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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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% \0 F" s) B! K! W/ r　　百闻不如一见
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$ c' }9 W% B4 k9 W8 W# I　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ M% }1 l% b) Z0 }" P1 U　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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$ X; t2 R# X6 }& a! u　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.
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9 k9 ?- ^- l- |* K5 F　　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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: b$ j+ }+ q4 L  ?! P% P　　大事化小，小事化了
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! x+ y* x7 {5 g& k7 u- O+ I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ B; `) s5 u5 R0 g$ a　　大开眼界

% o+ }5 ?9 X# j5 ]3 }- D　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 ~+ Y9 d$ a% }7 d8 `7 w! J8 u; b　　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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' @! }& T3 b& F( B# Y" h　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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* l4 g. x) a0 F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 o3 w4 _7 Y" D0 s- T& Y6 J　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

- n1 [0 j/ v0 ]( ]0 s9 Z　　let bygones be bygones

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; O% y' N9 e2 P3 ^9 e　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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" p+ B5 N4 e# {4 Z) D9 M% s　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 `* _: V: ?6 [% r! l8 s5 b; M. |- R　　君子之交淡如水

# t+ ?! ^1 F7 l# Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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$ y8 e2 ], t2 v. f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 g% W3 J6 i5 w0 \  t+ f( S　　礼尚往来
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: g2 }3 K- Z" b3 t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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( _3 ~& L' {4 x! z, B7 D( D; W　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 ]& i/ D  L+ H; r% R  C# N& r* H9 Q　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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( _& B" D2 P7 |: d7 b　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 z9 E; C5 E$ }" ~7 O- ]; H& s　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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: x, O, N( P8 h% p; T4 B9 @) Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: H: K3 I, v/ o. T8 @: m　　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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/ m% [; l3 ~5 t　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 R: Z; c) A6 O3 M　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) F6 t6 _. T" C$ D　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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$ s: M. R# b  k8 W　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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! b) i# j" y: Z$ Y) ?" [! a　　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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1 V- O/ K" L4 C4 Y4 k8 C2 g　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# W7 H+ |  p6 _! J& U　　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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; Z# s3 s& |7 Q) m　　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

　　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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6 [8 u* n! k3 d+ Y6 o+ l2 z' T　　瑞雪兆丰年

( g! \: H  S) V; z9 W/ ?+ V　　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
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# }8 X2 G) E! B# ?, N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

* P' t# F4 ?9 C: H0 j　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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7 n0 ~# l. w& ]* r$ z* h' }　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 {# b5 d- m. F  C. ~1 W2 M+ u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

! b6 u" R' V- [. M) l* |　　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

" Q: J* K, t& {& {1 ?/ ?　　A ship rises with the tide

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% ?7 a8 \7 p) x　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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0 u% |8 N* i0 j2 u　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( D) r- f4 e2 F! \　　说曹操，曹操到

$ S" ?9 n# F, @% s. R4 a8 Z　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

' Z" k+ Q7 B; ~　　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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　　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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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

" M7 |$ _$ |! |" M  j　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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% @9 T+ M: G* V7 _# Z* t3 m' z' 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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　　歪风邪气

% r) m; m( f5 Q7 f7 C0 F# w　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 d  h+ w; |1 Y& d　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ h1 X+ N" ?7 D. ~$ y; R　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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3 B* A7 G5 ]& H　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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9 ]! \: T2 v5 v$ e　　无中生有

6 h5 z9 B. G% g& V2 f　　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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9 x) W/ {) u  t- P　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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" t( C; C8 O# n& ~( s9 n　　新官上任三把火
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0 e: Q- Y/ H9 t7 M: R　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 F8 f- M+ V9 `& u( c　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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+ e- |# S' e, J2 V( g　　May all your wish come true

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  P6 {, e' O; K9 K' ]　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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; q% j& u, D6 z+ z) D5 D5 ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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# k4 I. @' J1 i4 Y1 C2 V, n& Z% X　　息事宁人

" J% B4 E8 A0 q4 S- S; i. s3 W, U　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, q3 N2 O0 q9 i/ s　　循序渐进
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! E% W- ~5 t: H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; `) a& S$ A  O　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 _1 t. h8 Z1 h5 k0 d& a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. A5 z/ g: k- }　　有识之士
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5 k# ?" n% R5 u2 r  Z& n; H　　a man of insight83
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+ Q& b4 r! j1 G$ W　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

3 x+ l- Q7 k/ P. L* y　　有缘千里来相会
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2 B0 @+ g. }& v; l) U) h  ~　　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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- b) I5 D" _1 l+ M" r1 ~0 d/ i　　keep pace with the times86

0 V$ W" b' }/ T  Q5 p3 G# R7 N　　以人为本

/ s1 i! @8 R- {; z+ I　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

& B; P( ^1 [, N3 a: D0 r　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 o& l" ]! W. ?0 h3 U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

3 r$ O" Z( D# t% c2 ~$ s( C　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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% G$ a0 e- j# f) q　　欲速则不达
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+ G5 p+ m- O* x) U. ]- [　　Haste makes waste.

8 R$ K, R+ R, {. W  M　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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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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( Y' D0 o1 P( N4 H) ^- }　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- m" f& f' j7 O) F　　冤假错案
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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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" J: x+ h, J, U$ a　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

3 M; q7 Y. @$ e. }/ H+ W( A　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　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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　　be an armchair strategist

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# Q5 O( x' V+ z4 W) ]+ x+ l　　纸包不住火

2 o- x( |  ^3 \6 G0 ^& r; L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 U# u- E, C4 v% c5 A; {* |4 Q　　What's done by night appears by day.

& {2 [3 X6 ?& g1 f　　100

! _9 N# s% Z! |& o- J　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。