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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( E/ @' X2 C  n: w7 {7 P/ d( N　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ k+ W3 r: ^+ o9 B0 M3 q) \　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( q" R/ r- c, X2 b9 W/ i　　不遗余力
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2 f- p4 S3 C& Z  T, f1 j　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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( i& D9 a' G. V" h: \　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# l0 j  K1 o+ [0 K0 S7 I5 d# \: C　　辞旧迎新

0 `' I: m* P6 o$ v　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" W' v' Q. M% ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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　　大开眼界
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$ ]- l4 \; ]' {7 h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( Y9 R, b" y& Q" M! g4 K　　国泰民安

) w. p1 Q8 {1 ]* ?  }8 z" M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 I; r& ]  P4 r2 P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; }% c$ f% V' X5 g+ w2 T1 p0 w　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;
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; [7 ~8 m8 I" {2 r! H' }. X　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

/ {% x; `2 P+ C　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

7 N0 w& |7 }% {8 L8 t　　let bygones be bygones

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) s& `1 u/ Q9 I& g/ @: Y9 O　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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( N# F, `7 h4 f# G; z! g9 S5 Z/ m　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

4 S* x. R1 D) T* R　　be down-to-earth
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9 w3 T, j* V3 Q) a2 [" ^　　脚踩两只船

0 c/ N' w" @' ^; q0 J8 ^　　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

* F  l; A5 Q4 m5 J9 ~& W　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& I* J! ^/ t% T( l　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 j$ ?, v! V) m　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 V- C) V! [8 P% v9 d% m  `　　礼尚往来
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  G, l' G$ e3 `. g8 d8 A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, M6 }9 G" [2 l+ V% c　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

1 O- Q% n; [3 v% G+ T' i' _! Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' ?0 a* l4 G2 L7 {5 Y　　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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　　弄巧成拙

/ ?( l2 R3 i5 w7 S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 a) _! u% X/ {! I, q　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  ]9 Q+ O: Q( m5 O　　抛砖引玉
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! C$ p- h1 f& V! S, M+ h　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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

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) y5 {1 s6 ]8 Z7 ^1 N( b4 p　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 M1 x+ n# }/ o1 Q% D　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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+ G7 p; `8 @0 ?4 ]　　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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6 L9 H# y! M' Y8 j8 p　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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8 K$ e9 `+ g2 h+ u! ?! R+ g4 G　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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  r. \6 ~6 b; a, \5 @　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 |, h& ?2 A8 N. Y; x0 P4 [　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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* P; {3 S; g7 {6 Y- [) d& n　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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3 t; Y( y' f( Y- S5 x" `: u5 C/ q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

& {2 l& e" x- E% R% @# S- D　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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3 S1 d; t0 L  ^/ c" g6 I* g7 `　　Humans are born good.

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* S6 M" R* y& l" Q' W1 I　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  D9 N" o5 f/ B# q. \　　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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: d: d; G( B6 }/ p　　三十而立

4 A! G) W) n0 `  f8 c0 r　　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

: M0 y. p  h/ a- c- M6 K: _0 p　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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* |* E% o" R- N/ b6 s  z5 G　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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/ w) w  G+ [/ h! Y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

: [* n+ N" ?6 H　　speak of the devil

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4 z% r! \/ o  o/ s/ o+ j- i8 y　　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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: c& ], c2 z& v( V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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: M; e6 \9 B, \: k" f0 ]& _7 L　　韬光养晦
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: }/ @& Q4 S' m8 c4 s; l' g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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+ D: M0 x' b( o9 Z8 ?* a& x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, d0 h* \. E7 e- {! s　　团结就是力量

　　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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# p* ^9 e9 ^0 J$ B7 A6 I: i　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

  a! L* ~* d/ o　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* r, U+ H6 ^- t, {& U+ _　　望子成龙

　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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* j% M9 @( `+ g% H3 {9 a3 v　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

; g" S/ R+ O, h5 {* {, k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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) Q! c3 _& r2 i( l　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 g) ?; m3 \# j# I& P) r2 M　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' }5 B  U7 `, k$ q; {5 D　　先入为主
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. K0 N2 ~" K2 l- M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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4 l; N5 y; n: D8 s' C　　现身说法

% A; N8 W$ ^; s! R* D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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: N& ^9 G% J# M' b) _　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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9 Z) P1 d" N/ P- Z. Y0 g7 r" @0 C　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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- ^: u9 g: ?  [0 C4 v" g3 J8 e　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) [$ M' _5 `) q& K/ h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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* x  h: J4 @1 g5 K8 n' a% ]　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( Y$ k+ p" O2 p4 O　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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3 w$ Z) O- M( r2 z9 w　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# l( t' p+ R" @　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.

. V3 G. V8 Q9 d0 C$ I5 B　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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6 H( _* k: P0 t: {1 p# O　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

2 Z# g' J1 E2 C: B& L9 N　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

! [* F' A" _. b* ~' @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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  ]( m0 Q3 [9 x2 A0 m/ _8 l　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 a4 d% m! @6 N. J/ G/ v1 o% H% q　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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# Q+ E+ a  O) D2 `" p, K　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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9 T4 E5 e1 p3 C" q, `* d　　左右为难

　　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。