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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( K0 ~7 J8 {/ k2 b' j　　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

  c0 H- y1 }" P/ M1 @" Q; W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

0 ?/ M) r5 P, G* {: `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

& c# K  D/ A& E　　No discord, no concord.
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/ ~# n' m( O& `# ]　　拆东墙补西墙

; E; [% d! X" T* l3 d/ m3 B/ G　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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& g+ o8 C0 N- q' G* _  \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

( S& w" W. l$ x$ ]% z+ G5 X/ ^　　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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2 h; G! S+ r1 e4 @0 s' {8 j7 l+ C　　国泰民安
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4 P+ g+ }/ r2 P0 h　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! L: R! o* g- B　　过犹不及

* }4 L* }5 v, k* p8 `* B) p　　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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9 g' r: [0 z8 L" H8 n2 L1 Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 {; |5 U% P9 n) Q% T6 G. p# ]" B　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" z1 P# x( {4 b3 \1 U7 p& Z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 y! R' I" R2 z6 y4 s( [　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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; B/ [% x% G, a0 n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& v9 w- s" D- e4 A7 x0 k! J　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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' h6 u# g. M7 X$ ^　　脚踩两只船

, R7 B; p. L% [" _0 ]( i　　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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) w, u6 c  E$ C　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 x  W8 B7 |1 x5 k! B; ]/ S/ Z% ^0 O9 |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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- Q# J" x; ]9 p( S0 G; [) m　　礼尚往来
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6 U1 N, l2 K/ `8 A- ?" x) T5 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 }8 k& j4 y7 Z. J- I2 @　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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. K6 i0 \8 Z  v% c& u　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 [0 y8 h/ v4 J" w8 x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 z7 X: ~, R1 b　　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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, N0 [* U1 ]+ @* X: ]" m/ R　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 p5 ^1 p0 A6 R9 `3 ^7 G4 }! ?　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, R) h4 ^, a3 X) x$ y1 ], [　　赔了夫人又折兵

# k2 `/ h2 G: e/ J. \0 X: N　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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

- G( s. k9 H( A% c3 ~　　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 i7 [$ ~, t( i) b  d/ T! b) p　　抢得先机

; m) G4 ?1 ~7 w　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 [$ ^  J3 e1 a* j! d8 W( K1 i　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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! Q- b7 D+ l8 I# R/ B　　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

- a0 ?$ M9 L# g+ |: w, \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 b) p* G* k1 P' v# I　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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4 ]0 X& S7 V" T* |  B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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& {% N; o/ A( L6 T, L! _" L　　瑞雪兆丰年

2 e& @% d, k$ b$ V, L: `+ w% H$ @* Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

) e6 {$ T$ }8 g  I4 j　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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* G" U+ h( M9 V- p/ ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

  h# S3 F  Y- I1 }+ ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 P. J- |7 b' ~: S　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. |. O, k2 P8 R  j9 }+ }8 E% K　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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2 ~  c( }  E3 Y+ ]  r( L& Z5 E3 ?4 \　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ Y- [6 _7 W* c! F2 V; ?. |# N　　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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; C  a* d3 y0 v- d5 A) N　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 f( H% \" Z+ n6 A- w$ u" H　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: g- Y; ^% }7 v　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 [% c9 X1 ~8 z. V( j　　实事求是

　　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

　　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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' A! I" I3 g+ u　　韬光养晦

+ ?5 ]; K# r* _& T  i7 V; N- r. D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( E2 T, a/ `5 _4 ~- X% e　　糖衣炮弹
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' s9 z( q( ^) t; p　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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0 S" Y9 ]; l( M) g7 C2 k　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

8 q- A" B1 b5 d0 {; o7 [　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 y. |$ n: ^1 J  z; ?% F3 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

6 f) Q% m# ?; o" l　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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$ v% W* m9 l  t  ]　　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
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

- ~7 }) r& d- P2 T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 j( S: @# _' C- i　　新官上任三把火
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& h5 O/ N! i0 n. Z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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9 V# X! a& M5 \# g6 g　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

  I; p8 v% M: |# i　　The best defense is offense.
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# U4 z  i$ O  u* [; I, w( W　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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0 K9 M% N2 g) u8 V6 j" _　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　循序渐进
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　　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

　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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' b0 T3 Y5 |& j3 D　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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  z3 I1 y6 Q8 b% ?* n4 [　　因材施教

! o0 j0 T* L8 `4 X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. y' K/ T! Q3 U& E% g, h, h1 u　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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( l+ V5 G% M: m/ i. J6 K　　survival of the fittest

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5 L6 ?9 S/ Z* @7 b3 {$ S# F　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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" i/ U  j+ e6 u- I　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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  a+ h5 K% H2 m0 p2 n' h+ H　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! f4 T2 f2 F! d+ i; E( a3 Q( s　　众矢之的
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! q3 ?# D2 W8 E& Q6 y$ {5 Q　　target of public criticism
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( ^% I0 [: G. Q$ I　　纸上谈兵

: d9 Z. G; |* F　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ F; |5 u  h5 s( I7 ~5 ~# A　　What's done by night appears by day.
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9 t$ ?9 R3 ^' t3 |　　100
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　　左右为难

　　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。