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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4 G# J3 \6 P. N) u' }2 E　　爱屋及乌

8 W) Q& a. ]8 e3 k0 Y　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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( D1 b9 _) S- H: t6 `　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 K5 O4 q' d' K　　Seeing is believing.

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: D: ^& g5 b0 p' m3 S+ |% u2 A. ^　　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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3 }2 ~/ x& g5 ?6 c" Y2 [　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

% O+ R/ p: X7 K$ ?& F% P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* Z, y- r6 `1 \* [+ z7 F　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

/ a7 @0 v" N& ~! I/ z: w　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

2 H4 {! G( R2 Y8 Z5 Z  G* X　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

  b( }7 s' r) A# q2 C* F0 F/ T) B　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' p: M% r9 O: k$ v　　过犹不及

& [# e) e3 ]* y8 ]6 M1 r　　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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! k9 i' [2 ^" [" Y5 i　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ k4 J' o' P: \" k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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  o$ o  x0 _7 E% V# {3 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( R6 u, T2 t  E& J  R　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

4 {0 _$ s# @0 G6 o# w　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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! H$ s$ r! H; ^! O6 X8 Q　　既往不咎
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, m$ k+ ~* c1 x! v  y　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 V5 M1 l' G0 f7 `( F: w　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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! v0 N1 p: O& A# N8 y% V　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

- N. G6 [& y# ]. h5 `) s7 a0 h4 v4 K　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' t8 Y' e& I6 @* s) s　　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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　　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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　　gain both fame and wealth

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5 N6 t& u" g/ y% o' z" c. P　　茅塞顿开

" n3 c; Q/ m( }6 o/ C- t　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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

5 g; ]3 Z% z, v+ u6 n+ u% k" W. j　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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0 R- ^: Y# C- |8 U/ s) b' V$ ^- O　　谋事在人，成事在天
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' `# q& V# N* F8 V) L# y　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& K4 B+ U$ O3 P) P0 X5 S! s! Q" |　　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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+ v% b/ l, v6 ?1 [& M8 N　　抛砖引玉
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  B. Z7 D5 N- x1 t　　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

　　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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3 z. w% K1 L1 {& y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& i2 J" E. h  M　　巧妇难为无米之炊

* I1 `/ v7 ^/ h5 Q　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 J, f6 V! `, R/ u, i0 `) D　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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! j$ e0 `1 z. x& K! ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% W" N) o  [* E2 f　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( l: H" o- x. t4 F' A3 D) @0 `　　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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　　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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! w( Y# L( ~  p! i, w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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$ r  V" ^( k7 i6 @　　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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, o0 ]3 \. v" r3 [5 l6 r' |( c　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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

) y; l7 p' F  ?　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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7 _1 {$ V9 O4 Y  J0 W　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 K1 w, z* v6 ?- Q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# L- B" @' T* p　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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8 {) l0 U' R7 R3 ^: l6 \& w　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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  q2 k  t. K& I0 r7 d: ?+ L! R　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ e3 i1 z3 `* {  u2 E6 J- H: F2 y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

0 G2 y6 d) T; N! _& \  Y- C; s　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 l1 O* i  k' B1 N　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ A# t% \+ E( H$ V　　团结就是力量
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) |+ |7 n( \8 p+ K　　Unity is strength.
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# T3 x1 P, u% X# M8 \) G! G　　跳进黄河洗不清

$ o. `" j% t5 g* a0 K" |' i　　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) v0 n: }! I　　歪风邪气
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5 r" x% x1 [5 R$ Q! Y2 v# {　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 l) [' m, B- S2 f　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) H& ~) I5 V& M, k　　望子成龙
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1 z8 p1 H' Q9 |3 f　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( b4 i6 J  f8 Y! \- Z　　唯利是图
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　　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

& j9 x; }' E" T% H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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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

$ B$ W- `: _0 e- _; y　　May all your wish come true
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/ n. H3 u# P* ^6 {3 h　　心照不宣

+ D* X1 |) ?. H( A1 |) `  w0 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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  A8 i" Q2 I, O  B# H' {* h7 m7 N　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

6 \6 b: \& b2 |　　The best defense is offense.
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. I% J4 D9 q8 t! `) j2 ^& ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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7 A7 c$ \+ T2 M: ~: S# D! m　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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5 S7 g6 J- L0 |5 K　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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, T) {: |1 t7 |  q; P　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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# v( T! l( x) n- i0 L0 E　　有情人终成眷属
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+ t* ^. I1 |! W6 \　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  S) g7 S& c; ?6 v/ F# d　　有识之士

4 S+ t% I7 }4 z/ |　　a man of insight83

3 t/ C! h! h. x& e9 z　　有勇无谋
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# ]% d! b( x$ O/ g% R7 w% D  Z8 ]　　bold but not crafty84
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. z6 N3 Z& q" r, @+ E- v% e, ~　　有缘千里来相会

3 K8 K+ l8 O# S# {& w% d' w( r9 `; M　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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1 U% j' A: s& N9 [　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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: s9 C- r, z- o) N' u1 M　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 u5 b3 p1 S- R( U) y3 U$ O  p6 U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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5 ]* ^; t3 Y: \: ]7 P　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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/ [0 e- i2 ^" d6 i* B9 p　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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# \6 F* [0 r+ v2 {6 A5 ]1 K8 P　　优胜劣汰
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1 q# q2 Y. ?8 |2 Z4 I% `8 R: H　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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% t# p% K: o0 G: [( F  s　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 U8 a% Q6 z1 U3 _　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

0 I# x1 F" J" ?　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 [. p7 H# ^1 K. c  |! A" P# ]　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 k4 X$ ~0 U/ W6 H　　招财进宝

( s; }0 H0 l% G) d　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

9 _! \; Y5 d& U. G. p" x　　债台高筑
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4 s5 d  \3 R; j4 O7 x1 T- J& T　　become debt-ridden

　　97

　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

( z9 I; Q1 U! `) w* ~3 a　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

5 c' p. r6 u  s4 |) m　　左右为难
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　　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。