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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' }+ p# A1 \' E/ k5 W　　爱屋及乌
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0 h: C8 `; m4 Z# u8 G% Y　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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% h6 V( @) N3 q, h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 l: V4 w' T$ M  H! u" `5 U& f　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

1 j" c, T) [4 G" `8 n' g5 u1 ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" L5 e8 L5 Q0 c/ u2 [+ _　　不遗余力
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) R0 {8 T1 i0 @  Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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- m/ O* m6 |, P% x, j* c3 J　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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% \3 c& x! R: j　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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  e- ]/ Q2 D. m& b3 s　　大开眼界
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; f0 s0 P* ^0 f' f　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, N5 ~% S( Z" P, |+ p+ J2 M, m　　过犹不及
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# v- m9 j( E' y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; s' p0 w' x* N; h9 u: a& E8 k　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. m$ L5 u3 l# a& _　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 u' T, a9 o) `1 o) K　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 ?$ t6 n! T! e1 j　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 o: j4 S# a1 ^" \. i　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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% s- y7 m* \9 i' i9 }　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 j! e' o1 o  G0 W2 E　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

  Q! n! x$ L% @/ S" E1 l9 u　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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5 }- t0 p5 p: r6 B% `- {3 @( @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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3 ]- O0 }& {1 }  F% [# U　　君子之交淡如水
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- }  a! F1 }0 V. `) B　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ e1 E  r- Q7 ^' H　　礼尚往来

5 w+ @2 i5 T! ~* ]# A6 O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 S- Z! v- V4 |　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# t6 L# l) e" @+ e. s' k# t9 K　　马到成功
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! q, m  L2 a  Q" d0 y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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8 D# }# Y. w9 Y7 z$ z$ v　　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

　　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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' V2 J' \* r* e1 f　　谋事在人，成事在天
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3 e( m& i/ v# H  E. t　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! k. T* B( r9 n( u9 L+ s0 x　　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
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+ _4 n, a) M& D* t7 K& h　　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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% m9 @+ S6 a, _3 q, l& x- {　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 C& B5 a! r$ l. C, O& q6 W* i　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& `3 y: |* h( e3 b　　千里之行始于足下

, s+ _8 }- m3 `　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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2 m1 B+ R2 y- S$ {* H　　前事不忘，后事之师
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4 h7 K0 ~& N7 a; N/ U& Q2 y4 G　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 p3 ?7 L& S+ w" H- ?0 s　　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

6 w& g7 B% C6 a5 G( ?　　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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. ?& [" m+ I# k- f9 e　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 j* o, W- A# q2 `- h& F: }- Y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: V! `  A: n5 ]1 w　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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- M' g$ r& q' K  A+ i　　人之初，性本善

1 _2 ^& h- \  [# X8 W( z2 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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: b/ g/ l1 T1 t6 f  e2 R　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& G* Z! g, ^  `$ y1 R: k　　a blessing in disguise;
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8 I0 b/ s6 E: h% \  @$ ?　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* B+ h' F; c( Y& C+ L0 c1 q! X　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

9 F2 }) {5 ^% i; `! v! A! w2 P　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) Q/ j' @9 z* f4 z* A　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

( D% s0 R  t0 A9 i' k　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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( d* {* x, |4 N% h$ a* |3 Y3 B" O　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 F! ?5 Y  ^7 c: [　　糖衣炮弹

$ W! ^+ A7 h3 w# S7 ~: Z4 \  F　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  y5 U( `6 M* O5 L( b6 V. r3 P$ x　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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0 g# @4 x, W) h6 f' n6 T) V& F4 n　　团结就是力量
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5 J  K$ a% j6 y' D6 @5 Y　　Unity is strength.
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% D  }, h/ A/ p: m, l1 z! _　　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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8 z, E$ D3 C& |! F　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 q  C. s5 S  H  n9 f! r2 ~　　物以类聚，人以群分

% ?$ K0 H" ]' `+ `　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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- X9 j; R5 K6 ~) ~2 }　　唯利是图

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

; D" r% p, \% V, Q9 Y; v　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 o! N1 v3 O% `7 g" C% R　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 _; H* Q0 c2 y$ ?　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 T! {& q+ T+ V　　新官上任三把火

: @/ k! O- V7 W　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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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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　　先入为主

) h& {8 S% B$ d+ H, q; O( c　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! ?3 \6 k0 U2 ~5 \　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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- N2 B9 J3 n( i4 b　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 j# Q! d$ e9 D" L2 W' w: e3 E6 Y　　ants on a hot pan

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/ v" [1 w  s" c' T0 x　　现身说法

, g5 r( S( t! n2 }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

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

　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 g3 ]) ?( o/ ^% F9 j　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

' p& K0 n- p; C+ z* V% C　　有勇无谋

. V8 ^1 x4 s$ v  n2 S3 {4 A　　bold but not crafty84

: z% Z8 A: b, ^% J0 t& X　　有缘千里来相会
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! e9 p% F  z& U2 v, p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

$ @+ g$ y5 ]4 K9 a　　keep pace with the times86
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4 ^1 S# ?' _: J　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

  g2 t( f/ ?# q% u; l8 h7 m1 \　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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( ?3 [% H* [( a# K- Z. G# R5 m　　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

: a/ ^9 }0 S. H/ k4 h- o　　Haste makes waste.
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7 f6 f4 D) |5 c　　More haste, less speed.
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! c. |" Q) {& X2 W　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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# Z" k. D; c: W: w+ p  L　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

9 G8 t  Q8 h: B+ F" E　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& m. F. a  s* J0 P; w　　招财进宝

' Y" O* ]3 v2 L9 Q0 i; H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

9 D- F1 b# _" Y$ o　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

3 E: n, g( d7 P　　target of public criticism

5 f7 A2 G( H7 |9 i. O& q! P　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

# Z% y' R: x& X  [7 I2 Q　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

5 b0 Q" o% @- C) l6 j+ T　　100

* S! g5 V. o$ w2 n9 v; {, k9 @2 m　　左右为难
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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。