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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0 o$ z7 Q# t1 O! p　　爱屋及乌

1 N/ y- w* @' I9 C4 Y) Y" Z) j1 A　　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.

7 }4 m2 j$ }0 x- j1 _+ f　　Seeing is believing.

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3 b3 X2 D8 w8 v& @+ h5 h7 k" n　　比上不足，比下有余

$ J1 x) E5 F8 C+ V3 h" O2 S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

" X4 F# {& Q; k) u7 i. W& Q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

9 q  }% t! ?# r8 Z- Z　　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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& ~* I! p" l  v0 E8 v9 k  y  R　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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, I3 q' Q5 i  s/ c　　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

; C6 o! O+ K3 U( O* ]% U. ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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* P+ Y( ^  C4 ^8 c! k　　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;

, ?0 X5 y0 I9 S　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 ^" V7 s. B. A5 ~9 c  m　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 M2 J) P5 Q0 }% O% @　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( C' D4 C$ e6 i　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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. f% }5 i5 Z* u　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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) o7 t& o- Z# k- f% E0 o　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 v/ H; q- O4 M  `　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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3 `! q- |) t& Q; P- D5 a- z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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$ x# e% U0 k/ P9 y　　君子之交淡如水
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) }3 T' e$ M" W* o$ U0 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 A5 O. F' J  S9 ~( S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

& j8 _1 o; A) d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& i. `! g: e- w6 u　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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3 I$ m1 y: r  T! T" u" B( T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

+ a7 `$ P. W/ [2 ^, Z/ _" U　　gain both fame and wealth
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( F* }6 G) p* }: R: Z: w8 E( D( D　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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/ b* F  ]0 M) W  ?+ |　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' N& [1 q6 s4 @: `& Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! q9 U# C: v4 l* B5 |5 o+ [　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, y- L8 G# o, v4 m　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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+ e2 t: o8 |' ?6 P9 l) K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

8 e7 M$ L3 {5 |/ |& r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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3 g5 w: G+ f+ |8 l9 j1 ]　　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

2 M. d3 K: Q5 g5 t6 R. F　　take the preemptive opportunities

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  E: f2 C/ w( w0 h* C6 s! s　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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8 H! u* O3 W7 Y# P　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ D+ Z. h8 C. `, M6 m+ V3 o4 |　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ t. O2 U7 U& p　　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

　　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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7 D" q' o* \6 }0 t- U# W　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. f- u% u! a: P　　人之初，性本善

9 a2 A( u: r: J7 o) c" c% j7 M　　Humans are born good.

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4 U& K: |( o& f$ j4 r* Q5 y　　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
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+ ~+ @/ c. w7 a+ L: ]　　a blessing in disguise;

/ k, H" [6 b4 b* F! B. z# f" E　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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: |) C" }9 E: Z7 @5 ^　　水涨船高
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; g2 @" J2 N+ S9 [　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 Z) F5 ?" f# q0 l　　时不我待
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' b7 Y, w0 n% o" g　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

2 R$ I- Q7 K; O9 j/ h) n. q　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 k( P- O/ |) n$ b) D　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 d& Q1 F# W3 t( ~% W4 ^　　speak of the devil
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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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& G  {$ L0 Y' p0 f& v3 F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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( P/ g3 e5 G6 X% E+ B& `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) N# t+ q3 B. e8 W% O* z* @; m　　天有不测风云

; z* s! ]& I, K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

/ V" w. e2 j0 s7 C1 S% d　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 N6 C8 G- P- e8 ]  X; I  Q　　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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; _3 d& A! N: v# o　　歪风邪气

8 }  V/ Z, |" u. d- h$ T　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 X# v- U7 _3 I+ B　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 I1 N: |, T2 |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) D$ z$ T2 V3 u: J　　唯利是图
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  n* ]* [9 G5 j: f4 O& Y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! t3 L" w% ]& n+ Z- f　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( Q0 d- O9 C# }( H, @　　无风不起浪
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& w+ M& g$ N$ j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) n- |5 ^% S7 w9 z: O) J　　徇私枉法

# w+ d1 \7 ?+ Z' s: `% P0 G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* |. }2 j7 W  ^6 O$ x* B* |　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 h7 m. z4 H3 P  @  W　　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

. q& j0 {8 {9 u! D, l6 C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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+ I9 T6 e: [. L4 H! s3 x　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　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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# U# v* g8 _1 t" U  w5 O　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 y, Y8 @0 V) [/ X- \1 s9 v$ ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

9 s( h2 U( H7 M) `. l7 Y　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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0 A9 Q& v" ]' S; S　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

) C6 N- t7 ]/ k0 G6 R* ]) f　　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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# _0 c) K/ r1 E6 C# o( M; M　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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; v! B# S  ~% r, O! F　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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& L! [& N" ?1 C1 q0 a　　欲速则不达
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' m' l7 X% W3 E& ?　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

  I* I/ y  F6 M/ M& g3 c: j- s　　survival of the fittest

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  A6 c/ r; Q& q, J* u　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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" f$ |6 S/ D1 D8 ?3 J6 X5 m　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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2 M8 i3 l2 g& T8 A. w1 h8 @　　冤假错案
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$ G5 u$ z7 y1 Z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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$ c6 {3 N& J: ~, V! ~5 S% s　　一言既出，驷马难追
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" n0 Q0 T4 w; c0 y　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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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

　　target of public criticism
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, j& y' a9 {8 J　　纸上谈兵
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9 r2 X5 I! `' N  [/ d7 Y) i8 G　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

' r- z# j; [1 x; {+ r* y0 X" B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 @  ?/ [) o8 H( O/ I% X; |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* h! F, C4 s+ v& G4 H" @　　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。