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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5 S: N- O9 O$ i2 M1 l　　爱屋及乌

4 X; _6 R- X* E% D* u　　Love me, love my dog.
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' ]7 \4 K' c# a+ C5 e& F/ a! z6 X　　百闻不如一见

. p# c4 C2 r6 d$ Z. b  o4 i" c　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

( |) @8 @3 C. U0 W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 P* U% ]+ O$ L" P6 T3 s/ J3 b　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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* H+ {" ^( H' f7 c　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

9 R- S1 i$ ?1 ~$ Z, I　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

! t7 U; Z9 l6 C$ e" A9 f9 D　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( v# V7 X/ b% k; Y: q7 n9 z" y; x　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 K# z: m4 w9 i" U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# d$ ~& M& g/ K, @　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

- k3 j) F0 _$ @, S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

( a7 g8 V- p' i/ e8 S　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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; z, G( D6 g1 |4 g$ i8 c& `4 z　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 C2 v' w9 A. `; {6 z! ]( {* R　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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$ J/ c" C! ?: A0 A! V( w4 C  ^) D　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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. K' }2 z1 g9 a8 z9 {8 U- Q' i: e& L　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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! a3 k9 K. h* G# H  b& s　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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0 x( c: ?/ ~0 X) o% P# N  L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 v7 Z. h7 ^$ y; u- ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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0 _8 N+ g6 p9 f* e0 H0 X# }　　名利双收

4 s  X  `+ M' y8 ~' S　　gain both fame and wealth
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( L; y! N& T6 I+ H( y7 I! }　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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1 k; a' C2 \1 F! A" i$ z' c- E& b　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

, L( r* y2 [6 e8 @  M/ l　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 ]. l: D9 \: F) R$ D) s3 _9 \% f* J, w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% s# r, {- T; W* w! ]+ v9 ^　　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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　　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

/ f2 Y3 ]) z' R5 k　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. C1 B9 P0 O$ g( ~  `" R' T　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 m/ x/ r" S9 L" P/ A' A7 `　　千里之行始于足下
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! z( m( b1 Y1 G! }　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% @' X' L/ w7 f, ?/ h: q& g: i2 p　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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) o' U- s+ P5 W  q7 D) O　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 M; \% h% S7 q4 y  \' H# y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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' B; x/ C9 s/ H" C　　瑞雪兆丰年

9 S" d! i8 i5 T0 k3 I2 t* ^　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 Y+ }; L1 H) B! z9 ?　　人逢喜事精神爽

6 @; y" r) @! x　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% u( d1 L( K3 M　　世外桃源

　　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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8 b, ]' W2 [( Y" H$ s　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

4 d, G1 y: A5 Y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 b1 {6 U+ ~6 |& @4 O/ J- ]8 I, k/ h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

9 @' M& `6 c) K" N　　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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8 F% o0 o$ [+ v# F* e　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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+ ^$ s# s) e$ V3 m　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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- j) k1 p/ ~3 U7 X, d　　实事求是
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# l+ ?  @  ~6 y4 Y/ Q- K, N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# b4 m- @2 q6 Z( U　　说曹操，曹操到
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0 b% s) D. M8 ~+ A) B, i　　speak of the devil

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1 A; P- V  g- [; D; v: `　　实话实说

" _5 K" y% a% I2 ]( c; S* S( N, O0 U3 r　　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

0 K! s& N' Y8 m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- Q" \7 m1 |% }+ B1 A2 p　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 ]$ U+ s( [& c- J5 N+ F　　团结就是力量
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, [1 @/ C9 X- A( a' E# g0 G% @　　Unity is strength.

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3 r; c+ _/ |- J- w5 ~　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 N8 F* T2 h; _　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  V3 U  s/ K3 x2 N# R5 v& ~' p; n' j　　望子成龙

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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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　　无中生有
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* `9 E% H' ]1 ]3 w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

' f) X. L. ?' q' [　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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" U# X" `( R9 [& H' l  p) p　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 |% z5 [1 G, }0 a  b8 N　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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+ s4 i" G, M# D! e( L! d" x* _　　心照不宣

: T6 l! W  l& ?7 X* s' u1 [2 V! ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

6 y9 e8 J4 p! Q5 H5 z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

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　　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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# n' N' V1 s; t　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, f/ M% r1 S0 g% x+ N　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　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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. V8 k( g2 u: o　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

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( r& U% M3 d+ i& g　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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6 p' u5 }! F1 ~5 Y　　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
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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% P7 K, s& C1 M/ _+ t# C# ^8 s　　因材施教

2 ~9 |" c, G# ?( Z% Y% F　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& ~2 y/ d: x; o　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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* G" f' B8 |' L) I　　优胜劣汰
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! O' `" e0 Z# A! x/ w9 H  x$ h　　survival of the fittest

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* u* Q5 S/ ~" {5 v% L  }　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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* J* {! ]/ R; H2 H/ r　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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& I$ y0 U0 b' A8 O+ j　　债台高筑
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( ~4 x7 R/ d& w/ i　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

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  x3 ?' P$ e: ]$ R1 I  r8 i5 j　　纸上谈兵

6 T# u3 `, ]" G, a　　be an armchair strategist
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8 c% F' V  T6 W* O　　纸包不住火

% Z4 d$ ]3 I& O9 r: M8 _% v4 n# B5 t　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 H+ z( E, E7 B$ @  p0 s$ _　　What's done by night appears by day.
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" J# j5 g8 U+ \4 b: _! |　　左右为难

' W8 d) b' f* M( t1 [  u6 t! P　　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。