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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

  K; R, r; _+ k; b) b, u  e. u　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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7 Y3 i1 P" f6 J( u2 y1 G　　Seeing is believing.
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' P% |3 m$ |- V$ E　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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' H4 f. p% |* x6 }. y6 ~8 @　　不遗余力
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1 D/ `3 ^% c2 W4 q! p6 ]+ b2 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

9 j8 f1 E; w# Q$ b5 I　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

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　　大事化小，小事化了

) D0 U- m, d: z% C7 T; R0 I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 o$ Q3 B( b* k. _5 x; B8 W- g3 [　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& e: V1 y5 G2 v8 X2 N　　国泰民安

0 a! k! A0 Y- R7 q. s1 \! J　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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/ k- W4 a7 q# e; [$ R" m　　过犹不及

: O8 `; K1 g2 E　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ h: {, J0 S6 F9 w　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ Z& j" p4 M: C1 u: C6 y　　Bad news travels fast.
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& g' f9 }) w, m1 _+ A  o　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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+ |: x; o) l/ g7 K　　既往不咎
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3 L/ h' E0 \9 Y' q8 P1 f. K　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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& M8 R$ J$ r, u1 o) h  V4 M8 ~　　脚踩两只船
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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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+ O0 T" Y  z( }+ ]3 ?　　礼尚往来

" a, ~8 P- y1 w) T( J, F" [+ G2 L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' k* x; P% s& P- P　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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! p; d# N  F3 @5 o8 @　　名利双收

　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 g  P2 n$ m' T, B) B　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 Q: b6 O3 q5 E: h　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉
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5 v- N% }7 f; f! S　　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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; A: G: _' ?5 L' H! r" Z　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' x& D. f: r9 S7 H7 W% w　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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* S% }5 d) l6 v+ F( c3 e　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) H/ `, V- v- T( y　　强龙难压地头蛇

" j, o6 U0 Z: Z1 C2 |: L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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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$ x6 P3 Y  {+ U3 _0 f( M6 J  U　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& g1 }: y3 @$ j/ V2 P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" f$ L: A* C$ J7 _　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 T. M/ |* k: @& }0 ]: A0 y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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/ f* {1 |; m6 R9 o# [　　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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& V* z2 |  v9 g9 {8 Z% e0 R　　三十而立

$ I# l& t* G: M8 o　　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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$ u9 A6 z& R3 W2 o4 E　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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' O, M7 E/ g3 L) C" f6 C7 G　　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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　　speak of the devil

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5 t0 Y& n8 K9 {, W　　实话实说
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$ s) J( z& C; Y5 N  y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- w2 Z/ ~- `# Y7 Z$ Q. p　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. v; C8 g; B' s　　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
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+ ~+ [0 ?- K/ F/ G　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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. V7 P* v- R7 s: l9 u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& N2 y, [! k' j6 j　　团结就是力量

3 }' O) J. l/ F5 t　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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
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9 r; J, f9 X7 m　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' t* |" ]) q" W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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% @6 I9 X4 M3 Q+ l: O　　望子成龙

3 a" f$ H$ H9 z6 l2 \　　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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! P4 R) j* G0 `3 v　　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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8 N* J) ^$ R5 S) H- M　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 k$ Q& N! N! [) H3 ~$ b- t　　新官上任三把火
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( G& v8 d9 K+ z7 {　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! {. G: U: q$ t& S$ J　　蓄势待发

" ]2 N) x( {7 M" d7 V) S+ {　　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

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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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1 `1 L' o6 L6 R3 @  h) u　　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
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2 [$ C6 C6 G- N% c1 g: H　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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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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' {: E; H8 V1 L　　循序渐进
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  u8 y4 K$ E3 R  m: m2 B　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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' g% X: k* s) Y# }) b( r) {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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( P8 j. r2 ~% [7 e2 U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 x/ d9 B4 [8 g$ a4 p2 |7 R　　有情人终成眷属
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9 |* H2 r. p9 d5 W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 q3 r8 i4 E  h" F) l　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

, `8 }+ K' s+ f" O( ^, [6 n　　有勇无谋
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5 G! Y# w: t1 t6 V- d7 }0 q　　bold but not crafty84

$ t$ N8 ?4 f6 Q' w　　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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1 Q! c0 S/ C) R' I2 u. ^　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

  H. D/ F) @7 I* J) V　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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; G  B' S3 x" e( P8 I: E! r" {　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 ?9 O! \8 Q4 u' `6 [# b" ^$ ^  g　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 T7 H* S$ i  D8 {2 i5 }% W　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: `+ \/ h) c$ t2 F　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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( ]5 \8 w- k) A! x　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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9 w6 h7 o/ H: x% n3 [2 F　　Great minds think alike.

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5 v0 s' s4 E4 n, P# x　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 K4 r/ J3 Z% [$ f% ?　　冤假错案

" f9 z& K: b. y) d+ }7 ?　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

　　94
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

' N$ u/ s( @, e　　A promise is a promise.
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8 z* j4 ~8 `0 O5 H* \　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95
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8 [1 w! q/ ^4 v7 F+ x% [　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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( {1 d( j0 N4 a9 Q# ]. Z7 N　　96

) |( q  Z5 Z7 `- a　　债台高筑

9 ?  d- \( ~+ X& x+ _　　become debt-ridden

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. G4 f3 \! o& o5 t/ j0 U　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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9 f, H1 D9 I1 `4 y. b. b3 ?9 w　　纸上谈兵
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2 B5 D* Q  }9 d　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

9 j4 ^- w2 p% a% `　　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。