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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8 T/ }# l5 P) M1 \　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" ?; F% d3 \+ P1 A6 [) E　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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- ?9 s. @1 M; t1 f- Z7 @　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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" ?2 t( V8 v) h9 C8 R) J　　笨鸟先飞

5 c& ?! V1 m4 c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

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

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% ^% f+ ?0 A: G( o& F! m　　不打不成交
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2 E7 c8 H& q* A& t/ b; @4 u　　No discord, no concord.
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' }% o  N6 l6 t, `8 K; c　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) Z- n! u, S9 a$ N+ f& W) h　　辞旧迎新

' K$ k9 u: j  c- i　　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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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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9 _+ @7 V" h  }9 [$ A　　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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　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

6 m- A* O( Q$ q" s1 ~: ?+ W　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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/ U3 h' D5 g3 h4 K$ o　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 T$ r4 D- v: F$ Y) z2 q0 Z% M　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 `/ h, m0 W$ W0 P+ j" F1 d% p" r  j　　金玉满堂
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! A' M; L% b% X8 d4 ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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  i# Z: r3 I2 B  a7 x; k# w& d' k9 i1 E　　脚踏实地
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* v. u5 ]% q. \" t! s& {　　be down-to-earth

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- I5 [! H4 G' b　　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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: h9 k; P* {9 i+ G1 e8 s) z7 m　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  U+ Z9 I$ F; W" V3 ?: j- g: R　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, V2 J  H8 d6 p1 |! q" Q0 N　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 b( O. ^) m# z8 |$ }　　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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! A9 n. l1 l" N6 a& h　　马到成功

- B/ s+ V% F4 a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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# X) K6 Y( S0 Y4 ^& i　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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; e, l6 M" A: `  g9 J　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* t! C& X* C) Y+ W　　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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5 t7 g  G8 R7 z' x; x5 q( {6 k$ W　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 ^& |6 Q: r3 X) ~$ y5 F5 e0 C! I* x　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

9 i- d8 d5 C  ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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) c8 f7 Y7 k1 G8 ?# z　　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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　　破釜沉舟

/ q# h- y1 K" y6 g( c- H　　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

) A+ l5 p% v- d! K7 F　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, Z' m( i5 Q/ R1 k" e: T　　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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, H5 O2 h9 k* ]6 d$ _# Y. V　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& h: O0 j8 }! U4 t　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 r4 A# ~7 h; K0 j" u- ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 f5 P$ I, g1 b4 J) Y( z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& a: F/ e; }4 M2 H9 s　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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8 k7 Q2 p$ W& m  t. T　　Humans are born good.

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- [  C3 [& B9 Y1 G　　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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9 T# N: ^! j5 O! `8 k) ^; ~; Y& n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: z$ l. @' M% E( k" c+ ]5 {  w　　a blessing in disguise;

2 Y- {4 h# Z1 _% |# s" g- P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 V. w) P; Q  C; F　　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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4 x* e+ ~% e6 Q6 Y　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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. b7 b9 b% Q3 H$ ?4 F　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ E) e' ]1 ~6 g$ A1 H　　实事求是

% l0 ^: R( D& c' g& J　　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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( w$ M2 ?8 c  Q8 c$ |3 d　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

, N/ G/ P+ C! C1 S$ ^　　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

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  e3 Z* A, }" E- u　　糖衣炮弹

! R) b7 N( O6 _　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) [& f4 L0 E  i' e% t- ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

# O. R4 a2 n/ a! v0 t　　团结就是力量
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" c! R. r8 ?0 c: ^2 k. h; W" x　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% I7 g: W+ d9 {  x. {- `, M　　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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' W; r+ K2 ~, x( l　　歪风邪气

( e; ~& H+ G2 x/ y$ v　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 F5 y" h9 G/ V  M2 L0 N- X( ]　　物以类聚，人以群分

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. {  m' m% O# j　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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, h" {! s! r" R4 W' ?" m　　唯利是图

　　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

　　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

; @: ^9 O# W+ ^2 I7 c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 n" d+ s  z, M# W' c. h　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

4 L- K1 V% g: t% n　　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

2 N  Y# m% ]+ ^; C5 S2 z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　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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　　息事宁人

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

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 U9 g) y3 z, D+ _　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  m+ d2 K2 m5 [! @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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6 \  V' Z. `( g, u* E9 w　　有识之士

/ @- c2 g, \% z" J! _# E5 ]　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

9 o- y+ z  p# w* l, j$ X! R& [+ B　　bold but not crafty84

" T( h- V# h9 T6 T　　有缘千里来相会
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5 `* I4 t' u3 n9 F- V, }' f. E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

( J" H( A/ k6 C9 P" I/ X; I" h1 L6 ?　　以人为本

7 {$ t6 i' n6 p% A( p8 f3 A% V　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

2 v# I/ i8 ]" q- \" h　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 J+ {# Q5 N+ e3 e　　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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; |1 q0 i6 F% l* P　　欲速则不达

6 O$ |: q5 K3 |8 v/ c9 ^　　Haste makes waste.

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* W4 `7 h- T/ _# [　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

/ I) p' ]0 v/ G4 ^$ Z- I　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( o/ }  Z& E) x$ U+ ^% a7 @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ O3 P% ]  G1 M; ~　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　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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8 A. m9 B+ a3 M　　招财进宝
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# e" v! L! u0 L) ~　　债台高筑
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& j" y3 c9 U5 D5 y. |1 D　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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: C# s" e  n, s& q- m　　纸上谈兵
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! s0 a2 ?7 e( ?; l+ k　　be an armchair strategist

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0 T3 c, s+ D6 g2 d, q" J2 A　　纸包不住火

) a; U* `* m1 M. y: B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

7 f, L7 W" \' o7 h% |　　What's done by night appears by day.

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1 u8 ]5 C8 `4 R' W. O6 f5 R　　左右为难
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6 T  k3 K4 t2 L　　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。