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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

7 o1 T3 P& c2 T. ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

3 d( p. ?" O8 ^5 ?! D5 }* T　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 x; D7 r! ~/ q# H  t　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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, o* B* {. P; Y% j　　不打不成交
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% |' Q; B, O+ L* t6 r& m! v% r: ^! B　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 H7 N+ N. X( Y" w& i5 J# H1 `9 f　　辞旧迎新

/ ~! o$ r9 c& X; W& ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# V3 w& X. F& B, V　　大事化小，小事化了

: P7 o) I. a- i　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; a5 f/ v, ~2 Y2 Q　　大开眼界
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/ _) |# g* |3 Y- n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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" T( g" \; f, I) W5 H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; {. K. n( i' O" z7 i　　过犹不及
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5 o) w/ D: Z  f% ]2 c　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, M1 o7 K6 v. n1 z$ E6 i7 a　　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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/ e" a& j5 A" X& K, J2 _　　harmony brings wealth;
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! H0 b) f( O: B: N8 k5 t　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ N1 d7 n9 @) S　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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! ]7 N6 v+ a" w' h9 o2 q　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 c0 `0 z  ?2 Y/ s0 ^　　脚踏实地

  M4 u6 i8 V. x8 U8 l2 G　　be down-to-earth
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- u, ~' R, A3 N+ W9 Y1 ^( P- h6 [- ]　　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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( H- N$ i7 I: k  m; v) w- m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

" l! {6 ?; \8 W4 D  i　　cut and dried; cliché

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# C; f4 y+ _: t. F　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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6 \" J5 D) o4 q& b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ e7 [0 \( b# w　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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: V1 ^$ c9 E9 b　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 i# X* Q# r) k8 z7 }/ U5 l　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, ?! u0 D7 j& N- B; U4 J　　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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: T# X0 T0 }6 L3 e3 S2 |　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 {7 \( @. w4 e3 ^. n/ P! D* ?4 ?　　弄巧成拙
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  _  I6 `  {  B; c9 O' S　　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
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 Y9 |, b; w# `6 @' F" j' M　　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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9 ?& H0 z8 I, t7 v2 Y$ ^0 g　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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: R( X, w( p, j+ P$ M" ]　　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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) u) V& I) v2 a) \1 K　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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0 a0 }& g. }3 n3 s9 @- ]　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. k) U+ I. f) K3 u8 O$ H) O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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8 a( @$ t* O- m' c　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 X6 K, x! S( }  \　　人之初，性本善
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2 C' {) @9 K& |5 k: H　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

3 X3 c0 e: l5 c, i+ ~( H- r　　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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/ X* @2 \3 w3 F: N. g　　三十而立

" [3 q* n* x1 m! R5 j: p3 p　　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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0 B. A, }8 h$ H1 E/ y% P, X4 r　　水涨船高
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4 a9 }$ D- W6 d　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 @. S! S7 B8 s* I# y+ C4 W; S7 S0 O8 Z　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( E$ r  o. m0 ^0 v/ q3 L6 _　　实事求是
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% ]: @% G4 U5 @* e　　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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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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8 _) G! J! c* Y# w. x+ @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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& g6 W8 O+ M. b1 h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

4 J" ^5 v9 q0 x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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4 i9 D- c3 W. {: y( V1 {　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

% t6 b- A9 y9 D" I+ j# z& x　　糖衣炮弹

7 v( @2 @3 [3 k1 W  p　　sugar-coated bullets59

. f/ ^4 F# }/ ?　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  `0 M7 f& O4 f　　团结就是力量

' Q8 Z/ i- s: o4 o( ]# Y　　Unity is strength.

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& X( t/ S, e7 y' h2 ^0 j( G8 w　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

# J8 J5 O% C( \/ b. d2 ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 ~4 z5 l! C& Y/ j/ ^5 N5 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

5 ]' `  U0 J) m3 {6 }　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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% W; ]# J) m' ]6 S4 I　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! Y# m! N. S/ T! ]6 O# U　　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

4 h' K. U  U* r4 [3 k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! \# _. S+ p3 e- w　　蓄势待发

& W2 m' r4 \+ Q0 r: k  E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 D5 d* _2 Q) {5 X# x3 I" a　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

9 F/ u* N% T5 l: U$ q+ o* p　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　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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2 e, Q3 |, @5 H  g　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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2 D- @2 n5 L  {" Z, e1 l　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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6 S% M7 I7 E6 n# r　　循序渐进

1 L4 V* F1 t* X　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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4 l5 J0 O+ b8 L. |4 K6 ]. K4 Y$ F　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 U4 N/ S! A+ p% D( S+ M$ v6 j　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

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& Q. P: w3 s/ |2 S2 }- s& U, a　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& u% e+ p) H. M/ q2 u　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

/ b+ k. I. Q8 n0 Z" j　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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# A: F& t  ^2 S; w& |, f  N( B　　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

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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7 @. Y3 `" t! e) o3 `! ]& V+ v　　因材施教

9 m1 N9 E9 O7 B/ W  H0 x0 |& B　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 ]# f. f7 N3 A- Z; `　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) T. g  E: N. {, N  A9 R　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# a8 ~: d3 f+ v* X# n' n　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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4 A7 Z9 X0 `3 i9 b, G6 L% e+ v) _　　优胜劣汰

  d2 M# m; }4 i1 p  W　　survival of the fittest

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* v  p, p4 U% ^6 i　　英雄所见略同

. T- U% B4 y% J' ^( ?8 i/ \! I　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 d- N1 `. o) W9 }+ \5 z9 L　　冤假错案
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" B* [  @  U7 M6 u5 X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, J. E; [* M/ R5 {　　一言既出，驷马难追
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$ ~  V2 q  p3 {) S4 m　　A promise is a promise.

) k0 F& y  W3 K& y( S/ H7 k) ^9 h- q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 m" K$ Z0 V5 I: x8 m2 }3 C" ?　　招财进宝

0 `" Q$ S, D+ e% j9 F# h　　bring in wealth and treasure
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* c# ^; u# Y' o　　债台高筑
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/ C( f, G, T8 Z1 v　　become debt-ridden
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+ O- I+ C6 b# ]7 [7 M　　众矢之的

7 Q# b6 x, S+ K( K　　target of public criticism

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8 t1 G( o$ r2 m2 c; }2 q- W" l　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。