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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　　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.

/ L: }4 v" h" e% `5 P　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

% i& h! u+ J0 C$ z- K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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, j6 a3 C- @/ Y# s- Q　　笨鸟先飞

, I6 b5 u1 J3 O. k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 u8 I  G3 S* {, ?　　不遗余力
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: b* j+ f/ ^! p7 B3 A' ?　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

5 ?1 ^4 H  X2 E, w, F: W% x　　No discord, no concord.

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# u2 f' R. G4 g  M　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( e, C( n% c" O9 j" M　　辞旧迎新
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% |6 F  |: M% ?9 w( @　　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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+ c% w2 E( G; T& k. ~" L　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　过犹不及
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/ h; m, i3 Y# Q; t　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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# y0 ]  S' U# X, u# L　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% G0 [4 R  D5 |( C' |　　once on shore, one prays no more

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. P% J, k7 f$ Y  O; }$ v: A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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% o5 K2 d) |5 J0 Y3 o$ A/ i　　和气生财
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5 J8 o& T5 }) @+ c　　harmony brings wealth;
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! U$ g  f1 E6 J( I; Y" o2 [0 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, r" [9 \' [: p; E. e　　活到老学到老
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) G# W( E) Q% s6 s: H. @6 \9 a) [　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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. i# f) a3 b; x0 k　　金无足赤，人无完人

( N: C8 w4 \! O　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( r( {0 J+ g: x( H8 i　　金玉满堂

3 S# N3 Z' e0 z/ h9 b　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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5 R# d, {: H! B$ \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 ?0 u$ K" X0 w0 X$ U; {' o# U4 m　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 v$ L4 `* W0 G4 K- ?* H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& n$ ~1 d# ^# R, I) S　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　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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　　茅塞顿开

' d& F! P2 q9 y  k- c, m　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 `' u& E' A$ N& {! M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 O7 g9 L- ]7 C. a6 v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　弄巧成拙

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 V9 S" Q) H* T( e6 k9 F　　抛砖引玉

. T" H8 ~! z4 V' f# S　　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
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9 \/ u9 L% N7 r' Q　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 A0 ?& u' o- `5 ~( T　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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　　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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! G9 O' n' {) V! W" k; z) B5 n- ^5 l1 M　　前怕狼，后怕虎

6 ]) l6 O$ {  C2 s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 |9 s( F8 j8 _　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% I8 d$ Q! y# l. N% b1 [　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 ?) D2 @; c+ q- ?0 g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 Q; @9 O) f! F. W2 k: V　　人逢喜事精神爽
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) R4 y0 I: S1 z( g7 p' ^0 T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# R; I+ M  V9 I' O　　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

: ?+ @; m& y2 w# o) X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 h. B0 _! ]  h3 q' q4 |# l　　人之初，性本善

6 b( f  Y9 n: G3 s. w　　Humans are born good.
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' E/ k3 ~" x- ~, O: K: [　　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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& {5 w' Q5 {) y, z4 m　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 Q8 z9 B5 x: ]3 A9 w2 P　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 D4 f) i9 F# _. p$ C- N　　杀鸡用牛刀
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" E8 x$ Q; T8 d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 \& s7 n" n$ r. s1 I1 w/ c　　实事求是
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! J0 f  `7 v1 v# B3 l4 H6 A　　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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6 s* Q/ t4 x$ q9 {　　speak of the devil
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/ Z; C! V% F/ E" F( @　　实话实说
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1 F8 {' P: A; _' H! ?　　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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　　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

　　糖衣炮弹

9 B0 @& ~2 K; J% T" _# P: |　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  n; c, r5 H  I　　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

7 X6 b5 h, c. e- W0 L% W1 S- u　　Unity is strength.

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% t5 r+ s* d6 I& V4 Y5 x3 A* L/ ^　　跳进黄河洗不清

; k! g$ V/ V6 }　　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

$ N8 o& ]1 @. @6 r* B7 K  F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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+ H6 a9 h& L8 k: O4 v7 T9 X+ c( E　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 N3 C' U  j3 t9 S# H" n. Z　　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

$ i. s5 h( t0 Q/ U　　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

  |( W; G' `# V) Y* o3 S　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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3 x8 d0 o7 [# O% h) Y　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# @1 M% Y" O/ l. d0 J( q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' z( z: t0 M7 c+ v$ n8 o1 G　　心想事成
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0 c) Y' x, N( s0 B' F　　May all your wish come true
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6 n. K/ k$ U9 s" |0 Z* d" n　　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

+ I0 w5 R" ^* L+ W" k3 g: l: i, l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( y+ C* i# f+ K* u  T　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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6 b% n4 V+ G9 L3 t　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( Q! f6 [8 h# R! ]! T6 n0 j　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 ~3 Z, T6 ~/ U( Q9 I; L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 ^% T; [6 h! _2 ]6 {  \: i9 D9 N　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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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, J' Y8 d5 l* I+ E0 U3 f　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

" R, s2 J- G, |- U9 [  N: c6 ^　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

' ^2 h" l6 u) Q9 r; q/ k　　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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% G# n& u4 f: Z9 P# G　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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) P0 u. l, |  _$ d' U2 @  _　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( s4 L; s, a' i9 }　　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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  T  e0 u2 ?1 G, \　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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* m/ T5 R+ M+ T- h" C9 J　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

4 C- z6 p3 [5 R: @: W  ~5 }　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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7 k2 z# ]+ x4 y6 r　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" W* K2 c8 P- J) t# i% c　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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) M6 P3 M. r( w$ ?0 I' O　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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4 d" q1 ]% I- N4 G$ a　　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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: L, b  }$ E" U; M/ T$ |) h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) ]9 i: H1 C; D6 {( t　　100
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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。