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

4 c/ ?# ?1 z# o9 e7 n' R  E　　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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　　Seeing is believing.
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2 Y8 I; e2 h4 A% L3 i" C　　比上不足，比下有余
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7 ]6 ?$ b4 c1 f　　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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( i0 S  c0 R0 H4 H) V/ G% g　　不遗余力
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2 @9 Z  D  s7 B4 |6 {/ N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 X1 q" f+ m' S0 w* t4 f% t1 I　　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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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 h7 R/ S* d' O9 T- w- _　　大事化小，小事化了

7 ]% T$ ]2 q4 |4 m: u% _- F　　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

3 E( P7 f+ C3 t9 w: o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 s) H' K& J1 L' ?　　国泰民安
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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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" H! L* h" X# T" q: P　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

2 _0 G: y, G% M/ |+ t　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 Y$ `, d) E  A　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) V, {% _5 r& J: `+ [　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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# E! w) b( I( i　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ C& E) U6 y, W7 ]' s0 f% z* C　　君子之交淡如水

. D* c( D& }, ?, X+ l2 H7 v* y0 c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  R6 S! v# r  h2 }) n6 a. }, V　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

1 U1 O/ s9 v" [+ L4 }　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 u* d3 ~' C+ H$ }- y5 R! l$ E6 A　　礼尚往来

1 N' t5 u  b! R' p: J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

6 O/ h% x$ b) s　　be suddenly enlightened
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8 R. d  g5 h3 p7 A. N" c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; v# q( J0 Y2 x, S" 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

: ?5 X! a/ y. a5 U　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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+ I) V' m6 C0 b$ Q8 q' o　　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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　　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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4 C9 `; `4 I, y: i" B& g　　抢得先机
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5 k3 t/ ]5 R  A( I2 o, V　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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# {: X7 n. O/ H/ n; M　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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; n9 M1 c1 I) {　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ L" k* ]9 g8 o  r& ]( M$ J7 D0 V　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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5 w" |/ m% k% \+ x　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 W+ N- L1 i3 J, u6 A( J# q　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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) ^$ ]2 H9 g* W  Y4 ^9 E　　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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  d- S( D, X  W5 \8 c9 V) c　　世外桃源

$ x- m- G8 B& \+ W" R+ I9 g" N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% x* {1 U8 U; n  [" T　　人之初，性本善
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) L' [2 G5 F$ C' U: O　　Humans are born good.

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) f1 Z$ T+ R- ~2 S' Q6 c　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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' V, s1 C0 W9 c2 D+ \! A2 |0 z% T' P2 T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" R7 r0 o' Z. V9 f　　三十而立
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' R# D* Q' {# y! e( c8 Q- U1 |1 t　　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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# c6 ]4 ~% P# Y9 c' v　　水涨船高
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( x0 B. A8 ~( T% J+ D4 h　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ d% M( b2 B5 v; j: x/ N; k- R　　杀鸡用牛刀

# ]$ E% J' ]% g6 X0 ]. M　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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0 h6 s( S. }' }; Q$ Z' K　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　实话实说

, p- [4 K# A8 ^4 {# J; c& {. d: O　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- q  j; B" R3 y3 _4 ?1 _　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ f1 i) P! _% n* z+ O　　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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  Z4 g0 ]3 }' a+ m　　sugar-coated bullets59

% Z. u: U. x% K0 X" `9 S1 E+ l+ T% j　　天有不测风云

: Q8 ], v. t* @# P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

( t1 C$ H( X6 s" J# _  S& j　　团结就是力量

5 f9 x( i1 }# B  `1 h6 b　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' C* M6 D# _* \. R/ n　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 I+ M; V2 v. W* y' S( o6 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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) b* N# {' \+ l5 c& x  g$ @  j　　望子成龙

! m5 x  W: P1 l$ R2 c　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 m4 {6 {+ c, ~, N' g3 f, w　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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* d: U* z! A, E& F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 |8 L4 `* r2 {3 ~　　新官上任三把火

' P0 [. F( A- v1 c3 N) W) m　　a new broom sweeps clean
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, U! `& J8 c$ u9 C) o　　蓄势待发

9 R- R4 J% Q' c3 _; H　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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4 Z  x5 S) q& ~/ s! B# a' D4 h( [　　May all your wish come true
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+ ]; L/ G$ c6 T0 u　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先下手为强

* L( Q2 b( X6 J, r8 l: G' V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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- ?4 N, E, U6 g( j6 E. w5 L4 ?) @　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 j: F. u* P5 r: n　　息事宁人
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! k3 x- ~' A! `% s! O- ?3 v& W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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$ t9 l. g( b, e& F+ c7 K　　循序渐进
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6 u- l  B& F# S# B, v' V　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 G' O  I: h; D0 [% Q　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

9 R' \6 g; Y, N, {: A) z/ p　　a man of insight83

5 |- w2 P0 }, [　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

' Q2 j. i$ {( d1 n* n) O+ \1 I, c　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, t# O" r( L3 r- {$ \, C　　与时俱进

& L( `& M" R% O4 k+ k　　keep pace with the times86
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# c2 b* L+ R5 S* [6 v% \　　以人为本
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) z7 E2 ?& S. W( b6 p0 D3 z9 C　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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　　欲速则不达
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, X; x% |+ }. B" S6 }　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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  S3 c( {( k: g: a! B2 K　　优胜劣汰
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2 u; N( T  G& c, y" c　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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) E; v5 ]1 L8 {& o　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ G  [  x% I1 L, j7 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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% t% ^+ o8 }# B　　一言既出，驷马难追
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+ U5 g4 T, }5 p7 e+ }9 p) I3 w　　A promise is a promise.

　　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

　　96
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

　　众矢之的
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% S+ K" @4 y, ^% q3 {8 ?- F　　target of public criticism

　　98

& R# L8 M9 p7 r4 z/ n7 M* B$ A　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

7 C: S% t% Q) X- ?. l$ K, ?5 \( o　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" G: n  T  S. v6 u; H5 m8 W　　What's done by night appears by day.
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5 D! U- z3 ^: b8 z+ Z　　100
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　　左右为难

+ j, R& G( P6 ]+ I　　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。