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

) e* Z8 ?, U" g' [; B$ n　　Love me, love my dog.

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  P- {" X  h$ i- o　　百闻不如一见

: F" T# I! E  g, O　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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# z1 _% x& a% b- i　　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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4 w6 Y+ R6 u* P　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 E/ g' J0 ?5 {& a7 T$ Q' M　　不遗余力

4 ~8 z6 y) G. k- i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: e3 Z8 w1 x! c: e% [+ v　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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
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3 P% _/ L. k3 B. V; t6 G1 I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 W/ X6 f0 w7 h/ b  k　　国泰民安
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7 B3 v8 C. E/ m0 H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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3 @3 D" w1 i2 V/ F5 B8 f　　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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& F5 U% j8 \( V* @　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; U$ o0 |' {7 Z# z. r　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. ^' K" w2 F3 e- G7 Z1 u( y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 z  n# G- y) Y! h* k　　和气生财
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  h2 M+ |+ }; k" Q　　harmony brings wealth;

6 i' t+ o  T4 w: o　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

8 g6 Q8 _% y- U' N0 Z　　never too old to learn
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2 Z. E$ j2 v9 [+ T4 x/ Z$ Z8 n　　既往不咎
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8 w/ f* f- H' ?9 |' J1 v! [　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

2 c, y8 Y- c3 }) X2 m8 X, g2 ~　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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; f% a3 J" P8 [2 I7 |( s7 Q# j2 ]　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ ?& r; Y  a  ]0 E* z) X　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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3 b! d3 [& z  c! q' f9 r3 h　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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8 }: f2 M# L/ L5 _! f　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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5 v/ m# {+ h, {$ U: }+ j　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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' N) h& E! k3 ]' I( m/ b　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 x- R6 n3 f8 y9 v: ~4 X　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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9 \2 ?, I- H7 k$ k* b　　谋事在人，成事在天

  c4 Y( g% J4 Z/ S& p# c　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* c! ?9 Y" p; ~0 P2 ~( s　　弄巧成拙

7 S* }& _) }/ @6 R) ?　　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

　　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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0 O4 B1 \- _9 T$ ^* N7 T　　抢得先机

# h9 R% d8 `0 i9 y' k　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 P0 N6 K6 T# e3 \　　巧妇难为无米之炊

# ?) s5 i: M7 O- z' o. S# L$ [' U　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! l  h: p6 P7 p- f　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% A2 l6 V/ }" l- V, A　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 Z( o2 i" `" W7 n　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 E9 N# Y, ]" W5 U. Q4 x　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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% v6 ]  Q8 e0 @2 v; |7 }/ o  g) z　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 N& y  F7 l" f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ z. J& \+ e6 Z, N* I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

" Q/ j: z! [! B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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　　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
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( e4 G) T8 p# C8 _, ]( u  H　　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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: A: u7 m: R; k% L/ O8 Y. G  Y' ~; q　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

! @3 D8 b4 `3 |$ Q6 y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" T+ C5 ~# E( d% ~6 W4 E9 P　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 C1 z2 k6 V" I- Y! t8 w0 o- H' w　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ J) B$ G* F6 f  W. B& z6 W4 b2 I7 l　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

/ h5 O4 \  F+ N0 ~. B　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  X" A  Z7 G! q9 c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 u' w- }8 V; o1 s　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 k) }9 O) J+ k; |　　糖衣炮弹

; Q4 \  |. t5 ^1 ]% q& z: p+ V　　sugar-coated bullets59

2 Q8 I8 w7 L6 T, O0 j1 L　　天有不测风云
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. [1 Z7 f* }: `$ ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  p4 g& X5 Z- t- w$ J! H　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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) Z' J3 D3 u" \: h2 a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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) v- y% g5 T+ V. K6 y　　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

5 Z4 R( E, a8 u# y3 s1 @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 A# \0 [: I' h" x: q2 ^' V; p: M　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ n  g) Y; V1 f  U  B　　望子成龙
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, l, t' J* k+ T3 }% w; X　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- O; ]9 e/ A3 F$ I4 R　　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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4 z( d% ?1 O1 u  k* r　　无中生有

　　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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' [, y  L, @0 W6 {8 \$ R　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% M5 B5 M4 i! N# G3 h8 P2 i* z　　蓄势待发

1 U* f; _  g2 u# J" J$ [　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  f. W: Q, _7 V" a+ Q: q4 p　　心想事成

9 G0 _+ U0 D2 Y. \5 v　　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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+ x- w: J) o% u% Q" k　　先入为主

: @" J1 e) T) v! q# p* y+ E　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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# \9 l+ {* @- Y& v7 v; M) B　　先下手为强
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& u5 W; R' y6 ~　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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; o. `5 O0 h  b& R6 l　　息事宁人
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, V; m& F) l( ~' `& ?, y* [; F+ M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 v1 T. [* v# z( h# j* {6 h　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ b$ B& j! K  v. e　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

' n0 }% ]# ~  m9 [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; l% T- j- e1 \3 m9 l% N　　与时俱进

$ B  _1 h% v5 N% O' R1 e　　keep pace with the times86
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' X7 p9 C/ n4 j: [' |8 H; d　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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( l$ |( A# S. a  c　　欲速则不达

0 M3 q$ g5 e* I$ C& `　　Haste makes waste.

. ^7 i- T* p9 E+ w4 Z　　More haste, less speed.
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. m( N) c8 r! t　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

- l; N! f/ w- \8 a　　Great minds think alike.
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# S- X; j& _9 o% J, l　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# o! o4 ^$ [- E( j　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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+ t4 o: w, ~% I3 ?- {+ S　　招财进宝

) K: g5 ~, I# ~) Y　　bring in wealth and treasure
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1 Q5 g1 c# {. |/ x* z　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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' H' R, ^- g1 Y　　纸上谈兵
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! P5 B) V! S# S# x) u0 o( `/ C　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

; F; _7 a9 P3 Y' B9 I+ _　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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+ U4 j8 i! _* Q1 J* p  x2 q: s　　左右为难

　　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。