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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　　百闻不如一见

9 `) \- ^* h- @% U! e4 D　　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

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

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, a9 }' F; s8 I- ?, p# \3 Y　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 \$ L; J: G8 J8 a　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 u' d7 f- N8 p  }2 E: f, k4 E　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& q  H% i( f! ^4 E　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 j2 M/ F- H4 ^! l* T5 j　　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

) u5 e. I) Z# L+ g( h; m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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" ~: R2 @, e0 z( `　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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% G/ e' G7 V0 e- B2 ?　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 G2 z- T, l, \' |. B4 L0 Z0 T9 \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ {5 j, R: @% c& ]7 x/ A; @# A　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

9 d5 }( t' Q- e　　harmony brings wealth;
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: E1 V1 ~% p. ?" T　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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2 p) h$ h' u! }  w8 Z4 O　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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/ r, V! J$ e& z: ?　　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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! R2 U" G& m2 ], r　　金玉满堂

6 z$ N2 C/ M! {" N( r% [　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 s4 v% C9 t- I# G* t. E  s* h9 r' n) c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. T, i6 g. C  f( @　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 R  [4 q: w8 f% A　　礼尚往来
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5 l4 C# I4 `3 G% ?2 W9 x2 z5 [* [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 O* R+ p! b0 m$ R$ i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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/ d! O5 H& [  A3 Z　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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4 z  i5 {& _: h& N　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' f5 `$ j# W9 ^! t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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, q  ~. c4 K7 Z　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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5 a8 J" D* M; X8 h" D　　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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7 G" ]! w' E2 J. W: M( @  }　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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: a/ x/ Q, d5 j3 x" W　　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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; K4 W0 ], K6 M2 H5 o　　抢得先机
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! k7 N) [, b9 z+ ?　　take the preemptive opportunities

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( P. X9 G" x! L( f. u8 j3 n　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 J/ N" T( o- P# H! J- ~　　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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2 X4 I, D8 Z0 H4 F　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( f' X5 P0 [' ?# V6 F( N　　瑞雪兆丰年

! F- B7 E& E& I; ?8 |& z8 Z0 v　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# B3 Q0 M! L( y1 \　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& ?) w6 O2 T6 _" l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# n+ u0 z- n) ]( B3 W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 {: C, E, U& v- _: p. ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 j+ }* o# m  b　　世外桃源

! q6 ~9 k$ _8 B8 i　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 ~! z- r" ]9 ?; U1 I9 K　　人之初，性本善

  I9 Q" J3 E, _8 H　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 [' W4 ]4 J$ T3 [3 |  t$ A　　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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6 b- z- F: ~& U; ]6 T* M" S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( @5 ~, m) a9 d  Y5 }; q　　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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* w5 K- n$ f  T　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

4 q- y# ?5 y% j7 F8 }& ~2 m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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* Q& M* N( m, v$ U　　杀鸡用牛刀

- O& U) s$ s5 J' L0 |4 d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# z# A* @- H. @! g　　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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　　实话实说
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. J- b! u# k( U$ d! K/ F2 R　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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7 R/ i% Z4 W3 O9 v7 Z8 a& n; q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 Z( T* o  |, W- p　　韬光养晦
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+ Y6 a" _7 L% x! I0 X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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) o: c6 s' x$ J; F! B　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

. ]% B9 l8 f* m+ b3 d4 ?　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 S4 `1 n, n: x' w" t　　团结就是力量

! W- Z8 s* p2 o' U0 M  ^' T0 A　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 d, k; l  D1 p( x; D" Y& X　　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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4 z& P* k( z# ~　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( I, V- x0 A  C+ t+ ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

7 h+ U7 A, G- [/ a8 @　　hold high hopes for one's child

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4 d! A8 l/ X2 g/ O9 }3 `* _　　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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1 {6 V+ S' _) u5 `. U4 f3 f( k　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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* Y1 M9 @7 `; O: i! M, C　　无风不起浪

5 y3 Z. {! x8 ^2 @4 {7 ^3 S$ J　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

: K; E1 K+ P+ ]3 O　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 i5 G# E2 W3 A4 L( `$ \9 o" z. f　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　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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3 t) z% |2 o+ a6 a+ x& k8 U　　心照不宣

% H3 l0 B; |+ p9 [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! M5 j0 W- P6 {4 J! x( t　　先入为主

/ p* a. `  T% L7 A, `, ]4 m. d3 X$ z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& P% A7 ?: Y  y& S  _　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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" R1 G, f! z" R+ \　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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  e0 L, B; y- R" _6 K, y　　现身说法
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) H/ x0 t, h; Q. w& w6 y& v　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

- F' \, S- t0 j5 V+ u8 F  g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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4 H( t! m- H  D% ^. @: U　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. _- I: H& e3 ]: \( ~+ P　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

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# Y3 k- F$ {* f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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& u% ]- I, O& a  }　　keep pace with the times86
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/ w* R. T: q: w6 H! p　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

" O# R! O9 Q/ n0 D4 I　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% x9 E8 ]3 Z6 V$ D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( _) W: Q4 Z+ `/ t6 _　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 ]" m* f8 |* r9 b# i1 I　　欲速则不达

) p! S2 x0 p* {9 L1 `' }: M, [　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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% Z. S4 }! J3 w6 \　　优胜劣汰

# G$ E% h2 H# `7 C( K* N　　survival of the fittest

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2 e1 C6 T2 _* B7 l　　英雄所见略同

4 w5 B8 s7 n. s, k2 ]　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

& o1 h( J/ C2 x3 T; H9 i0 n9 x　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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) N) p% {0 y: f4 l5 [* w　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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% S3 n9 {5 b. b0 t% Y　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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' Z& L  d& t( i. E9 r　　纸上谈兵
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0 X0 K. O8 h  z1 J! `4 J　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# M7 G& q: r0 V, B　　What's done by night appears by day.

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  B: w. B, B4 n　　左右为难
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% C/ l# O% L* t　　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。