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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; ]' n. R$ U2 @" N, a3 n　　爱屋及乌

# n- A* J2 {! c& h" f7 K! w5 ]　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 v# x8 A- g* X' X3 D; I　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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: w% W7 a+ u# D) `( ^0 A7 Z3 }　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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, K; s# U1 a( t* Q# r　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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4 X" j* {8 H6 }　　笨鸟先飞

1 u' x9 L, O* c9 z5 J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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1 }& Q  ]* V* J! B- H4 ]　　不遗余力

; ~+ G, l) A: t8 M% v: c  U) |- [8 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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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& F2 b/ m6 F) N: ]　　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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8 X9 x; J3 f! ?# L: P. r# g: J- e* `0 Z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, c/ |" c. L$ f  [( B: s　　国泰民安

4 ?) _  G4 p3 ]0 F9 V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ x# x+ \2 @# g( v0 \9 L　　过犹不及
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) V- u0 x3 ~! H5 M+ r3 I　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* g. G6 v- T: y　　too much is as bad as too little

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: d; W+ C" B" F" q$ u; Y9 Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( D1 [- |8 \/ l7 L3 d  o" @3 N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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; m3 ~1 K  W1 o& c/ C5 }8 H& @　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 I$ }8 r- B9 o" R3 s　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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/ |& t( q, R$ n$ k　　既往不咎
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　　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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　　金玉满堂

; T4 y# u( Y7 N* ^) m$ ~! |　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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5 c2 ~1 ]/ A2 k　　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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* D! Z" H& ^$ r: }: K3 D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* S2 r# C) y  G2 ~7 a' m　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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- L: G0 j( a7 D4 L9 r: J8 k: ?' N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" B, g  q0 o& Z( S# L# R　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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6 G: R% T  ^8 C; j) k$ u+ T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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, o9 Z6 Z( K  v) E, |　　茅塞顿开

! R- S1 {# I( L6 ?6 ?6 O" S+ N　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 E1 ~6 u' x, b  f. x/ g- R5 k* j! [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! |4 [$ q, ?# }. V/ }5 H1 @- z　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. S- n+ r! A: N5 ~1 m" ~. ]　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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

( m8 N# h! u  m$ r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 U$ D- w; J. T　　抛砖引玉
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' \. |3 Z2 [; N' D/ [* \　　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

7 W8 F1 D6 ^2 |4 F" n3 L) q　　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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: \( W. c, F/ C" C　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* Q% T2 p3 k: U　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* W* t5 r6 Y# D3 Q% w. m　　千里之行始于足下

1 P" [& T+ k* ?) z4 i! a　　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

# U  t7 K" a/ P1 M/ F: q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* T; a1 ?/ B5 f! M! q7 J　　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
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　　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
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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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 C* l' Q: m6 Z! C# t　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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' H7 b: @7 c, F　　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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* z/ A# p" H; M% [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. l0 R3 O! g$ _5 b' ~0 v) l　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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" p8 ~3 }# Y8 Q! J) r　　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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" O# |) s9 N4 r) u  y　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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8 @. q3 \' A0 O　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

# c$ o$ y( a- K# s3 k/ Y) {　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* C/ N1 s8 W" s4 k9 V　　实事求是
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0 T/ y5 t. V% c5 P% N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 y1 c) f- x8 O$ B/ M6 x4 g　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

" _0 j4 E8 ^8 k6 F. V% G　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

! h7 m3 T' e7 y4 s3 X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

' g( s+ w( D1 m* o' z( |$ e　　天有不测风云

0 G5 }3 M" @* ]6 y3 @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" t' Y* ~1 h) i* ^& b# b/ k; o　　团结就是力量

% G3 W' M: ~0 c1 h' b/ I/ w, _　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 G9 \0 P6 [4 M$ P, z3 d  q- R, U　　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 U% m9 p+ |9 y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

% ]: t, g* U/ V+ ~) o' Y' h　　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

; ^& ?/ ]" O! N- m+ a　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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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

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

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　　徇私枉法
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/ w' g. l& C3 o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ i5 T' ]: @4 A　　新官上任三把火

* u# z" w: C) z' d8 u: ~) }( k/ G! F　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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& n, u0 S' o8 j' I% X6 p/ ]3 k　　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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　　心照不宣

  I5 N( s& v3 V  I3 H- |6 D" h　　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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　　先下手为强
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; O: Q! u+ a: ^+ K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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: {3 x% A5 Q) `' T; B　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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9 _, c, J& [7 n　　现身说法

5 t6 a, j8 A& ~/ C4 {* _( Y) X　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! ~! k, I+ V) b* R0 v+ f3 R- b　　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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$ p3 n3 _& t8 }5 k) F0 G　　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
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　　有情人终成眷属
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1 T2 `* a0 x! m) X& N: K& L　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 H9 y$ g1 S0 ^$ O　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. t# G! B. A  u- g! L' Y, g1 |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

- ]3 E9 _  F: b8 v　　bold but not crafty84

: I5 F! a1 p6 a0 C0 D' O1 k　　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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1 a! {; |! `) T　　与时俱进
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- Z/ C4 e7 @- X7 w! [　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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' y" m  o8 o4 r# \* `　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 z. I9 _3 r) Y( c　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! |9 ^2 B. g$ N; p) u　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

+ l2 N8 g' l1 o" |. P  A　　More haste, less speed.
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4 i& B9 R1 f0 V2 [: |　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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1 E5 W" D4 }! N( ^2 C# X" q$ S　　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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2 S9 ]. s* P5 r　　冤假错案

* C) E! N8 p# f0 \3 A' r6 N　　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

5 x; F0 p4 b$ p% z8 n$ ?( G: Q& e; ?　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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7 K) ]- D/ Q+ I7 J# f7 H　　招财进宝

2 r. f: E2 y1 a* q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

+ U! S* E0 v5 G, r　　become debt-ridden

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* q7 B3 I  \0 \; @7 E- r　　众矢之的

4 \% P3 d% X: p& |3 L% }　　target of public criticism
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& c' A1 y, y! S1 T　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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  a/ Z& K5 I& o- I　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
7 n; n2 P, u3 t  Z( p
　　What's done by night appears by day.

! N# X8 X" h& W) ]4 u0 U7 E9 m3 G　　100
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( x- t" g. \3 @; I9 ]# C/ P0 s　　左右为难
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; f. T+ o/ h* c8 n, B' P9 c　　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。