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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 C% V7 H' t+ t5 `: ]% Y1 G　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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  |6 s7 q; I$ a9 Z0 }$ T　　Seeing is believing.

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( R$ @, {$ l. B4 o2 X　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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3 D5 k; Q- h7 }) D- t- z& W5 h- g2 {　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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: s6 c6 U. G4 E2 y　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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0 Q; F$ l% n8 m2 s　　不打不成交

　　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

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

# M2 V  [9 P6 s, v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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2 i/ T; Q) q1 b- v　　大开眼界
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8 s: L& j8 |$ g0 D" W+ L　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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! ]& P9 D3 I% n3 c0 Y　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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' }5 j) q2 ^  i8 f3 D9 }　　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
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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, a( H$ n/ E0 [) i　　harmony brings wealth;

$ v1 U8 _! v" @2 `  w/ x+ {! _　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: D! t9 N- i% L: o　　活到老学到老

* l3 C+ Z# L6 s7 q* u　　never too old to learn

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; _( m( t4 L! ?  P/ z' n" y　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ E1 V! w0 B. b2 P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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; {( }, X$ `' u$ ~! e  e3 {　　Treasures fill the home.
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# ~( S' ~! R1 ?# X, G　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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

　　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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0 H3 s- J  h* s　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 z! U1 d2 v( G8 V/ k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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' l  y; d$ J& v7 Q　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 ]7 \8 o6 F% a/ R' }* D　　茅塞顿开

, n, B* x* e6 _/ x% @1 p- f' }　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ @5 R0 [1 M- D+ \　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" H; p0 O) ~; @2 g& }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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& M2 U/ R9 q6 _0 L- B  a　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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$ x3 w" F9 u& P+ i8 ?　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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* H4 Y) A6 `/ c2 h# F% |　　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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6 w  r% l! J7 p0 O. |, r　　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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, C" A3 n% F' d9 e　　抢得先机
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6 c1 |2 i' r; k3 g" ~, L　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, [5 U0 b: d: k　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. j9 s; P; _1 S1 K1 y! t3 G　　千里之行始于足下

! Y# Y9 F. l5 y& {/ n( {9 E　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 T2 E8 b2 f- Z# e! ^( ?4 z& M/ D1 i1 s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ e, j3 H2 e7 C7 N; h7 w/ \" Z　　强龙难压地头蛇

% t: l8 a7 R/ p6 N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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) m  g; V5 G4 m2 p$ A! q　　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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5 i, `2 w( {- \7 [+ }6 _, D　　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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) a! o8 r4 O* P: e5 ?8 F# `0 q9 w+ O　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; z% F# X# l$ ~% R　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% a. o6 I' b$ l2 Q6 U　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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' a  `3 X/ p* }6 F3 F　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 V$ F5 O7 B2 E! c( ]9 Q5 ^　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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7 q; E0 ^, S* a* S/ @　　a blessing in disguise;

) J/ x0 N, s% g5 t- w6 c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

8 d* O  {+ o9 W; P4 X5 h+ w　　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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; }* l4 k, T; w4 s　　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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& C4 [2 U- d* z9 f, v* X: a/ J　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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/ k2 J3 Y  F5 @& s7 l8 b$ O/ f) I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* ]. D4 ]' O1 K' ]' b+ ?! l　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 N( ^$ r. j. e' L6 W; s$ S　　speak of the devil

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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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" C2 I: U2 G) `6 [; q　　sugar-coated bullets59
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5 K- t; G  s$ T& |0 G2 N- ^5 J　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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/ A" n' y% {, C4 Y　　Unity is strength.
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/ X9 v2 e* y& L  g8 J* Y& e　　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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9 [/ K5 V. j9 M" F; \　　歪风邪气
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2 P. u& ]; L3 O7 j" N　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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. E8 l9 k2 e+ `/ v, ^　　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
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6 s7 c5 q% G9 Z2 a& l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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+ ~" N# m- f' N* z　　徇私枉法
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2 ]* u- Z. y2 I　　新官上任三把火

9 T& E8 c: V) k+ J; ~- a　　a new broom sweeps clean

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7 N- j) I& V( e　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 B* Z# ^6 j4 J　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

' x( q, @, @( c# R　　The best defense is offense.

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& P* {9 J: {. v" y- T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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( X/ E- H3 z7 M0 m　　现身说法
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4 H7 `6 D4 s0 e3 v1 g& q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 d' F4 Z+ z7 F2 \! x% X. V0 y　　息事宁人

  N* V8 L2 N1 G" Z, |# [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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

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' b3 {+ s  G5 w: i- n　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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' d6 h. b& ^' b, o　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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

5 R0 B: E  b& w- C　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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( J& Z8 s7 n4 {- e' g; k' i　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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" N7 ]5 f+ a, [# n　　英雄所见略同
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; y6 N! t" _( m- Y9 v. |& h- ?　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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" }- I8 ]4 T( `　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

, ]0 B% \* L9 ]) s　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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6 g- V4 u4 i& e2 _9 l2 g1 {　　招财进宝
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' c% K4 ]3 T- e7 W# z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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* f) h, [' j% e! ^% }8 e0 |　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

3 M, M5 m8 m. ]7 s7 ?9 Q. u, c- c　　99

: N5 M; V4 Z' ?　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

( _/ V& w/ K% P, P+ ?2 d　　What's done by night appears by day.

. J2 ~% H) i6 o" E　　100

* C: w& f+ E8 B! y  B4 s　　左右为难
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2 U( T6 y# b3 H, n" Q　　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。