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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: g" l0 O) v# \( [5 V　　百闻不如一见
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' Q+ w! A% }0 Q" h. _( o; e4 n　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 k! D5 m. p+ f0 q　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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  U3 W3 n$ x0 P8 b! G3 Q7 @0 k. C　　No discord, no concord.

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. z; s; q8 V) r% W# |, x$ H7 L　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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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0 B" x) y7 J8 i0 F" I　　大开眼界

0 `( R! \: h9 z$ M. m) p　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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9 I9 Y7 W' ^% [# e3 I$ 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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 o3 D  A: H2 r1 v. [　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" q# F5 p4 y  }! c. z　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

. Q, U  U2 U/ L" ]  u- W+ T) R　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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3 z( G6 J+ z/ `  D+ l% M　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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$ H* q2 Z& m0 `6 b' e　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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( O  R) N5 ?( U8 E　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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2 S8 S0 v/ r! z9 d　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

# c, E6 e2 u  w4 T- A, k* {- t　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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* a2 U# d2 X* X1 ]# U( X! e　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" I) j) p3 ]* c. n$ f　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' B0 c5 u' G+ H　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 o3 E9 P$ ^, `' t　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 D4 D5 m6 h" |- N　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ k- s, f5 I; q4 e( H& M# u　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 H+ [* L8 v! B2 M　　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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: p. [' h% b! B$ V　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; C8 u9 r5 O) `; {. @  [% d; H8 N　　弄巧成拙
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, x$ W2 m0 W' y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* f- @8 c5 }6 k/ @( U" T　　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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' ~5 n% }) S" M( d　　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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$ [: u1 C; H* f% a' Z# ]# j# 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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5 b5 M; |: b( n/ G% @　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 X, j- M! L; V: k　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

" g% _9 I$ U: \: s6 `0 _3 r　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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3 F; D* D' j# c" A0 J" |　　前事不忘，后事之师
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9 N! m) G1 I% _　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 V+ m  ~+ l* }" B　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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8 z7 o$ ~, c* ~2 [6 }: X6 V5 w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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  r# c/ s* a1 k6 }8 ~2 o　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 W* R, M. F, ?- R3 b　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 W+ e6 M- I" i. r( e& O, _! H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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8 X2 j7 B& N. A　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 w0 V1 ~6 F( T8 y! C; ]+ R$ ?　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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# A: k6 `0 X/ Y. L# V4 V0 y: H　　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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( K8 n) _( n8 X　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 [9 a6 L; A" U2 O% g4 N" p　　三十而立
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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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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& v# W& a9 A( [  P* V, x　　时不我待
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' f! j( l' M( g8 I　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" h, n1 N: |( y0 E9 r) i2 @　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ P4 J* h; e4 }& j6 r' I　　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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　　实话实说
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9 s1 k# c) }& R2 B6 \7 |; s7 j　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) M0 }2 `% f* y　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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$ t4 a  H9 X& ?" J6 U3 G　　糖衣炮弹
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3 h$ q3 S/ l8 B7 L4 Y$ R. i! j　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

# s7 A9 R  j1 d　　Unity is strength.

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* R+ \1 I6 I6 ]　　跳进黄河洗不清

; ]& U( Q; K2 l6 N6 D　　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

1 F7 Y8 Z4 Q8 \5 N1 M) |" z; w　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 D/ c1 w% e# X6 r; ^% v　　物以类聚，人以群分

' A4 J9 D' k" h: \% l( ~2 C3 `4 D　　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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9 D2 n* i  S6 V' u6 K0 |　　唯利是图
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( q, [2 B7 o; w% \　　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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　　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
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* q$ l" K1 T& P# r1 b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# S- k3 D, X, w  a! k　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) h: Y6 }+ d! z7 g8 K　　心想事成

5 R2 G9 p0 L) [5 B1 `2 g! G　　May all your wish come true

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* G5 K# {" u/ r, _5 c　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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( }9 n4 h6 ]: _  ^3 p3 K　　先入为主

/ L& z+ i: c6 e' H9 b- i　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 f4 A5 ]& u6 z1 J8 P8 L' ^/ Y8 a8 M　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

$ \% ?- R. z; m' L& j9 Y0 K4 p　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 T* a6 I! d# U( Z5 c3 M　　息事宁人

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

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. n0 N3 O2 ^# t# A5 o: l　　循序渐进

) F5 f# Q  J7 \+ S　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 |. s8 \5 Y) R. g7 P　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 `! w. E( D' Y2 @3 V; h8 m　　有识之士

( l+ E* z! T* I: G% J　　a man of insight83

; y8 P2 O+ U, w5 s8 g　　有勇无谋
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5 k3 P7 }' O. v. U- R　　有缘千里来相会
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, ~! N& q; J1 }. P' C" \, R　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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! ^7 V$ ~) C0 B! k　　因材施教

, {9 u5 h# F  M+ c　　teach students according to their aptitude
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5 F% q2 n; [' C　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, ~7 _" l" b9 T6 s/ z4 B　　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

, Q- I7 h% H, a) e　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰
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1 e" ~1 S/ g0 {# c: o* @　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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9 q* j( {! Z- [: X　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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* f4 ^5 `+ k. O' w& l　　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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1 _3 e" d7 _" y/ ]% d　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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: ~4 K0 [% A4 `* w3 g. X　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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" {1 O# e% w9 t, h/ B　　纸上谈兵

* }) Q' F6 X- R) M　　be an armchair strategist

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+ v$ H' P& b# ?* k1 r- ^　　纸包不住火

( T: m( U& G; D. V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

2 f! q0 A( h5 c　　What's done by night appears by day.
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" _: q* S' c( |　　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。