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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; [- q, G/ k" }" b# g　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

- ?4 I) {9 f9 x+ a$ s% s7 R6 g　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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* S" L; v  E2 @% {! E, p0 a　　比上不足，比下有余
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2 P! n) @: S% W* n4 N. }　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& _: D% N" ?: T　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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7 n7 L. R' r5 m+ \- t) o　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* \+ [3 F; w" X$ r6 B, r, c- S　　辞旧迎新

; ]9 b+ }7 Y1 q+ R* g" q+ ~　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 n7 Z# [1 }6 b; s: M# [+ x　　大事化小，小事化了

* W( K- I: t9 E* L+ S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* ]5 e* d8 Y6 |3 |* D# A) {7 ]　　大开眼界

4 y* E. H0 @' [4 n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- T6 e, Y5 k' ~! t# a: z2 K. [4 R( @　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' }" ]: e: n7 {" l　　too much is as bad as too little

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* m7 r1 a, f) z, ~' O- i* T1 g　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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: E2 p5 o* u! u4 u5 N5 i　　和气生财

& r7 Z/ R% ?( h/ \* ~5 z7 `6 [7 j- w　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 `" G% K2 R! |! }- ~* B+ }　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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- [; k, P9 l( p+ X　　既往不咎
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+ |, ]/ Y. w/ f　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! o. f2 i% r" B, b: k+ U/ @. k　　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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　　脚踩两只船

2 A6 d" T% y$ ?0 M' u8 b. j( n　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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/ c% D# U( S& m1 u3 G' L" h! j　　君子之交淡如水
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8 w- |1 b$ `1 j9 P& _　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ D1 |; b" \+ e+ Z, R　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ X- z) L- i* n; D7 P　　礼尚往来
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! C2 {8 F! f' X& H  _& Q2 V. |) o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& `/ \8 c5 D$ l$ z& v' ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ D1 J- k/ D" {0 S8 i8 |" j7 Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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2 W4 Z; R. @5 g3 b. ?　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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) K. Q0 ]) f' o0 L　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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8 m) Y4 y4 f' }3 g　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 F! `! ~$ g! p9 m　　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
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7 r/ h* o$ y4 s9 C" }! I( J　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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+ y' }9 r" _$ o* ~　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 d* }" B# @  w! v. ^　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; ~! E. l! p) 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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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% J* ~9 r  ~6 [- v1 ]1 t: P　　破釜沉舟

　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, u& A& D5 d- ^" p% ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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8 B2 K& e7 }  K8 L" w　　前事不忘，后事之师

; X7 @+ a1 H5 W- N! z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ j  B. w  s) @& e6 B　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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: T! n; }, r" M" W: S: E　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 M0 X5 P( x( X/ m! X　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

1 `+ M7 P" `; B0 n; h. F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

9 B% G6 L3 z0 W0 i3 s+ x: C　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 j, C7 N; @7 x　　人之初，性本善

6 U) {6 T0 K( r　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' C2 N+ a! L: j& {3 `' O　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 O: ]" [  ]. F4 p( n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- X& R# N6 m* X* u9 ~# X　　a blessing in disguise;
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. Q' _7 Y+ }6 \0 k' I. H% F3 e　　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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" s/ a, ^% r7 O2 j5 p4 z　　水涨船高
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6 ~0 S6 D1 n8 \/ l1 d　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ v5 A5 q# }1 e3 q% X! j　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: s+ G& T# o% z% p! w0 N3 d2 s　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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" d8 h7 v% y% Y* ]. h+ m" ]/ M　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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. ^8 \$ ]7 E7 E6 H8 ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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& o6 T0 r& G, i' \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　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

1 o6 Y* Q2 F9 V8 `" n1 c+ H　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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' U) L2 |9 t* }2 {: u, A4 H+ h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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  m3 P0 o. Y$ Q( x　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 y6 Z' ]7 H" y1 T7 a) l: R+ J　　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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& N1 T" }6 Q1 u* d) O) {　　歪风邪气

0 }$ B: k8 O4 S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' A$ N, z- O; n! t6 T5 a5 l　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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' Y. i. b* H& d7 x+ C% \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# b) H1 i' c9 g! P: ]! d3 S　　无中生有
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5 h9 U- [+ A, I- W4 G; w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 x. |$ L. A6 `( ~( p2 j' ^　　无风不起浪

( \* y5 R6 l6 J4 C/ C+ @" z7 S& U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

, {5 w, `. u& I- s) e: z" y　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 a/ V6 l) u1 t) Z　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: c* n  q) Q/ z　　热锅上的蚂蚁

4 G' H2 c' p8 D7 C' t　　ants on a hot pan

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& Q9 c' b+ R2 j1 o3 g, }$ m　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" g% f6 g% e  \( H　　息事宁人
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　　循序渐进

, Y! U, g7 r" G) [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" s2 F, C% M" n) {) z* b　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

# g% F4 U7 O: ]6 P7 O( [　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' c: T) |8 |. |: g3 I　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 u+ y' x$ K  o/ `, E+ I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ W5 f3 n3 i7 `  p　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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  D4 d; l* z- ?4 L7 \* A; C, B　　有勇无谋
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( ]8 |6 J# ~( u; ^　　bold but not crafty84

% |4 }4 ?2 E, a1 \4 b2 z　　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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7 X& m+ D% R2 U$ J! I' e2 K4 M　　与时俱进
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0 H0 N/ v% U5 n& E　　以人为本
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+ e& x* V% n/ ~6 M( F+ \! y9 i' j+ n　　因材施教
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) s# X3 G/ `3 [- F% u5 w! j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 ~& H% B+ B9 u; g9 i- |% H　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 i( y/ ~( }4 q　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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3 ?3 C3 x0 H% x* m$ j5 P; Z1 r  ^　　优胜劣汰

. f3 m( F2 p, }8 ~" x" u/ C% u　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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! Y5 M8 |% k3 {" Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 c  ~! x  W4 l0 [　　招财进宝
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2 f8 l! P- i; W　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

5 T& V7 u, \, b! g1 P　　be an armchair strategist

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4 a) L& B* P# v% p　　纸包不住火

8 Y' ^8 I* P) e$ f! p( U0 M' p3 r　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. h$ _2 T2 n& |* c　　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。