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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& w* a6 z5 B! ?& N. R　　Love me, love my dog.

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. G* b6 c4 B$ l* p　　百闻不如一见
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3 l$ J0 N9 T" X7 \( t　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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. k/ r9 |! c, x/ {" H0 B　　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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% B4 U( d7 M9 X　　笨鸟先飞

! M8 H! s+ _# i) i- r' ^* `7 i　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　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
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4 i6 M& ~: E( t* s$ g; v* @　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

+ [0 U4 a  w& {1 {: T" ]6 ]' s; H　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) \2 r$ W& B9 A- f1 Z  Q1 c　　大事化小，小事化了

: _$ I8 U0 `. w& t  G1 @　　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

% Y3 g4 u3 Y* \+ `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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4 K& f. Z5 _* g% S: N# w　　国泰民安

+ A8 d/ _9 |3 h' T6 O2 B　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- p6 U& m) }* L. A  s　　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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1 @9 R! \0 A) o! o+ O4 s! z6 J　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. X$ i2 Z# X1 _  y　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 |$ q; D6 c! F6 t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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* s5 x! Q# K% Z( f- r$ b8 L/ H  `+ E　　和气生财
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# M2 A$ d" |& w; Y# _　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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  e8 x1 A0 ~/ E9 K; C  \　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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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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% d/ `, G, }: B6 z" _. M8 r; b7 ~　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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: O; m+ a/ W9 M- E1 l$ `8 \" y: k　　脚踩两只船

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

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/ i' h$ A" _4 R7 |& {& m1 m　　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

+ S- N* B" i7 X8 K  X　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 n) l5 F0 E% f# c　　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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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! E! m! R0 I. \  J* I2 ^+ j　　马到成功

" ^& H, q- D0 b' |1 F　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ M% e" G7 F# Y% u. M8 e　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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. ~4 _& [+ M; {8 o/ ^4 C8 j5 ?0 p　　茅塞顿开

8 t/ B* `9 @/ D, H$ E) G6 F　　be suddenly enlightened
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# y1 }5 r4 s% M# H　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ w( S, O+ b+ m8 Y. Q0 g　　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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) y) Z+ w0 E( I( I- i+ ]　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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% D+ ?2 L6 T4 T: m　　赔了夫人又折兵
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# Y7 W; p# ]/ N  l2 _9 H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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- E( ~3 Z2 |' ^7 Q$ y2 M) N" g! R　　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

　　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

  E: P( ^+ ?' |4 C4 e6 C　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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  o- X# X: |7 n* v　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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

  ?9 S, W* i6 [- f　　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

- S! E5 B- S0 K6 A! X0 ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; \4 ?" {/ x8 m3 I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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' o$ J2 P; ?9 }6 `0 n/ i* u: m　　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

# W$ N9 g" o& S$ R, e　　Humans are born good.
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' `$ l( B: v: W1 c9 l+ r6 e　　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;
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0 }$ I( o& l( A( [( G# _& \: d" v9 m" [　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: R! |! f8 s; N! {# v　　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

　　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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% o# r& g7 Y$ o& x  |, y5 f: @! f　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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$ M0 i% v) p# y: p% S　　实事求是
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  u5 F6 o+ r% r　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( x: _+ T- B7 V% B. G( w# Q　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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) T7 h6 M2 `# |; g1 @+ X　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 j/ `  `# @% d; t/ Z0 u3 V, {) Q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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" w4 W3 U' ~3 N+ I' K4 J　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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* H  u" ^  A# W　　Unity is strength.
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! z, ?6 W3 c3 z　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 X8 J; p9 `, ?4 l. x1 ^0 B　　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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/ f8 p& n! V9 J# |3 Z. X　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' R5 V$ U* h8 [# K# [/ _* Z% M1 r　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  ^7 W8 H! M9 c　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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5 q# I0 F' z6 r- F* r; z　　无中生有

7 M' C+ s! s* K3 D　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ u  z/ g* d  {% v　　无风不起浪
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% a2 b9 Q8 c4 t4 |9 `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成

4 X7 ^. E' Q) U' k+ }' I, z　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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* o& _" H, }6 o+ i1 `0 U( o　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 o6 S5 B( M2 n% t　　循序渐进
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2 f0 U* k) |3 l0 x2 g/ P: c& d　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ w4 @3 X. @' M& J3 ]4 P2 Z; o　　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

4 L$ A$ M  Y3 q- r0 @9 K8 ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨

2 k: Q8 e2 A* z6 _0 g! o0 @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

! M, f) }  {4 c1 }3 U　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

7 ~/ _9 Z* z1 p) `( [9 P　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

5 q! Q5 R) A( P1 C$ ?　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

& J4 m7 F$ c) C* {1 k  x( V　　以人为本

  E' m, |, Z# x　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

# j5 _- Y* N% s* m: |# U! q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& S& o; N# u& c" D! u8 F3 Z5 Z9 V" T　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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: a2 b+ E( R7 Q　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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- i! o3 ^; o) a* K  K& t; o  a" V　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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4 t% L# E/ [# ~" n) d7 p) z+ V　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" O9 X* J% S- w* B  E) ~- `　　冤假错案

6 k4 Q$ I# ^, x" w* \0 S$ W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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% d# t9 j5 Q: J: P　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

) `7 y) C2 U8 U0 U4 ^# y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

. v  k2 U; j3 i5 N# j# \, H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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3 S, Z% J" y- S( l　　纸上谈兵

7 k" m3 N- c. _　　be an armchair strategist
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% B, S4 s1 t- p4 n# l2 {　　纸包不住火

5 u2 n  I$ S; O7 I5 m6 v6 \7 w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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: N( c" a/ }& z+ S　　100

9 c) I: I" g1 P　　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。