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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* K( _8 p# a& E　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 ]* e/ |2 D( N+ M' F0 K　　百闻不如一见

3 F4 a5 u+ Y+ a( b. q( t  y9 m  {　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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. t' }% X0 Q3 @　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# a$ R2 b7 r" k1 @6 c1 X- G8 x* T8 X　　不打不成交
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+ V. i6 s$ \& p4 n$ b　　No discord, no concord.
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& g1 D1 [% k6 l  N& F　　拆东墙补西墙

" g; p$ s7 H! a3 b* f# ]. @　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& y5 ~- ~$ r! b8 N+ I$ |　　辞旧迎新

( H& G  b; h5 \  j) K( ?& V) J　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& Z7 P; O9 M' ?/ o: @8 z) \　　大事化小，小事化了

* n  o3 O6 k2 Q& ~　　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

. m. D# u- D! v: g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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. g+ Z4 ?9 M) @2 F  W: M5 [* t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& y& E: G+ K9 m9 m7 O　　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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1 C& U8 B# B3 X- @* v( u3 ~　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 M% U( e* X( w　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; `- `8 {" v- j' w% K/ B　　Bad news travels fast.

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. Z( i) L9 B! [5 F4 `/ I　　和气生财

8 T& ~3 F8 W# F, d9 ?　　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

8 l3 @- L# I6 x5 a3 s3 t  z　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% h7 D3 t# E5 `　　金玉满堂
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* d6 K, q! {" }5 A: V& h　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　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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, S- w: O) \4 \& b( D/ x　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* ~$ Q0 t) S( X) e- W　　君子之交淡如水

6 z8 H2 d9 X" d5 O2 X/ e　　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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　　礼尚往来

8 }, A2 M- q3 @2 G+ R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 A1 Y) m8 w* B$ d% s. {; }7 J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# z% S/ O/ I4 V　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 A  a6 Z% Q. A( k. q; ^) ?% |  l; f　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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1 }4 [, P# H4 z( G7 Q　　茅塞顿开

* W% K5 _: z4 i( s1 q' w　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, R5 x) q7 K( K+ x/ G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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; Z0 O) ?) w2 i) g6 _　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- t& O& n/ i# L　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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# `, v6 {0 D5 p+ |6 `4 H4 N8 s　　谋事在人，成事在天
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0 C5 [% H4 Q" v$ u( {　　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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　　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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　　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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  J4 L+ V9 z, T3 K* j　　抢得先机
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# C  b- W9 B' J　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 |& F0 T4 u2 ~! d　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 F0 [, L9 D$ k1 B2 R, v5 N　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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5 m7 [/ a1 Q# Z. W　　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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# w2 f! V6 y3 I6 D  ]) C8 R- V　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　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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6 o) H) o! W8 G5 ?. j; h8 t- y0 G/ W　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; c, U; i4 a3 L8 t+ ?　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  K; h4 t% e4 o/ e3 e　　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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) R: A" H$ u5 }% S( T+ k- F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# B; v0 ?! y# O, j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

% O) d: O$ O. Q9 ~/ G) F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

5 D. k1 s, T: B8 M, E　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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( ]0 p$ X* T0 Z. a　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

% r5 U. i3 T9 w　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( `  O, b- D+ |9 p4 V, Y　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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3 A6 ]( a, ]! h3 M% g1 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

! N, v" a5 }( b5 l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. h# i0 ?/ ^2 e# l　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- C) \% {8 H1 W( U. \　　说曹操，曹操到
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- A; t0 H' r2 P, M# J6 L　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　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

　　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
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( [9 S8 A& S$ v7 S1 {) y* T: w# v　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 \, c/ n( m5 @" x$ w　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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# W% r8 j" f: J. j8 s　　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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$ w( T; [# @" o  j　　歪风邪气
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　　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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" ]# q( k" q+ ]$ d& o0 N　　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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　　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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) h3 X/ V) d( z& ~　　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
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  h# n0 N8 E3 Z" b) m5 a$ {8 I　　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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　　心想事成

7 _  f1 _# ?( d. H0 S　　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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　　先入为主

* m+ ^! C3 k& }3 T8 E　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! s4 L) I) E$ I' u5 r2 U' |　　The best defense is offense.
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2 c( k8 G2 E( @6 W　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 s% \# Q+ q0 d+ t　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 {) ^8 a5 w1 `　　息事宁人
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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

% W# a  s8 _# }5 u' [" H- ^' c　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( j; E- D* K+ e6 K8 o% D: F- w- p4 w9 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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# A' k3 k2 R- e) n, Z! B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! b/ o+ n4 u7 B1 T　　有识之士

% u" L- O& u0 J: X7 s% M1 v　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

% c' K! @2 g: R! n7 N　　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

0 K3 G: y1 x. d  `: r　　与时俱进
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7 C/ K1 c( @- u6 j7 }　　以人为本
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9 h9 L+ K" F/ c+ H3 F% _　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ }, y$ V/ [# W2 _1 m　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! t: e$ }6 ?5 g2 I3 w　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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) G5 k+ M: h% k( T4 f　　More haste, less speed.

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' B1 k( G% b3 e6 X% o3 o　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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+ J8 M+ C  }4 |　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! S+ Z9 p) }& [* E  |　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

& X4 ~+ Y: E8 m( T* U* ^+ O　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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% ?! }0 w+ M! b　　become debt-ridden
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! H8 k! h' q2 w　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

. K0 F9 S; y+ |9 O+ Z* M8 m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: F" R, z) K( f: I* o) D9 |8 H　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。