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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/ Q$ x8 e- h& s% H　　爱屋及乌

  k7 p, C, j' ]' {. k　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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$ O! Z: y) T9 p8 W　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ r; L# c$ L$ i7 u2 A) g　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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" I: O; n; b( V6 v8 h8 c' m5 ^　　No discord, no concord.

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/ V% D2 I9 a& H6 f2 h5 E" X　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' g8 c2 r% `1 F' C( p, U6 }* y　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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6 \! T8 p& @" o# J　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 U6 p9 F2 F4 A* B% r: C1 R　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

8 Y9 k1 x" @8 T7 E' S' `　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 T- d  v' C1 e0 g' D　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

0 h8 u- V: \- u9 f; h4 k+ e　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

! I( V6 M# _# E　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, F: B' Q0 i: w2 S2 q　　活到老学到老
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6 B! j* c- L9 G! W) s7 P　　never too old to learn
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; g; y' _) Q1 ^　　既往不咎
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' N1 O9 Y: ~, ?  o+ G' z4 h　　let bygones be bygones
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4 B2 {& h, G7 h" y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 A$ l* e7 P8 F+ H- q# S2 [- |; Q4 S　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- Z& @0 \/ m; C+ H) Q4 v　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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6 |" j% [0 s: q; g- O2 e　　君子之交淡如水
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7 ?& e# p2 P  Y3 [2 L1 Z) y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

: ?# B/ X$ ^: a; J" P" f0 h! Q: q　　cut and dried; cliché
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' l+ x( \0 t/ t$ Y2 M- q' M　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# H% s, x  J) J( m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, v* H! U: }$ ], `$ a　　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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1 v9 s! I" R: K6 ~% l; f- L$ @1 k! U　　名利双收

6 Y) C. }% Q* p# ?* \: M% b　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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% B2 Q9 i+ D0 s5 m　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 |2 ~/ h+ g$ L3 R. o; L　　每逢佳节倍思亲

4 e+ f0 {0 `+ G# {　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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+ d* p! _* r. K1 A　　谋事在人，成事在天
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! ]* S( P: H7 ~+ O4 x  x- H6 M　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* [" U1 J, X) i6 t　　弄巧成拙
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! q, u9 P1 {4 {& J. O( U9 n0 X& T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- B& N& o  U/ K8 m　　赔了夫人又折兵
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# ^/ B8 N1 f9 G; i( J2 y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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) o/ Y& q* `( l3 e3 V4 P　　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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1 ^# C$ H* q6 K& e　　破釜沉舟
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+ Q* ~/ |5 n: C- g　　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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) G: j$ g& H# z5 N% I1 S+ i　　抢得先机

* t# a% \& \. g( i* `　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 [) X/ P- F5 \' G9 F( n- Y　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

' P+ z4 I) T/ A　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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3 S: r4 ^# }8 F　　强龙难压地头蛇
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1 l: `3 w1 u$ c# N! m5 A1 @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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  [; ]8 w0 ~$ o3 ?0 m0 p. Y0 b　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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6 e2 `( I& i( l& y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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& h7 H" }4 w. I& m9 R　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% y  e4 v- g9 y5 j+ T5 r　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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! a( J0 _# a) \9 B% f　　三十而立
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/ ~0 a6 H8 d. {/ Z+ x) ~, V: P　　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

4 a5 Y  r1 x; p( k* H- Z　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

, d* u+ K! z; w6 E0 X, I+ j. e　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( c# I' T8 {# Y% R　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- E7 ^% L$ W+ x1 I. d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* l1 A4 G$ ?- \' D4 B　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

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

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* B2 u3 Q6 x4 b; q0 j0 g! u- T　　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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; u; r: E. S8 Q. H2 [( L1 ~- }- H　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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7 Y- d, i# ~' w5 X5 t0 z* O  _6 y　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 R; b6 y4 I' k& O* R" i+ G5 E　　团结就是力量
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　　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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! I9 p8 W6 V! V# ~　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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# m, t: [9 e' p4 D" _; g$ C- }　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 D% H% ]/ R- T/ w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  w8 |7 B8 D0 g0 W+ n　　望子成龙

7 X  s4 E- p7 R3 g) m2 t　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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/ O" W+ w# j$ F$ V3 a; E) ~+ _　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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) z% u2 O9 J' X' g( @8 w; @　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& ~  m4 M+ W  h9 N　　蓄势待发
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. R0 k) c4 z7 t9 H7 V$ L　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　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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" v; M  ~  j9 s　　先下手为强
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( ]; |9 o" W  c' U2 Z( m　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ `+ e* J' q) b. s　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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8 ?7 M7 N* |6 G8 T9 V  h/ u% Y3 z　　现身说法
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" _( B" s. C1 v. w　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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  @$ H/ u/ r* b  c- W* k# v/ O8 H　　息事宁人

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

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/ ~5 S& p' @, w. D: [% P" I　　循序渐进

4 P, l' D7 d* u3 e　　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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/ }) O7 t0 a) n: ~( K# D+ f% C) H6 G　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# N  W+ f3 ^: N& Q. T0 _　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& G9 j/ X( R9 s- b* l$ }/ @　　与时俱进
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! I1 l1 z8 t% |　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

* D3 B2 B3 ~) s1 K: o$ N　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" l  g- f& o) ^6 i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* r! |# d: q  u　　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

/ O8 ~) z0 D6 X; `, i. n　　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

) R6 l" e" Y) j3 u$ L3 F) [　　Great minds think alike.
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, x- c$ h0 @3 ?, y- Z: Y8 \　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

( l' w! t* s1 M0 h# n　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ t) e8 `5 p  s& i4 x　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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& ?$ h8 T1 u+ X" O* u+ k  }2 \7 }　　纸上谈兵

　　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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6 ~# c5 t$ \2 ?& n2 |  Z　　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。