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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/ {# R9 d* L8 Z3 e1 q- d　　爱屋及乌
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1 Y7 Y8 l# d2 k; i- Q% r* M　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" t: H* D7 Y, ]4 |4 Z$ E6 K+ B　　Seeing is believing.
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  b( _( ~' F" ~( m# Q　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ z7 ^0 j; I7 k( X1 n; z5 c. n　　笨鸟先飞

' B" b9 V1 t6 D4 U3 x. V　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- g: w! W# \0 @9 j  ^) F$ v　　不打不成交

# S, f1 W7 _/ C  |. a- r+ x  X8 I　　No discord, no concord.
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' k$ a% L0 S7 \. [1 _8 A　　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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: k( C( Z9 W: |' G9 N　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 F6 B& K% h. T　　大开眼界

: g9 a' R5 r6 V7 d# U' R2 Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 U# T. Y0 L9 ]3 D$ s0 \1 J/ I　　国泰民安
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　　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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; Q% T0 X' d" F& I# i! j% ]2 s　　too much is as bad as too little
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' O1 D! ~+ H! F　　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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. O1 s) u3 c0 G: x8 k5 T# u　　和气生财

5 v0 O1 @! o: F4 t5 ~8 r& U　　harmony brings wealth;

  Q; b  v& e6 G/ N1 o* E　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 U1 G; P- ?9 Z+ p/ _　　活到老学到老
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8 g+ b1 h' P( @8 q　　never too old to learn

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; i2 S, y/ x- V9 I　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

; @* @* g' E0 I1 Q# `2 {　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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0 Z: }* \' ]! P: ?2 F　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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# e  m$ |. ^3 o9 R2 @' u　　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

$ C5 x) I4 e( }/ e　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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$ G/ k& k' s, ~" x" V, p　　马到成功

2 R$ Q$ L$ B6 x' u　　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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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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: U$ G0 {. x" X! X5 H1 S* u" }! ^　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 N, s% Q8 V3 p3 @　　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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* W. q) }- p" X( K' F' X　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 ?9 r! I) q# \! C" _1 x( N　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  B; p7 \8 P# s; _　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

4 S& C& o2 w7 @4 k' j　　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

　　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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$ U! f# M$ {- N: d' X+ R- Y　　抢得先机
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7 ?% O1 F1 n) ^, @+ \5 p　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 G8 W2 @- M$ y7 o: J　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 t' M8 Y, C4 K7 h  N: ?6 ~4 A: j　　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
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: f6 F; d1 P4 c, w8 A　　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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4 q5 t: `$ E  ^1 u4 w# C1 c, G! _  e4 i/ J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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( B/ j; }. N9 \$ I0 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% c0 L/ O9 g  K7 t1 I　　世外桃源
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& @/ L; r# u8 ^　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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+ M. G" @  l" I　　人之初，性本善

- \4 r$ p# M& \1 l( k　　Humans are born good.

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- b, W1 N( S; [# T2 [4 Z　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 v6 Y+ o4 f! ]* V& Z5 ?( h# Z　　三十而立

% Q2 ~; i% x+ d. z　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ E, d$ @: {% ~/ c7 k" ?( o　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. Z2 j1 ^! z3 w8 Q( g# I　　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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$ T; i  A! t7 K2 c' B　　实话实说
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. a  _: I0 J/ W, h' Z　　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

4 P7 m+ r& R0 c& H+ l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( t5 ^5 Z  A" ~7 g　　韬光养晦

8 ]) c- _. W# f  `( |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 e- n5 ~0 U# G, x' ]　　天有不测风云

! S0 F2 ]# V0 Q2 O9 [( g0 {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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9 j) z: O' D/ y, Y2 P- ]　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' C# ]8 `* z) N* j& K' C9 V　　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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; e2 k3 L% v, @; Z　　歪风邪气
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! J$ P4 C5 Y0 h9 m; j' p1 q" Z2 F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ }8 }: y$ ]! F2 A* W% o  `5 @  x( ^. \　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  r+ p; v: P* E  R3 `　　望子成龙
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2 i* ~6 T1 I% ]: z- Q) [6 K　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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. W5 J* o: B* G/ v$ k: ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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- h" T6 K# C" O# ^: S( G, E　　无中生有

# ]3 e& D+ P3 b, n" O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 A1 L" R% v3 }4 \; H　　徇私枉法

( T& @; j! H; b8 ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& J" }8 _; C* n7 i, Z# Y5 U　　心想事成
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8 i( L8 F3 |0 F1 J7 a0 ^! P1 ^　　May all your wish come true

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' N7 S/ X; X- u0 y　　心照不宣

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

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　　先入为主

: f9 N' F' h' K! Z1 U1 \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  j# M9 m* o. t  Z7 P) O0 q& V# u+ u3 k　　先下手为强

. [/ {. a" p: s4 f( I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! a% L! o1 q3 P$ N. O9 J　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

/ J9 C6 |8 ]2 C6 T8 x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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% M; }5 J* b% q, v# L　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ W1 T2 k1 z; m7 S7 R　　循序渐进
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) Y% }# `! j' h1 A9 z5 a& }　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, v2 j1 C" b' K: O　　严以律己，宽以待人

4 s7 L* Y9 X; S　　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
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3 S4 I2 }: G# l2 v. c　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ T: f9 h! N6 V0 h　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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5 t$ P, G7 J( j  u) e9 h　　有缘千里来相会
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7 |' Z" i: `- w( [7 M- q  M+ V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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% ?4 z) ]* f( Q2 X. S　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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, k5 i! A) h) V# a. }　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 {0 M5 f" t; b% W　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

6 P$ Q- @" c$ a　　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

" {- I7 W  m1 d* |% @. [　　A promise is a promise.

2 |1 I3 z  n' A　　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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- K3 E  t. {4 ~　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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$ s% d9 z! A+ Q3 C  p8 s　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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5 l' p' l' e4 M( F　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。