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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

. _+ g% H7 V- ]1 D: X　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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3 E3 \9 I& k  g% y$ X　　比上不足，比下有余

4 R3 Y9 K* _# q- p　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

% N  X" I8 w- Y* C8 e: y1 H　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

4 D( N& ^! C1 X, g8 @6 k& `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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8 Q6 W* X+ |5 n% R$ E8 n　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 h4 t3 _8 l4 q　　辞旧迎新
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9 G0 ^+ x/ G% z, w  a　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' N! V, _1 p0 u# o, P7 V3 f5 H　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 h/ F8 {: j& [8 i- |4 x　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; e: g: h- V. k, a　　过犹不及

　　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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, t7 }& ^3 ?, x  v9 }+ B: A　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 h# P0 K' A9 L' t* p- D　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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% S5 v( |2 P" _　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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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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! b% k4 H( n# S　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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% n% b. t3 N! L2 h# |- X, D　　脚踩两只船

3 {" d$ J% i0 B7 c" S7 s7 V$ f　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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1 P! o5 z/ L+ F4 N　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  G- C5 r, Y6 I" T  M( C. t　　cut and dried; cliché

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6 D8 O0 \0 Q9 ]+ \- o4 B! A　　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

6 j: J9 u5 q; b3 v. [　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

; l" v) X* w2 A/ ~. Z( a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: m3 l( G* F- q2 a1 a* x　　名利双收
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2 s3 S& l! I$ R4 r  P　　gain both fame and wealth

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9 \9 x$ b  a7 ^1 v; O　　茅塞顿开
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$ y& }- _) |/ G" t/ L4 f　　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

　　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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1 r4 E) I5 i7 a/ p+ `6 Z4 n, Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ E- h* t4 q5 O  f! r& R( }　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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6 L! ^6 t/ u9 N- x　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

$ p) b' {% l# J4 |8 p% }: X　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 _+ I& H3 A1 Z9 U6 b  M9 L5 b　　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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, c4 @; K+ w! w) H9 e4 X* q& u　　抢得先机
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$ Y* p5 H4 f8 p) _1 D　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 r  j  n  W) a2 o9 m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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0 v" q5 h* R7 b, M4 i　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* i; V% a! |) ]% D! A　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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/ q6 s# P" V6 l2 ~5 R　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 c3 ]% J- B1 C! K1 @, R9 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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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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: N) }' z' V5 r. g+ R$ P9 u( x　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% ~5 N5 m! L5 b" Z9 `. Y: o2 P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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  x, r8 n. [. u9 W8 @" k! G" e: \　　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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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

/ _$ F% U, c2 U% _8 Z( k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ |) a) z- V. [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

* K0 j, y" _. f6 `) d# _7 n( V3 g; X1 x　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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, o$ V  \+ g# p/ G* u3 i- N& o( C　　时不我待
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, d" p# e7 T. g) r: G0 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 Q/ b( T1 h: }, V) Y& o; N1 v　　杀鸡用牛刀

! l* P( j  A) m) _2 g　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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: b- T3 N- r/ w8 D) L  ~　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 ^5 [5 F& S+ w　　说曹操，曹操到
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# e' G" t2 A3 Z: N$ t8 \# H　　speak of the devil
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: o+ J" c5 _4 D& Z　　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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/ b2 t' E7 }7 p8 I/ R7 f: w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. G! n6 R( {( R6 [' n9 A, d　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 g$ D% o3 I, \; f" m% w' m7 W　　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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/ ?% E$ |5 z2 |; @6 {& x　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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

　　Unity is strength.
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# _  Z( q* W$ K- {) e! G! L. w　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ Z; F3 a' f4 D2 o; _* `9 c　　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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$ y6 M. f% N3 C) j+ B! p; R0 y　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 P! L5 Z7 Q0 i; d$ `0 P& q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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7 g* }+ A- K2 v# V: G3 p　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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: o8 Y) c* l# N  @　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* f: n, H7 G( g　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 e/ @. H! l: T! H/ V6 L　　新官上任三把火

: b! w. b& ?0 Z% e' ?- n+ ?) A　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 v" ^% `# @* K# p! ?　　May all your wish come true

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6 Y  L  s7 q& F8 X+ A: D　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( T+ {: @  x, q0 k3 e4 U" e　　先入为主
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1 k6 J! j5 S$ X. E- U- \　　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.

9 ^( k: q" {2 g5 ^　　The best defense is offense.
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: r: m% l# s1 A: ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁

) U+ u4 P- Q8 J6 `0 v# U+ e' K　　ants on a hot pan

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3 G( p% |, k' D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 Z9 U3 u9 y* }" l　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 s; O) C. D3 f" h# g1 `. T　　严以律己，宽以待人
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% M3 g: L( k2 f+ t　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 g0 D% p0 ~# v　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 h: U5 {! j4 c" X/ z$ o5 K2 T　　有识之士

) j; J% y" R( @# X5 _　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　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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- N+ X% y& r& _9 A+ V　　与时俱进
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; ]/ P, p0 ~. ?( Y+ U" U4 A　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

8 h: H8 E( [7 }/ N　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& C3 c$ u  p# P5 Z/ t9 W　　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.
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0 \9 M! ~% V' E. V8 e; Z　　More haste, less speed.
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3 c" I6 t& T. b　　优胜劣汰
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) ?, b# M: L! j' @" U' ^　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

+ B  M9 P: N, P" \0 z8 z/ N3 ~　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% E  f8 [: @" U( Q! q　　冤假错案
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　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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3 b- L4 b7 ~. I5 _) y/ s　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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+ w: }" Q9 {, C! M1 n) Z- j　　招财进宝

1 L# O) z, k, V, K1 V2 e0 T　　bring in wealth and treasure
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( N" H. _4 {' {$ d5 P% g/ G/ T5 Q　　become debt-ridden
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" K# A. P# {& T7 n4 `　　众矢之的
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* g* Y' N. E& w/ q: ]9 }  L* E2 I　　target of public criticism
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9 [! z/ u+ ~+ U  ?7 f　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) R( u; k2 s& \1 M　　What's done by night appears by day.
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9 \9 ^$ r5 b; {　　100
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　　左右为难
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　　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。