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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0 D( e% ~6 E/ A. ?6 f　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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. o% c4 E3 _2 j* v　　比上不足，比下有余

! ?# \0 ]  v9 a" T　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

& J: c* a+ ^" G　　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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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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7 j9 E  E9 o6 ^& ^# m　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* E; v4 b1 ^0 C- h　　大事化小，小事化了
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/ m6 B( M0 _( ^* {' v　　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

　　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

/ y, l; k0 i3 c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( d, Z/ K1 ?% f/ ^& [# X　　too much is as bad as too little

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  x. ?$ ~2 I: G2 F! C　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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( Y, l, t2 O+ C: d. R9 f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　Bad news travels fast.
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; ^' \9 M* S) O　　和气生财

4 }( W  [3 W! L7 ^4 V, N　　harmony brings wealth;

/ P0 I) D0 U: U* o3 a; [7 W9 y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( F- [) {; h5 |+ p0 T　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

5 g( z% S: M/ G8 W& ?$ W　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 R5 }1 K9 x- R7 X' J　　金玉满堂
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2 }1 [% g0 P4 I- h/ A8 S　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

5 z- i/ x% @! m. M# M% I6 i　　be down-to-earth

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  V+ \& }7 ^+ J6 G6 B　　脚踩两只船
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0 V: d" N1 T3 ?, t' o3 l2 }% g5 A　　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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! G. O) e: t# ]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ ]1 u- E) P3 v' j6 E9 L; v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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& f3 c) W1 F( y: I7 L' |" |　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ j, g2 y" y: f　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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( B- {, V7 y$ B- c' x5 s: ]　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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4 B& L3 i9 P# h2 T$ u　　马到成功
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" ~% b, d& c1 U, z4 ^1 f　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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2 o( }( ]5 O# m- x　　名利双收
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. m7 T2 D; T! F8 X- M. {! H　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 L& C; o8 F0 E4 ^) ^) G　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! ?( ~8 z7 E5 n: j, Z) }7 b/ H　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 I5 Y9 {) {4 A+ p- _　　弄巧成拙

- L" M* j* q/ x8 a- F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

* {( \! l/ R  ~3 N3 ?9 Z; A# d　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 V# H2 a1 s7 Q　　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

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 ]! Q. r/ k$ {4 e& T7 I　　千里之行始于足下
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5 Y# Q1 h. ]* ~　　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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　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  d; L2 X. O) c. M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, H* R" A; d& Y) @　　人逢喜事精神爽

; |8 n  v4 V' j: k3 H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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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: G; n* ^, t/ X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, x* R( _# E1 k% f　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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$ b7 k: u' M; V, K* j　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

7 w- u* F% B' `# C) ~# g- y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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$ ]$ \4 W! B' G( A5 h/ ~. m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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/ p3 \5 G. n5 M* J$ [　　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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$ l3 F& o5 X, S  l4 Y/ W2 `　　杀鸡用牛刀
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: _2 g0 z2 u* J/ Z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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; D. A+ h% ?& G+ S# p- x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 i- G  G$ Y  ~& i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 t: B/ r: O* w　　韬光养晦

/ M/ K0 X. H3 i1 w+ N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( c5 n% s2 h% t1 C$ n# X　　糖衣炮弹
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& L/ o+ m. H. e: Y, Y) Q6 W　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  l1 ?. Q" h. D4 ~　　天有不测风云

/ U8 f1 w; W, u( q, w% u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ l( i$ Y- a" E+ k: W! i0 M: F　　团结就是力量
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# H+ W- ~9 `. T5 [% n; Z　　Unity is strength.

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& j9 |, d0 {9 A5 c* {　　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
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# ]$ J' a- B# r7 Q! h: t0 p4 Y5 ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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2 y4 A2 P- N7 K* ^# ^3 u　　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

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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5 T3 v0 }: {* w; g% x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 l4 n+ \$ M* ^　　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

+ u8 h1 p# u3 [) S: S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ p0 ^$ n$ z: n$ O3 r# V& Q　　新官上任三把火

6 w. W% E0 a* \1 ]3 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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　　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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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 ~7 t. |% k; C* h　　先入为主
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　　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.
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) }% W. b: b, _/ y　　The best defense is offense.

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; j- _0 y/ f5 F# {: a8 t" d* J# T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, K) z5 |% h1 \9 e' d# |$ Q　　ants on a hot pan

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- P. s% |2 R+ k  P: E+ `9 V9 B　　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

! x  X0 R, ?* r, S) Q, l  s　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: ^+ a9 ?! y& K' ^: U　　严以律己，宽以待人

% e% S- u  v4 v. v* N　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

  }# Z7 T# G/ H6 I& I& K: P　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ O5 Y( d: R7 |( H' L% B% o* B　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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# I; e3 A1 j" b# {5 B% p7 w7 y# S# v　　有勇无谋
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8 y2 W. X. g( e  z　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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/ L' |. U+ W5 d1 X  L　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

' P  X( G, r6 K7 X  @　　以人为本
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. Y! x7 n' w/ u　　people-oriented

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2 f( [8 [' ]* r# C7 e+ C　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

" i  l2 z  C$ I' S. G# g' N  I# S　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ m/ |0 J: Q7 W( Q+ @1 T0 G　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

4 Y7 ]2 B8 y: |& X　　More haste, less speed.
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" C7 C* B- Z8 r; {　　survival of the fittest

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# W/ L; `# Y3 ?! R* N. V# @/ g　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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* H) B- ]3 ?; b' E9 l　　冤假错案

- @1 k: n1 E" m+ T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 S- F, X. @( z5 l2 g, ~　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

6 P0 u( U. X9 F3 O! w- C　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 g* _! k/ E  T9 W0 u& o　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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* V$ J6 M, d6 `' i　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火

8 F8 X7 t  x0 K3 x) Z/ I$ ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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' d5 s+ Q0 g1 I; o% L　　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。