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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' n' [% J, y# ~+ ~& c6 n. [3 g　　Seeing is believing.
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/ H5 f' V. ~, U1 h  T; {. a- m/ U　　比上不足，比下有余

/ K0 U8 e6 X" H# w8 c7 G) G& ~3 b　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; q; I$ |" e# J- c　　笨鸟先飞

. d8 G" h  t# c1 v/ b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

$ X0 |, X1 k6 P: V# W　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

; _+ g% s; |5 x$ ?2 q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 M& S& [8 M- e, `4 G; _" 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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　　大开眼界

! C0 ]  v& [" X" ]　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 k: j2 D1 u: X3 {　　too much is as bad as too little

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( X2 E& d5 C- b　　好了伤疤忘了疼

. F, z! \+ Q7 N　　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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1 p+ V2 R; n; U2 w" n9 Y& F　　和气生财
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+ u. K# \6 ~( ?/ b! D5 O　　harmony brings wealth;
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* l' P0 @/ Z1 W! d8 m: R　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! A9 L8 ~' U2 Q+ F% D7 G　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ t3 P* d* T, K　　脚踏实地
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: f3 b7 V: m- |& O/ g9 @1 c　　be down-to-earth

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! j4 W8 o0 Q5 i　　脚踩两只船
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/ P% h. Q* a$ b　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 W0 O  W; X7 U0 P7 R　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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" |: b9 Y+ L) N- ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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6 W! n0 m2 S# V$ k4 c; S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

4 _# ?! s& \$ [; \( t- L8 I& R　　gain both fame and wealth

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3 R+ z* {" O/ Y+ O　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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4 X+ C3 c/ K, x" K1 D# y5 X　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  _6 o/ u, S8 f! _! U　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 m/ C  W) U7 z　　弄巧成拙

3 Y/ j3 C5 K# r8 {5 z2 b8 E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" K+ h8 D# l3 \# t　　赔了夫人又折兵
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5 d! g1 C3 [# A; q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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, }" o! ~- F3 ]% ~" e　　抛砖引玉
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2 V( H, A( @% k/ `5 K3 B/ G2 }9 @　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ D6 a- m6 q1 V　　破釜沉舟
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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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　　抢得先机

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5 e- J* B3 d, {& x4 V　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: ^! D, N7 F) {- F　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

# V6 p/ P% R7 k+ Q! [　　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

) Y1 i) D, B" R( S" Y4 S　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ j/ s4 ^7 V1 T6 U! t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 @+ ?! y3 |/ S8 i( ]8 Q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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) ^% o, Y0 |# j　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ ?) x. F, y5 a" e2 o; |6 I　　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
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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, N$ _4 V4 c+ z- `8 A) h　　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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1 l5 u' S' r- j& m　　三十而立
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2 x3 Y2 N( r" j: n6 k　　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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$ h' t7 B5 ?. i( h9 H　　水涨船高

* u! b% h  |* X6 b# ]　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

& z& M- H* l9 l' c/ v1 L0 G　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 D( b9 ]" N7 K* I　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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+ q) ^" {& `' S7 ~1 V: |' |　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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+ K6 ^. w' V/ }8 u　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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! L: O0 |) J+ y% M$ x6 W' N! k) Y/ h　　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
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' }& g! |7 _4 H3 z$ z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 {$ u8 D; H2 D' }/ c# ?　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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9 w/ j. F: Z, m　　Unity is strength.

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5 D, Y) k# d2 }" w# Y  e+ @　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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% R$ S/ z+ z/ j0 i# u　　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

4 J2 t$ r! v% V" i( V4 ]- V　　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
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 ]$ {8 }. v7 `/ L4 j% p$ g% o# ]　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　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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2 @% w: Q" S8 v( p9 N. w. z, g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 v! J1 G: g' Q% j- E8 \　　The best defense is offense.

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% N9 T5 t& ?+ o2 _8 f4 v. _1 j: X　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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' _( E  E, J0 d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

8 i4 h: U- L( `9 H! h+ k　　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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) Q: f+ b& u, |% r　　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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8 k$ Q4 W% M- I  w1 T　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" K4 j% l7 l: r7 {6 d. ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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: a: k: ]" z; W+ |" P　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

1 D: c, v0 X) V" i　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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* n2 M6 k1 p3 T* f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 _  X6 d6 a  G" @　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ T8 v! q8 M& g" u5 Z) A! j　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* c4 J7 w+ v; f# D6 J  p　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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& l; W- h, c0 A) ?" P% ?0 t　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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5 i/ }9 O3 a3 {1 r5 u3 x* n　　一言既出，驷马难追

) ?6 l7 _$ Y* m% w7 ]( ]　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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7 B  m& a2 c+ ]2 E! e　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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5 o1 X8 C/ U8 G! H　　众矢之的
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7 F4 X+ M; l. G* X! T: w# d7 @　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。