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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2 }, G' P% I) q" j　　爱屋及乌
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+ I6 N9 Q7 E8 n( Q7 j4 Q- ~　　Love me, love my dog.

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# T4 W8 x$ @. g' K# w　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ c* d. {8 Q) [2 \$ s6 R　　Seeing is believing.

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8 _% ^+ }8 c" K  C% |　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ ~% K! ~, O8 |3 ?; e! J3 q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 D* f; J: n9 V6 p% ]5 t7 k- w　　不遗余力

4 h# T- z  J. W5 b" @$ q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 W# u1 U- H+ Z) q! G　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

6 r" H) ^% t3 ^* G& w4 v( }  F　　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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( U0 s2 U& A# }- X' @+ @' ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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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　　过犹不及

, {$ X; ~1 b: D7 y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# H6 K/ g) Q+ |/ F2 L　　Bad news travels fast.
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# q( S; j! m! B& h. N　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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. k9 v! w; N1 y% Z$ g- E7 A# k　　活到老学到老

9 L$ D! s( u7 T- O8 d0 D　　never too old to learn
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) M% V. E) ?! V, L/ m4 T0 t7 R5 C　　既往不咎
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* B& f! d& p, S3 F- ~2 R4 V* J　　金无足赤，人无完人

1 m- A2 Q! |; _( Z! r. V4 k　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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+ X8 Q. t4 w: P　　Treasures fill the home.

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- @2 m; o. A' ]* n5 ?& |( k) |　　脚踏实地
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3 H2 v! o$ b* W$ k& n! Z; u　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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: ?1 A; F2 e; V) W5 E1 {; e9 k  G( n　　礼尚往来

5 Q- @+ B9 @* Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ l8 b$ h$ j: B" s  c! m) {# ^　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ A7 D( s" D  ?. b- `- |　　马到成功

, X1 h/ s  \: ^, {( I4 _8 E) V　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  `$ x6 _- F' Z# L( ?　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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1 P) {" x* C6 M1 U+ ?+ _　　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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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  X3 V1 P8 Z) r　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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

# W7 R: U% Y( b% f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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# W" r; |2 t) d6 D1 A' O7 i8 _　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　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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9 M8 E) \6 i2 Y9 v  s　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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% |; M2 u; `: v, a2 _1 L' w; ?0 C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; f' r9 p* m( A7 u0 d　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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　　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

0 [3 Z) E( h+ b1 A& P; i　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) Z( a( D( F/ o/ A" {6 L* e" Z　　人逢喜事精神爽
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, \5 X4 f! S8 X% Q" O/ ?5 D) x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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1 |( a) w2 H: N　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( Q" M0 \& B$ B* e　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( w$ s' e' d' b　　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

- D: H& Q% X% h# G) V, y- ~　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 F% ~; ^; o# S* k- q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

: F& B/ y8 D) }" T  b2 ?& f　　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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! g2 d  N3 h# b1 N" A　　水涨船高

0 S8 }6 A( N8 F$ z" R4 n( n　　A ship rises with the tide
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: Q2 I1 b- U# Y$ o6 t) N) K7 D$ p, r　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 G; O$ A2 z, |　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 u! s  n- p  V; {4 f! J* X" w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 P1 P4 {- L9 `) l% B　　实事求是

, [' G$ P& t4 R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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9 Y; l% e% ^: B　　说曹操，曹操到

( J- x+ J! b0 o7 Z4 v# c　　speak of the devil

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) ?) @9 o0 d% }7 Y5 i9 Y　　实话实说
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5 b/ |, }1 i2 B; N　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 b/ w4 H1 F2 e: J) p　　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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1 t5 z4 V+ q: D0 K　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

- \9 |! D  U2 O; O8 i　　糖衣炮弹

# [* @; h& ]; c: Y3 H　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, L/ [# P0 N' S1 R$ V; e, R　　天有不测风云

5 V0 p3 r+ |/ L4 D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 J  t. N8 Z( C2 S2 y% C　　团结就是力量
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9 l  z& e, @  y4 K; p2 }4 e　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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3 v  w* d# ]" T  Q# h* @　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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0 S+ Q- E& h  Z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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& w' R( f8 v' S　　望子成龙
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6 c1 M3 _8 @' A( E2 |: g& i: V　　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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" \% i  \1 e$ l　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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( z0 j. P3 P4 @; v$ W3 ~　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 z: i8 _7 y, Z' F, f　　徇私枉法

; c3 s8 h- ^- G  h2 o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 s- v1 _9 `- `4 t* {9 K" B　　蓄势待发
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$ i' u( K+ C; K7 Q3 \' E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  p; P* g  v) b' x　　心想事成
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　　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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6 y* v" n3 T* j, N) \; y& P( r　　先入为主

& u! ?" M5 g) e% g3 ?, |　　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

1 P5 r. l& l5 v8 r9 U$ Z( e( c　　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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& x# }# D# q1 l% x% z　　息事宁人

6 q+ }+ `0 n$ u　　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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; J0 J4 X5 C- h1 Q% e5 K% N　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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7 q2 h; c" X( m1 K; Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* Y. R  q2 P+ j0 o8 l% G& m" x. ^　　有情人终成眷属

4 c: J: l7 H4 L( D* r/ [　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' I& Q, D- S8 F% ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

; v+ X! D4 O: P( M0 s　　a man of insight83

0 F/ o+ ^# T% F" _+ k1 Z4 N　　有勇无谋

! K$ _; s; }- ^　　bold but not crafty84
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3 n- k( x7 O5 a! j9 |　　有缘千里来相会
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　　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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　　以人为本
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& W6 I/ \0 A" B+ k2 ]　　people-oriented
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- J/ D3 {; L6 t- N　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

6 _: @  D. f9 Q: e( k　　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

' P9 `/ F  F* ~& ]9 @7 |9 x　　Haste makes waste.

5 i; i/ O' z8 r  ]$ Z+ ~, `　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　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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- O* d5 M% K# ~7 o4 J　　冤假错案

; p5 A1 U  o, D3 z! R, r  a　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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! d; T) s2 p4 U$ Y0 Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

7 X. I  `: L* L9 X& Z9 w　　A promise is a promise.
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+ l/ K) T5 ^" O8 l! Y8 |# V9 M　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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; ], y9 P% U* H8 ]0 R# z0 E　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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1 N# C! w, e5 Z7 M0 A　　target of public criticism

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) N. e" k0 E4 e- Q$ Z5 P　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

: ~* J1 L) c/ F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

* S, j! ]7 ^' F: c) ?3 q% ^　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

2 V2 N( p  z* b　　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。