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 Y( [; S# D( g. d　　Love me, love my dog.

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" x2 V/ L3 L5 }5 s; [5 u% u6 g　　百闻不如一见
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/ |% R; ]4 C5 O' E8 X$ G0 ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ a' K# i5 h4 Q　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ h. v/ n( e& S2 s2 v; m8 o; F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ p+ z& |' W0 u$ [7 W2 T% o+ B　　笨鸟先飞

* w0 y- _6 N( H/ N* m# a6 e4 o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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- S2 H& ~  n, o. H8 X) j# m7 I　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, d$ {  u4 M$ p8 K1 e: I! w$ N, _　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! u/ \5 K+ ~7 y0 I' h% ]　　辞旧迎新

# ~) `- P7 q  ~　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) n- h* m7 q2 f0 Q9 g7 i　　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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& d  P; W& R$ y+ J! }3 x　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

# f0 x1 ~8 i7 y- Q4 e# d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 r0 N7 Q( c: X; D5 }, F2 l　　过犹不及
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6 l( L+ V: ?6 X- N; T+ n　　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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0 K/ ^0 W* e% p8 H　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% q9 u8 v; \) q5 G( ], v1 W　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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) ~+ X3 _! P( ^. s0 A, i7 C) `　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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8 u3 l; I. c6 Y　　活到老学到老

: W# f$ D# A7 S! }　　never too old to learn

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& y. E* z* S/ \, v　　既往不咎

9 X& {4 }- ^. b+ r6 v  h; L" q" j$ j' o　　let bygones be bygones
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3 x2 A2 \0 l  i5 n/ z　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 W. R* K# p0 }+ O& E. a$ J3 m/ B" G/ s　　There are spots even on the sun.
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$ Y8 q6 x' H: ]3 d4 a$ Y　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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% w9 @/ q; o) T6 ^" c3 b　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

" C4 C4 |/ {. 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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- v; Q+ L* e" p9 \0 {+ _' w+ X6 }( Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# {) Z4 g+ y/ k( s+ k- z. ?　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

) Y2 I" e1 }& `$ V7 H6 {6 ^' ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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' p% i7 y/ o4 P* C+ O- S% e  B　　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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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! H. C# y9 B! k% {1 r" K　　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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: I$ m  R* j6 }3 C0 R　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 o: J! e6 x0 ^3 K) `: `7 i　　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
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5 S3 |/ M) V. W, N　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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6 ^. D/ k3 o: e3 L) p2 j- r  ?+ R# u　　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
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* ]% z3 H  F9 b. _! I　　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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, j/ u% ]1 v, Y1 k$ X$ c　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

; V1 j, |' a4 F. a, a/ N　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% I- Z" R5 ^7 [% {4 [; w  |/ a% Q4 g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

4 |5 J/ Y% {+ Y! d" Y& A　　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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7 |  V/ D" A4 f　　瑞雪兆丰年

: ^$ r, I  M/ W% a' r9 k  v9 V* b$ Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% A" d8 u/ K  n1 r' r  {　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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$ w+ Y! e- X; K$ v, k- r5 y! q　　世外桃源

8 l% ]) `/ S! t. ]- @. [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

- {8 f4 |; H5 K2 G　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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. C' r) Q7 S* w6 y( F! B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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9 w8 k+ E3 k$ i: A　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

$ D$ M# |0 d$ x1 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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( U% K+ f# @0 P% Z% I　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. m' k4 i9 `2 @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# o" |" u! v2 @; U- ]　　实事求是
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$ g  ~( {( s4 T* o7 y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

; x& E% u6 s+ d1 K6 e5 X1 H　　speak of the devil

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7 e, H# j6 _. ]: A0 n0 L　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ h- |, N' L+ q9 }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　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

. ~% P/ ?6 _1 B　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

# W# R- \% c; W. Y/ \3 w4 P　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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) A9 S3 i) S1 t1 c3 z0 I0 a, L! E　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 |( I( S# R! ~- S; c　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 ^' ]) b) D; x  B　　唯利是图

3 o- a+ e7 ^- @6 w　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ q/ M! L' J% Z1 `　　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

+ |+ f" Z# r5 p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- Z7 b$ K# q$ ^　　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
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& L( \1 t' v+ Y( x; \4 @. k5 I　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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) S0 R( o5 o! X8 }& T( A# e　　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
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, d: y/ g8 L; z0 k2 f　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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+ |7 k$ C7 v; g2 n　　息事宁人

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) U7 \; h  l! o' }: {　　循序渐进
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" [6 b" P( Q; O2 [1 Z. k8 i/ f　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 ^3 X, ~. T# D+ r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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4 x8 N0 |2 L# u# h" v5 u3 M　　有缘千里来相会

# v2 W3 P$ u& Z( `+ W# B) O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, W# y  u2 U3 d　　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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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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' K0 Z% e+ }1 b2 X　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  \* F- W4 q/ \) ~  X9 a' V5 b& U　　招财进宝

3 ?$ ^5 {6 ], r! N* A4 j　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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0 y3 ~! P5 X& V3 t  i　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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5 B* p) H8 J. |8 W: h% c　　纸上谈兵

) G: r% k  ~9 m/ {/ v) _6 ~　　be an armchair strategist
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1 X6 E# E9 D8 }( ?　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　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。