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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' Y& K/ u+ j: O, E; P　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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) u. Z% W% V) n. X) {" \　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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# x) G$ G0 s0 h* ~9 T4 e& L　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 Y! ]! I/ k$ }) \  Q$ R5 [7 e' j: E　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& \) J, s* h! X  y　　不遗余力

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

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& E$ }" n, Z+ R" `- Y　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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/ P2 q. I6 A9 W! X　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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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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1 h% G! z6 w2 t! N$ [! p　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

% V) C) h0 i: G! c& l* m  |5 t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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1 U$ F5 K9 |4 g5 G) Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- C- Z' o" i+ E; J2 d. w　　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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: \: F& L+ U6 F% O1 p　　和气生财

  o1 M3 J4 S& |: m　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

  k  D" ^0 |! @) m　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 I3 Z( Z) u+ d5 H8 p9 Z7 H5 ]　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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) n2 G: U7 s$ E# ?# D　　脚踏实地
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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  l3 `. p4 Z0 Z　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! K7 W  v/ M1 q$ b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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* q9 x3 d  \  u　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& o* I( o0 k, D4 |. C; r' Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

/ e1 |# d# m; s# r　　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
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  m2 }. G& a  N$ B2 z9 T8 Y3 k　　be suddenly enlightened

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  x5 k5 b3 s' ^1 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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$ {; b' Y/ t: O/ T; i6 p　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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% O3 P0 X8 c: V) n　　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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+ {( K7 [- b# G: m. {　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- H9 n- x8 w  }" F' i2 r- T6 k　　弄巧成拙

0 }0 p2 t& o0 ?. O' i2 {- x) C4 m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* b( [: b0 X2 \3 w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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2 h' h; A  x: F- a/ g) x' |　　抛砖引玉
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& A, k; S2 O7 q　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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: F' h! N3 a9 J3 g2 S+ T　　破釜沉舟
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& K2 W9 C3 {. ~$ Q# r　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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. z9 Y* ~* N) V" I1 U% M- G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 j# h' a. O# q: \　　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

* z9 O) e: w; V$ F7 ]* q' T5 o9 L　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% {. Z6 u, o, g9 t; ~, c" w+ e( C* u2 R　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

& W) R' T. J! H) \( A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 e4 p5 C3 r8 N( `* Q- |+ g　　瑞雪兆丰年

  k! z) }$ x5 f! X7 w　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) B% T" F  \' w+ @" T- B! j　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. C: V/ c( D' t, t' u8 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 \  i7 D. A0 K4 x# [　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, Q6 A8 `; u! M! q　　世外桃源
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$ E& |( Q$ O% f" A0 Y2 k　　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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+ w) ]+ T0 \$ V$ N　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' M4 ]: |- _0 o$ u1 n　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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, A3 m0 m) [- P8 ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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, i: c, k+ G5 P+ F8 M5 T　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

2 v* c5 \5 i0 ?/ s　　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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9 y, Z7 e& I. f: ?( L　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) x! T6 H" z) L　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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! M% I' M* A; F/ \" U$ `! k　　实话实说

5 A* Z* {/ J. @2 q: ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' i8 I, P; f9 N# l: f, C; D　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

1 j' ^, B8 r; @' L1 T5 r& j! u$ n% @　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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- ]' Y0 k9 R$ K　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

. P( N: u: N! P6 f- k6 A　　Unity is strength.
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# ~* |, \% c  }2 f+ P　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

2 K! H0 Q' z# O; B5 P9 K2 W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 {# b5 a7 P# t" `9 C) q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# Q$ z' V% E! Y8 p  f) R9 _- q　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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; ~' F: p4 U9 g7 S. Y' `6 F　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 p" r9 V8 s6 C3 Q3 C　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( I% v/ m+ x" n　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ r: H+ j  `+ e: C& C- x# }) p　　新官上任三把火

　　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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　　May all your wish come true

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% Q4 r) S$ y# Q- ^$ y6 h　　心照不宣
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) K3 m$ p# o, u( b　　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.

/ h7 X+ ^2 R8 K- R　　The best defense is offense.
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* |8 Z( g& N$ ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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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

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　　循序渐进
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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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2 z+ V; y4 }. O( U1 r8 E8 g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' x& I# N3 r! _* K3 @　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

4 v% z% f! D) a　　a man of insight83

$ s4 s) {7 q2 E6 l( c6 ~4 d4 k# A　　有勇无谋
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! ^2 t: |: d9 X4 U1 g　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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( I! r! J9 o& ^- G* P　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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, c, p* I1 x7 B' X　　因材施教

& F2 ]0 E3 ~6 K% M! J7 t2 W. F　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' j' j0 W# o) ]+ W! v　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) w3 @8 u  b$ q+ N3 W' K: q6 B2 K　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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3 b6 I* J2 j/ T' a　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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. C' J8 k: P% X+ G; s' c% u　　Great minds think alike.
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; M4 F# O, J( P4 A( d8 i: M" w　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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$ M; T6 G! k+ a　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, O* X7 m' S3 x* B; p+ n3 q- @: e7 Y( q　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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1 E' c6 ?* f; ^+ m　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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# L. T; k4 a7 X; ]  z% X0 ]) @# ~　　target of public criticism

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& R% \4 m6 E& J7 Z2 ?　　纸上谈兵
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$ p- F( h5 c4 N8 o( w　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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. L  B3 N' Z# W$ `. r3 u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& h* ?$ ~2 y0 ?+ B　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! M* l# c0 ~4 [, b8 l+ d　　左右为难

& v" _8 `# ~5 k) D, I　　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。