o' Z　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　Great minds think alike.
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: B) _, p4 D3 T- Y- M- D　　冤家宜解不宜结

! p. f. J2 {: Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" ^2 N; L5 o- R6 C: n3 \　　冤假错案
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: U/ ^" s1 r$ J5 c　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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4 |/ G- u" @) R9 z0 t  D' X; b/ s　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

" X/ q% z4 P  ^" Y+ W7 e　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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' F4 a# l1 Q8 @7 }　　bring in wealth and treasure
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2 v6 o4 x% [$ M" r3 ?! Z　　债台高筑

( D. L; |0 u' P! d: U) W. p　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　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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) @# |+ \& x8 u$ h　　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。