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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0 V/ d4 T0 @; r7 B8 l　　爱屋及乌

& y/ u% l$ L1 c　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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$ P% n& ^8 W  _& {0 B- w9 l6 p9 n! f3 p　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　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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　　不遗余力

. ^+ t. ?7 w8 `( |6 \/ W% i6 f　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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; [9 z2 R5 Z7 W7 r+ p　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

6 [0 B2 m( @& `$ L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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. h6 s  \) H6 |( ]  ]$ f* 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
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; s% Q& W0 ?9 a8 S& [- V　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 g4 K* v, `6 L　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, Z( D. P- Z2 d* H7 H, A+ `9 p　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% q7 o) j! |+ O( M0 t+ }% }! Q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( T; U0 }" G2 [/ e　　Bad news travels fast.

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' v0 R7 ~; o1 q5 [$ D　　和气生财

. V  D6 E# t9 G1 M/ L, [　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

# A! J& C" v; W1 `  C; i9 v4 V$ v) J　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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. _' T  {3 I- {* c　　脚踏实地

4 z( d, X; Y. l3 R1 _　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

6 R5 _& b! w" [7 L- Q2 [　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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# j# ^0 @" f  U2 w/ i) X# p　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% x0 |- W6 b( |) @. c- ~4 @8 ^# Z" @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

% e4 p. K: f6 Q1 l8 [0 K　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ f, H0 Q) c( ^* {　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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7 g5 k, [. S) B' P! D$ ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

/ v0 ?4 D& C# Z" p# O　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 a- |2 H7 f) X& ?0 e+ e　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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' u: |1 d$ c7 c( S' J　　名利双收

  U- t! X8 {5 ?8 b, Z( r- t　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

) ?# U9 r! H2 J5 I$ f0 x3 ?9 D: }& P　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 ?  d( b* e. J$ J　　谋事在人，成事在天
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' j, W- H. X" k; z0 V6 Y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" A8 p' v: }8 H4 h8 u& @　　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
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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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. `; n: i; {2 `% m+ T# ~5 T4 G" ~　　破釜沉舟

# _; F5 C+ s# y' L& S( K% K/ g　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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: ]' O8 m7 q7 o3 V0 x　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 S% f, U) Z( s$ ~4 v　　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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　　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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8 l1 T# |/ G, x, m　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% E) P# p% l3 }' u8 x　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 V5 ]" J/ G+ P. d　　人逢喜事精神爽

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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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. |; x- w# h" u- c( J, v* H　　世外桃源

: ^4 x  K: Y* I' D- _; A, W9 h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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* b1 {8 y7 l9 i! F9 W( J4 [　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

( `: l7 L- Y$ V1 M: ?) o5 X% O　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

7 y: b) d6 T' g' k2 b　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& o, ]& C. v* w+ O- s9 n# d5 c* N　　实事求是
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2 _  x- H/ D( w' E, ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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8 ~$ m: x4 g+ m　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

' m& T! Z4 O( U5 I4 B- q　　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

+ v% a2 @% e5 u7 C9 r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 s) m' A5 M0 V) {* N: ?$ P! [　　糖衣炮弹

5 ~: ]" J4 |* q4 ^# o6 d$ H　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 ~  [! k, [1 B. q6 p$ @　　天有不测风云

; f* c' Q  ?$ j: m8 Z7 X　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ ?7 R! s0 m/ L3 U8 D* Z& e　　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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) W* g2 J; W' K% d& A# n  @　　歪风邪气

3 H3 c5 y3 ?& J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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6 P' l5 O8 _8 D" O* X　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

- Z/ L* S3 D) m, Q　　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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　　无风不起浪

+ @7 b4 `0 }4 L2 b9 @6 E& j0 T! `0 n& ~　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ a- Q% W* p) `' w& n) f# ~5 ?/ u3 E　　蓄势待发

( e, I8 b( J+ w+ a　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 T# V0 Q/ a/ E" z( k& g. s　　心想事成

6 F) {. [: I4 K+ k+ z　　May all your wish come true
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$ L% v1 N$ _, u# H　　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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　　先入为主
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! a6 u4 [, w9 l. \/ N, ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

* P  M* _4 z! v) F$ Q9 {* z　　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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8 {9 J% _; D( f: h. H　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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7 D1 x- l' V- O, v, E4 M- F" D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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5 Y& A  G2 N% T+ [& w( s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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. m+ c7 [% T1 y+ q$ f　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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( d5 H8 L4 e$ ?　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 z, k" G9 N2 z/ Q3 S　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

$ c8 {' Q! |+ p5 j- S8 ?* Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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# d3 y8 M/ `2 a( p) \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

' Q! g9 J7 ?/ e1 d: ]5 r; t0 @　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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# P( H5 Y2 y3 u& j! n　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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% z% l. P3 Z, D  H  `( X) f: {; R　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 L- G9 Z4 e$ ], ]. w) L　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

: |( \* s4 S2 N! D! j6 Q6 B　　people-oriented
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) a- y$ A6 g/ t; ], R1 _　　因材施教

7 W, A6 F) x; L# E# R　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ e4 B. b$ s8 k- d9 ~1 N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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) M# R2 y/ x) F- J" j* H7 [　　欲速则不达

; ~% [) W  T, x, }　　Haste makes waste.

' _+ G* G! g* j! l# E　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 ~3 i, @+ {8 b! E( n& c　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& j& |1 W0 a; J4 }3 T　　冤假错案

4 ]9 p- ?4 q1 X; q/ [+ S6 r+ L　　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

' }5 |7 R" ~0 c2 k　　A promise is a promise.

) A5 H9 `" j3 i, |$ ^( ]　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  w2 \  `# w& G1 z　　招财进宝

( z' n! r% s0 P5 t2 P2 a( X　　bring in wealth and treasure

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: B( _& F4 T. t7 A3 P4 m　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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( F0 X: C/ F7 Y. u　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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6 r( H6 e3 J, c& d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" y& W0 x3 ^# H# i) t8 y0 C8 V' ~　　What's done by night appears by day.

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0 I: _9 M5 o( b% f1 f　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。