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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6 C5 q$ ^9 U% o( K+ {* T5 t　　Love me, love my dog.
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' S9 d' `1 A& C2 t1 a　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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1 D; p. y: T* }( `4 M8 {& B　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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$ Z$ N. K0 e" [6 c: `3 @　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

4 O0 x9 }( K4 W) z　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! ?, h1 F- ^, `" D# O, |　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" ?3 p; C! u4 n7 z7 U: o　　大事化小，小事化了
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+ c( F1 G) B7 v+ @9 d　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: ]1 o( l5 c& E9 {/ C; s" T; H% B2 u　　过犹不及
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( ^  Y4 D- r9 e+ b& n　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ j7 U& T5 P/ W4 q( j: R/ |$ `　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　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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# h6 S, y) B( e9 c* A  r4 f6 Y　　never too old to learn
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) @; j" P& S  d5 i7 I　　既往不咎

0 X7 p7 j9 r2 q' [$ J　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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1 b0 s  q; g- a  i　　There are spots even on the sun.

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' I/ N2 K. d9 G4 I* Q5 K2 T$ q　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( Z0 a4 j; ~" t- ^' G　　君子之交淡如水

' M; y$ g2 v9 U$ Q8 r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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' I- T! B: L3 I$ J; w$ P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& b) s( ^: C4 z" g* t　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

9 o0 T6 L4 k6 X9 t: I# e　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% v; q/ ?- U. S4 a4 I/ _0 d; B　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 q' i, E! L2 U! a$ h　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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
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3 N& E+ |9 w' q3 b' e　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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# W; u! s' d+ d) B8 u, d. {　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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: X0 F% i/ x7 {3 ^　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

; l+ b3 z6 h7 k* r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 y0 J; `6 [0 V% Y0 ]6 d　　抛砖引玉
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' m8 R3 U7 G5 v  e& U0 l+ z　　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

/ j4 H+ z4 S9 _% ]2 H/ 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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0 O, p' Q: Y* D' Z8 w2 o; C  P　　抢得先机

# x8 g- q- z5 X( h2 \　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 X- E; a! D1 |- i　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 V6 F2 E) X2 T3 w( q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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$ o+ P* q* W  O8 c  _; O　　千里之行始于足下

# I" I& |% L0 L; \2 T4 H　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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9 r% L  r9 T2 i& S; {　　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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; N" L+ W7 l9 ~　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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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

　　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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" n1 G8 @# W) J) D( a: [# `! m9 `2 s　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 i' q0 g( v0 ?4 o& `8 P( g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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4 W( e' v# l& |) Z# a1 B, p) j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" z6 @: J( B, p& C　　世外桃源
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( \! U" v- F& q( l9 [　　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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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 m- F2 }% H, T* ^. {! }4 D　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' @, _7 R4 |' i& j  \$ ]6 b- q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

) y/ A) M5 R; n1 a- m1 P8 d　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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8 G1 [5 p0 G) u　　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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5 }# A  E$ v% b3 @  ]3 ^/ N　　水涨船高

! Q/ l9 K* Z, z- ?3 X# R　　A ship rises with the tide

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# e: X8 y) Q0 n, H8 v3 [; U! H　　时不我待
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/ K$ Q: X) }& `, j$ ^. o/ |　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. x. G- w5 S. U0 m: T) M　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! ]# g/ C3 C, R3 _　　实事求是

  q/ K' S$ O" f# I% p1 E9 C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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2 A' o& d6 J6 C4 p, E8 \2 C　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

% d/ W; W+ i" _4 T' @8 G　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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% G8 G2 B2 x: P: S, V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

; K7 R! \$ [' R+ P4 V$ ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

# |+ ?' v, F: a) G+ v  V+ n　　糖衣炮弹
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) D7 f& N1 ^7 n: Z& j# T3 t　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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+ _2 V' d+ z0 H& A( ^  K. R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

* d1 F+ F9 J1 g0 p9 ~1 p　　Unity is strength.

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1 P3 N9 G# ~4 J9 f  \7 i0 o( S　　跳进黄河洗不清

: V; Q$ i% H/ ~, z5 ?　　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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1 q) p1 T! O" d& W. N  N  D　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

- e5 E4 s% x- Z+ T) ]+ }0 ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 t0 \9 h0 }) V  f　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 e# V% v7 L3 g; c, W: T, w. j8 W　　无风不起浪
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1 G! Z& d  R8 v　　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

6 h1 J5 X. O" M* A  }' Q# \- S　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 b" y/ K/ I% _4 Q  B2 b8 d" J' P6 X　　蓄势待发

2 R( @$ S1 H7 _, ?' N　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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6 h4 Z# e3 `% V　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( w  Z  G  u& T; A: Y/ P　　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

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 ]  [# F  A" K, }& X% M　　息事宁人

: n* f& y- b0 \% r0 _: G　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ V4 M' p, v' [9 @$ v　　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

2 m2 U) U: Y) H　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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: P9 u7 a8 Q# U9 n! W+ }　　a man of insight83
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& T* B+ O$ [; C1 m* w　　bold but not crafty84

6 ^6 i! K/ r, F- j* @" o　　有缘千里来相会

9 c7 m5 l% E% K7 M- k2 N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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4 P$ p  n/ ?5 A" p4 X2 [　　以人为本
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8 K7 L; }2 r% W; U0 z( J　　people-oriented

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# ?2 W( H3 [% `3 F# q2 Y　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% B- P7 _# g' T0 s2 L+ b　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达
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6 @4 H( u3 z/ e' w! c5 s4 T/ Q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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4 _$ z2 c+ T. s, h! Y, v2 x　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

4 z5 x1 E# ?: A9 ?　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

: s2 g: G3 U" k% @1 m9 R/ g9 y; n　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

: l0 v! ]4 Y# S( x4 L8 ~1 S8 [　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

9 Z: `3 H0 e8 r5 I　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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& I& Z' d8 j% D+ u　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

; u4 `8 ]) w- a% Q6 h) E+ K" B　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。