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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0 y  s% k, {- [& e* G7 r　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 L! n# i8 J+ o0 }" V% H0 y4 P　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ H2 @" d+ Q3 g7 V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& O* e8 b2 x1 T( |　　笨鸟先飞

; u; d( y: i( O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 w0 w5 _4 o& f& {　　不遗余力
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% H$ j- v  i: p! q1 {. u6 s. ~　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ k% V: k. h4 @  O7 U　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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  N& n6 E5 u4 l) ^2 c" s　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

+ F/ D; |* V+ z5 e　　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

+ F4 R$ O! O& m( s5 g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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( d9 u  L* {- s  ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 i2 E: S5 v8 n5 O　　过犹不及

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

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  Z# i. `& c6 e9 I+ P# L% P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- T3 m/ j" c2 a% K9 m. V6 e/ i　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! n  p# }7 }7 |( _　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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" e2 M; A; g6 i# a- p% _; L; v4 Z' X+ X, q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 ?7 z, I, ~4 H$ M  K# v　　活到老学到老

- r4 \$ U( ?! _　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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/ X/ m! p* o( j/ l　　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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5 Y6 s) x! L) D; g/ s7 z$ A  V　　金玉满堂

7 J. k. [2 C" Y" G# D$ I, M/ A　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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4 ]: v) C1 b; x9 J+ M, M( ~% a　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 u  U' `. s4 X8 \- s" ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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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  [; l3 Y! H  G# e) ~) l　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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- P- ]8 C, ?! S# h$ q- Y2 q; n. M　　茅塞顿开

/ R. s( B- b- s& U　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 l6 A9 y. I7 ~* {　　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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, H6 v7 l. f1 j: c6 @　　谋事在人，成事在天
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, ~+ X5 t" O& U0 H2 u8 C& j8 h. j　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' ~9 d, @3 o2 D  R& _　　弄巧成拙
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7 V) ?# C8 E, b0 \; @　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 d5 f' y6 v6 }0 O" _& B+ E/ c　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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* s, J* c( m; k0 O7 e　　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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# a$ ~  B1 e* Y* k& I$ l3 y　　破釜沉舟
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9 t) y- a! r* d, Y, 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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( u/ g( {& v- h( R+ i- I" H　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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" `" e- ]% Z& T) h! V2 u　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

6 I& J, M; A  M  M, V' w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: I4 i1 M8 o/ C  C& |. c8 k　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 k% q/ Z# K5 ~. i6 z4 s　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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: H9 B5 n3 `/ E5 Y/ S5 K7 E  y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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- D: H) _6 u7 H　　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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9 W, G' j; y: T  z  b! a& l　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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4 R2 O' z( g2 J! j* z　　a blessing in disguise;

7 C- e4 o: Q4 d: H5 |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" r" g" w* Y/ i* O* c' V4 u9 Z　　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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3 A# ^: _6 @7 w; k2 L　　水涨船高
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! z2 q4 B7 f8 j　　A ship rises with the tide

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, v% ^+ B6 B7 w$ C0 G　　时不我待

% ~: p. V1 Z7 V) A　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# S) o( }% q# {" x) d. a　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 u- @7 p& ~9 R$ D　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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! O; B2 O* a* v　　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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1 E0 ^. P1 I) @" S0 {　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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: u: g1 o6 R5 N: X' y/ [% ^　　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

7 E) N: U/ j& J& |; g. g　　韬光养晦
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, |/ A5 p; _' Z: n　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ E) U7 M- S4 r* Y' ~% z　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

( ~7 B3 w4 d+ d# I2 o; R" Z　　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

　　Unity is strength.
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6 M. c# @9 [  V: \8 n% h　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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

( U- ^8 t. K: N3 q, @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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. _. f& Y+ E6 X. H& g( W　　无中生有
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) G  h& A6 G" J% I　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　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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/ R! ^  v9 s8 T  ]　　新官上任三把火
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! \" W) d% U9 |7 [* g# X　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

* e2 V7 v; Y4 M0 r　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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+ M1 V+ _2 N# J! W6 B　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 o9 Q" d* O0 u% V- w6 V　　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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7 w- C3 B  |& d% C+ S. {: P+ E　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ V' s' i% e3 b　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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　　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

% _& @+ P6 J1 r/ G6 h　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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' o# K( ^5 r1 b) K2 g2 a) m　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

& H4 a) q( s& @5 |& k　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

5 j9 ?! i5 i/ h% i% X　　a man of insight83
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" [$ C- ~  a/ M& m　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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( e: i, |+ E/ V, {- P0 i　　与时俱进
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6 {: J7 f( V* G5 y" t5 a　　keep pace with the times86

) {3 c2 V+ E  s) m　　以人为本
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( p" q+ `- ^# `5 I7 ?# ^　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

& Q0 _) f, U8 R( ^$ s- W# n: |　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( Y6 M) Z# v" N, m9 g　　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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9 Q, X) T) X2 U) d0 [2 J: a$ q　　欲速则不达

# w' c1 R0 B& i! T, K& x　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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6 b( P" c+ F( K! G& W4 w　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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( N, u/ F: y5 W  Q, k' n7 N　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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. o' L# j% D, }& }' j9 Y2 H9 u　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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  s5 Q2 [) n) y2 _# i: I　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; T- B$ Y7 Z/ V6 W. w9 l　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。