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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6 J+ S2 N9 ]! h+ q　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 S! c" D2 I& m6 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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; I% D) x1 A" Q  J! M　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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　　笨鸟先飞

* [' a8 p# i' ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

$ x( [9 N1 a) ~+ o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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; U* c! m' o. L2 X　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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* z1 k8 g8 B4 R' ], U　　拆东墙补西墙

& Q9 V* @& T0 s5 g* i( r　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  O+ [( m. w$ _5 e  a　　辞旧迎新
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+ F9 y9 U: x- M, i& @9 k0 g  S　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) \* H' ~" a5 }! [  o　　大事化小，小事化了

" Y' H* W: l* k$ z. f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 b1 c; [( z$ F, U; _1 ~　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& a! G: U: @( `1 W　　国泰民安

, S; U/ r- h/ N4 Z2 N2 R/ u. s　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 O. Q9 |# A7 n7 b　　过犹不及
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$ _4 Y4 ?2 M1 d( G/ {9 e+ U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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: K9 a1 z7 `+ H' Y: T6 d! v　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) w. d- g& @2 Q3 s* P/ `* z- M　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* M# x) k/ g- `4 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 F) P3 p7 ~9 G　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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) i* x# R2 d1 V0 A　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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3 x+ Z: N+ k4 O　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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% s; L3 l# k, O2 b0 G& q　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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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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' Y' \/ |( e6 T　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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  q- g2 c" K6 o% b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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/ C9 p( ]/ x1 q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ p- G" ~6 K9 o+ X; ?& K　　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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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ `+ k( }- W$ @& K: m7 p& Z　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 R1 M: e7 j/ ?% D" k　　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

　　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

- S) J( P+ l& j& V　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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$ F  K& h$ P1 O9 @: R9 w# k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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! h9 G, W4 q/ m; |# `　　抛砖引玉
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　　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
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$ X# Z, `# K' t, w　　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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  m# S( S7 f5 g　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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  E& L0 f5 w' r7 N7 q　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) h, m1 e% m: i8 r; w( h　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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/ x# |+ ~, J3 D) l" @8 J$ k5 w　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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- F% A9 x" D4 F+ H9 q　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 g, {0 _, B' ]( ^- @; b; p. k　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 ~; o) \+ s: n　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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1 g8 ]2 F' [6 A3 o/ ?+ q- A5 x　　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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* S6 i( u, B9 v0 o　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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2 r# C+ S0 X7 R5 I, Y　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 q8 b8 K. @$ M) `　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 ]/ e7 w/ M% B! e( g. `# U. E　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% }4 t/ `& E% D6 N# p  U　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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3 h! E/ t' f6 R: z) P3 L8 ^, M( t4 {9 `　　实话实说

8 ~0 W" L! E# D# J% F　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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3 Y- B. S  B3 Q' A- P　　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
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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  Y1 ?+ o0 q/ J5 T- Q' o9 ?　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

+ c3 P/ q% ^7 g! V4 i, k: Q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 z! l9 m- X& N8 H* T9 A" K　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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0 H, Q6 P' ?# z. l! J* A　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 Q- I/ l9 T2 J  o: L　　无风不起浪

) U- N- P; ]1 a! N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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2 e7 E0 l; G5 A/ j　　徇私枉法

! P8 u9 A0 `1 l　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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1 n5 `# ]4 s/ o　　蓄势待发
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1 O1 v1 g, N8 E% r( _3 ]　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  O- X7 W& V7 ]% Q4 p　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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$ m7 i( ~6 a3 z0 E% t# H　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 E# P3 V+ H# ]: s　　先入为主
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( l5 c* n! o4 R+ G. I# f! C( |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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

  k2 v9 b- v, N. W% W　　ants on a hot pan
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( W9 l- ]% n/ H　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* d* A: `; ]6 w9 E+ P+ d' M- ^　　息事宁人
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: F1 e- F4 Z% Z" t　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: F0 z1 U4 @. ~" v% B. i　　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

3 U; y& s6 W6 Y$ l7 p9 a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  t# c/ k  p/ Y/ l! s! G　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 K5 v' [4 U5 o1 K6 d: D; }　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

1 h3 ?+ ^9 d7 A, ^/ P7 A　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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# F4 i5 ~  h* ~4 b) c8 ?　　因材施教

% u8 v+ P+ C  F　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: H6 r* D( i' r7 c: _5 q# _　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

' s9 ]9 C9 p- }& {4 t　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: e) ~5 w. h- k- t, j! A/ S; S　　欲速则不达

5 a4 e4 P$ f# G6 D. d8 g) A　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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$ G% j% i/ d% Y　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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7 l2 _, G/ Q$ Y3 [8 ?2 g　　Great minds think alike.
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" Q) L4 j( z( u4 ]　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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/ c$ J6 X2 N$ d) S- K$ q% H2 I, @) N! J　　冤假错案

) `# D  p3 N/ j! R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.

6 s- u, o5 Z( O7 o　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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. R: f/ N3 Q% u! }) M) ~2 }. H　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

0 [& _  x& w$ Y1 [7 i- o　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

, g/ W% u8 U+ Z; n- I　　target of public criticism
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  w8 H1 m, G6 P　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

' d) \6 Y6 c0 I+ O9 b/ d) g2 m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 J/ u/ @& B; X5 u; [) ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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+ G4 |# B/ ^4 a# T0 z　　100
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& a' D; }! u. p' V# h/ t+ ]8 e　　左右为难

. ~- }+ d1 K& s# t- z4 W　　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。