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
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5 h* f& N* o/ @! K　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

$ H4 _* G9 z6 }& s+ q& {1 ^2 r5 e　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  W" C, G  W& h　　笨鸟先飞
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6 P' f7 _- l  D% n3 x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( |: m. u) P% f$ n; J; g　　不遗余力
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: f; a+ {# Z; B2 m' B' U2 E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) b* K( W$ ?3 e! K9 W7 |　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ ?/ d6 G% G; F! c$ |　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

. r$ b' n6 L, e3 s4 B& f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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' }* Y3 [" j. Q3 J# b# l　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ {* Q+ d" \0 B1 I; g　　国泰民安
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1 D: ^& g  h5 o0 A# y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 X* ]# L) J+ z1 u　　过犹不及

　　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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/ I4 Z1 o' N- }3 h0 H0 D　　好了伤疤忘了疼

2 R+ o$ }# ?4 x# M　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 {! t5 d2 B8 W3 T" B. E" `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 w3 o% R# Z% A　　Bad news travels fast.

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" }2 D# ?5 n  J- R5 p4 T1 x　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

5 h( P: d* ~* _　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! a" f1 e& J8 V　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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1 J3 O/ n0 [( r  ]  a0 ]　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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' `) A6 I6 O: ]* e: X, W1 {9 `" b4 h8 E　　金无足赤，人无完人

! p& m7 ^) X% u6 ^# P0 Q& n　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 Y0 @% C7 M2 s% s, C# Q　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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% }% `7 D# x) N2 o: r# W6 t　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* P: y% P9 b9 |/ Y* @　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 ^# ^" ~7 g3 s8 M　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 X  P4 f1 y( B% ?5 {$ K% T　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! K, p) Y) P2 L* F　　马到成功
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' |" ]- k* ]/ _- U) N+ M6 M" d1 C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, w- i( J/ R3 L2 Q0 y& W; Y7 |　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 n( K) _7 Q4 w* N1 f  N　　茅塞顿开

  a. i0 c5 S# j2 Y/ K! R　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 d0 E4 @- r, R. _　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 p- `, `" T- b" s# y/ g　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 D6 g7 ~) v7 `2 S; `; @) h  l　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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" X/ ~3 W' _0 y3 l$ U0 B% m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

3 c6 A6 K# a% ^% N- K! m- K- \. C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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! R6 F' {8 k2 W* n" Z" i' Z; ?/ u# p　　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

3 L5 a0 o: N6 i. l　　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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' j! \$ d6 ?1 j1 l* J5 p# }! |　　抢得先机
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4 V' O0 ~- p' Z* Q8 B( c, V9 j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 K" _$ h3 H3 U" ~) |5 U; o( V# i8 @　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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$ q6 G* B2 o5 c" k　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

, ]: v0 {& A5 m. R, d& c. F. c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 q7 U& q  k+ W' Z( R* I6 ?! l　　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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7 `  ^8 E/ X8 e9 z. E$ \- q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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1 f; b; _/ C% |　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 M( ~5 `1 _( u" y, |: h, d2 E: n　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# l% H# e$ w" V) J; k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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9 k5 i: N! S9 _2 w　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 U5 `0 F7 g# f: g% W) t( {% d$ A4 x　　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
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) h; o# z9 j( Q2 _　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

0 I4 B/ G5 T7 u7 x8 o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* W% t" \$ V7 _. x　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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+ A/ t! ~7 d  b( _1 E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, k/ A% ^) X; O* @3 d" @9 e) N　　说曹操，曹操到
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; Q- A8 _) A& j9 z; S7 g3 E( Z　　speak of the devil
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! ^1 ~8 Q/ y6 d" X( F0 e　　实话实说
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; ?' h/ f5 H. \, g! N　　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
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. h% ^& Q% i% X　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ _2 v/ Y. I: N8 A　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! s/ a7 g; \# w8 W　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

: ~2 K& L: T, s% @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

; c  q" C" [" `9 n% I　　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
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) l+ S" B7 @8 w3 l9 ~9 k) j　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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4 p! U' y0 i$ r, Y% e* H　　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
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8 K( O( k4 |1 K　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

5 o8 m  _! @' U　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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4 q% x8 z& R3 p1 n6 o: x) l　　蓄势待发

0 F( m' L& r! F　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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' {2 S2 o) P( z- {" I, R( m　　May all your wish come true

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# C- g; f, v, s, O5 f　　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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: j  K3 N0 D4 ?# N　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) G5 f. Y$ [: M) J% r　　先下手为强
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3 ?+ _; V* l; S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　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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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* z5 G8 k) y5 t! j' O3 ?& H　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; t/ B8 ~0 ~7 b8 Z( ^　　循序渐进
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. ]. l: E( T5 e, z　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 p. q) v* L0 V　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

- X% v" s6 @& r+ F  c( y4 e+ \7 @　　a man of insight83

; w8 o* Q' X& f8 N9 w7 c' ^! a  y3 H! Y　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

3 L, W) _& h# u) {　　以人为本
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- M; ^8 y7 D2 g  b: l　　因材施教
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- B& h6 r  z; m, E　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

  S) z0 s+ U5 G" K6 n　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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! ]4 s& `) [" N- b# E& C　　英雄所见略同

9 C( x% f1 H6 ~7 q, o9 }: m! \　　Great minds think alike.

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' \' G$ I. O6 g0 @# J* |　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% H% z3 D" w: \5 X) |　　冤假错案

　　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
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4 ~) v9 t" [6 @6 m1 a8 x1 {　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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+ u) k3 ]- W% r6 Q5 X# r　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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) H, U! \$ @7 ^) ?　　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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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* ~- s: s; V! ]* ^8 E3 X" Z　　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。