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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. l: U! {2 N5 r# V　　爱屋及乌

  e2 C& `/ [. J4 @　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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9 j. f" M3 m, g# m+ w5 |　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 I4 Y2 N8 G# \3 R0 r　　Seeing is believing.
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5 x' \% Z8 U4 t6 |) G　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 q7 p* I. N& ?7 v* E　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 D2 l$ [5 `" _4 D) L: F. m　　笨鸟先飞
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. g  m+ m5 s* u; W$ Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 p- Y4 e6 f$ e　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ U# Y! P+ V; N2 B3 K　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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: A3 e, B5 M% K( ~- y8 w　　拆东墙补西墙

7 S! F( {& S* f8 [7 g% a) O　　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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. F% E/ W3 v# s% L: B5 Z　　大事化小，小事化了

- r3 w' {- R, G' @2 W　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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" Z- g. D# g% z; p8 B　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" v, a# ~' k1 x/ B. q# _, e" B　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

6 m5 J. I8 G! ^  I$ e　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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/ u6 I& m* ~- O# Z　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 r) J- `' c8 H1 R# t% g4 z& u6 |　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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8 `3 \0 \  H$ \2 U' O/ z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　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

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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3 |7 _) K0 K( d) p0 r% q　　金玉满堂

9 q% V- Q4 s7 g( d, m( S　　Treasures fill the home.
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; I4 g3 T+ Z- K" E7 v; j7 ^　　脚踏实地

) Q) B0 S9 h- @3 R' n$ ^- a　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

" |) n6 s7 A2 p　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% L: a& H1 j/ n9 P　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- |: v% @3 u- H* p6 K8 U" i　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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* K7 D3 j4 l6 y　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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% @2 I  Y6 j" C" b' @　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 B; d  T2 |0 f/ u. s% W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- C. c9 w$ V. I3 R& r! _　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 p% A/ J8 E9 J1 t　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' A+ P9 g8 V0 y' _6 ?　　赔了夫人又折兵
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) n2 d4 E' E% T( e6 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

- \3 i3 i# u1 i$ @3 l/ }7 ~　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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( C( i7 t% }) G2 ~# \. @　　破釜沉舟

; k, ]( o2 Q$ w, J2 y　　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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/ o* |1 `0 x$ a5 ]! I　　抢得先机
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7 ?& O! w+ z+ |6 y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

- k6 M. ?+ s* f* x: N( _5 A　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 d# O! F$ @, T2 H; Y6 c　　千里之行始于足下

" e$ w& l1 r7 I) }) a　　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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# ^: Z1 c1 ~) ~4 ^1 H  J/ `2 `2 G　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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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- J' {" L6 }; ]2 N　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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6 X  a& T+ ~( V; w+ [8 V　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( h  N- o7 \: _& P. ?! c& v　　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

! H$ n) x5 N# }( j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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8 B' a0 X8 m7 I- P- y$ N　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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+ R1 A' d$ q8 F5 k　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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* z4 X9 e5 Y' I/ U+ N　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( C& q: R( Y, o. z5 f　　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;
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　　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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8 k8 L7 N, I7 V3 }3 K- T3 Y: N　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

6 f; P5 R6 s) b8 a( i, {  |' q& C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% u9 {5 d* T4 H3 H4 e" l　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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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. }' I; k: `8 g  G, v5 f　　speak of the devil
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0 g% S7 h4 u$ A　　实话实说

5 P* f/ x+ z; ?/ G) e  A　　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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　　韬光养晦

6 N0 |* A. z3 P: X' y$ E* H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ o: Z0 \; j5 S) w- [　　糖衣炮弹
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! A* w; r; b2 P/ [4 ~1 i　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ f  {- D! w; o. |& t　　团结就是力量
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4 u' K2 h) \+ m4 x# A# h9 Y　　Unity is strength.
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  @3 r2 m$ R6 z) m　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% k* N2 X0 X8 k　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 ^4 i7 k* w6 R: h7 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) K" d$ N8 r1 ], i- F% m　　望子成龙

( V0 [( K. U* E* u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　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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　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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* I+ ^& i7 D1 l/ z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! M* u" z) [) m- A- k　　心想事成
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1 l7 M7 a% B$ P/ F5 D/ W　　May all your wish come true
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0 v& z) k9 D+ D6 N　　心照不宣

9 L+ h+ m" F% d9 H- @# n4 Z& g5 ^# U　　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

# c* U: R% z1 _' v) H　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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; Y! y. }* q0 h4 G$ w5 Z　　现身说法

* m0 F$ q* b# n$ H' v　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

! X4 z& V/ B5 z9 v2 W; R. V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

# \7 ]2 x% S/ f　　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
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; d& }, u1 x7 r( p　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 y( m1 T+ n3 r3 h( n: |　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

* ^( X3 f3 K' A3 ?: G- w　　有缘千里来相会

6 Z7 @* G/ y1 T7 m2 a　　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

　　以人为本

  G! K. D+ }+ c# c1 u! n  I" H　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

2 ^+ ]4 T# h1 o7 y, ]- T7 {　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ @# X- Y, {, N7 _* i! Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 n3 `0 T7 g$ M5 h  t# C. [　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　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
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　　Great minds think alike.

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5 U3 q' r; `1 A6 B4 r. j　　冤家宜解不宜结

; P( y$ v0 I% i! E# X. u　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 y5 d$ Y3 f6 z  R　　冤假错案
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" x5 x8 O- }5 E, X6 j" f) K- P7 e- g　　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
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' o8 I' D5 U  U6 \　　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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) X5 D4 W+ T$ j4 s& ?$ r+ J　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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2 ~' P2 {: |; N3 z  X; Q8 L　　纸包不住火

! ~( D& [# u4 I# \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, }9 W6 o8 M: V' @: i+ M1 D; R5 l　　What's done by night appears by day.

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' y, g' e2 e; J　　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。