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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$ @- S) v4 K- a) j# V" F! n　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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; U2 I5 g! T! P　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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; u1 N0 v1 v: L$ |5 \; n6 H　　比上不足，比下有余
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: ~% n) t  W" o　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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5 }5 [- j: v, Q2 u3 W2 l9 K! r　　笨鸟先飞
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' _4 n6 d) P, M" M+ x+ U( v5 V% _5 E　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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. ^* ~% Q! o# C' P　　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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4 {+ [/ z; ~, O2 m- K- }5 T　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 N! A& k& V8 m" |' E; ]/ i8 d& Q( i/ I　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 R% k/ B* h, [5 D: i: d: x/ n0 a　　辞旧迎新
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4 I! V- h" r9 t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! m6 f; Q* D5 a# E% I+ Z) [　　大事化小，小事化了

" |, ~8 c; _, n9 ^) O　　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
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% b; i. N2 A5 F3 M  r& h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

9 p4 w8 T( Q7 O. ~2 E　　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;
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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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& Z8 A  T9 w7 {- t　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 F: S8 I8 A8 U0 f# _. m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 F7 y4 D- _" ^. ?6 A7 O/ N　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

4 Z( [* [- J: Z" @/ ~3 s. R　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ E* K- S; u2 S9 @　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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/ H# K( P8 Z4 X; e9 b  v5 ]　　既往不咎

! Q( N/ d$ U: p7 c2 p( e# v+ e　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- U9 k' p' K. {, L6 G3 U　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

5 t# v% F: j0 e5 o& A, Z　　be down-to-earth
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( V- A0 u  G. L% 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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 {& ?4 m$ Q1 i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 A3 m5 S7 e% ~- C* V6 @　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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. r0 E- H( N3 g* b　　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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　　名利双收
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% J' J7 ~, P+ R# p2 I6 R　　gain both fame and wealth
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- ?! L7 U+ `! V& a( h　　茅塞顿开

5 m, G* y% s5 G' V　　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

3 q* i0 u1 W+ U. d: R, B　　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

2 Y% [' N6 D, b% x- _　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

, |& K' v5 T7 b: [　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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; ^: j+ M/ o. Z( t+ ]& P　　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

　　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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: V- H" i2 Z2 M+ Q, J3 c; r* e　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' g/ \$ @' ~- h5 |4 Z　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 M$ @! c5 g' f) `8 k; ]　　千里之行始于足下

% B% K8 v2 w7 {9 Y6 ]( U% F; a( J　　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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- i" h$ |5 C9 i' b$ l% x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; w# s6 F& l3 w8 e　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" v/ f1 `# g$ k# ^, j# E　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 j9 Q! F5 O! b　　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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　　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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9 @! Y6 M4 y6 d7 U  w# _' O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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3 K) Y5 U/ J) q5 j! O# N5 d　　人之初，性本善

' \( O  h) E0 K- h1 o: P  E$ R, E# g　　Humans are born good.

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3 M- S9 D# J9 z' {3 d/ R. o& T　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( M! b" h" b5 _　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' t3 W: p2 A% B+ r1 P8 r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

# ]* G7 v! e+ X' p  _  }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' b; K/ o8 G/ b* t1 w- J( H8 S' g7 ]! o　　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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6 C1 @$ V! D& J( |6 X* f　　水涨船高
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; @7 ?0 \, ?5 E3 a" q　　A ship rises with the tide

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. D8 d! S' x  t, y3 ?5 s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# t; j1 G2 z& B* n# x: h% c- G　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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5 z% s: W! R4 ~　　实事求是

* \4 i; B1 V9 |  _　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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4 l, b# |8 L3 z+ l5 m. W　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

* D! ~) V: h6 F; O0 Z/ y6 Y( i　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

# r. Z0 W1 Z5 |9 h8 ?　　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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+ m1 n: x# h( |: L9 F; F　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ r; a9 K7 E6 n7 j8 U+ `. h　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, q; [" I; K0 z　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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- F5 _8 d0 |" l- l3 s  T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 [) I% F+ n6 a6 G　　无中生有
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5 O% F3 z+ T, D+ I' Y2 w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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$ j- O% i$ J1 g& T- p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) K# v5 Y* ~4 ], D  {+ @* a　　徇私枉法

* \/ q/ z% @2 b; x5 o$ U( g& _+ J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

4 e- Y! e3 @! _3 Q3 N" j" \3 j　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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/ Q6 ^: b% ]1 L& I# R　　心想事成

3 l) o& z1 n8 {  t' i  M. j　　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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. X0 F1 J- c, P8 g8 N- I　　先入为主

" i9 `$ m) U9 z0 _! K4 g( x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 U/ ^; F: Q& ^4 |　　The best defense is offense.
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5 D, u5 I8 S$ N  d( I　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 j) w. b8 X) z6 H4 z" c7 K　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

! o+ G: H* l+ Y. ^+ d2 s& Y$ h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ U: k/ A( X- i% ^　　循序渐进
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0 g/ ]/ a# \/ E　　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

2 o4 `& f+ X' G2 W　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- S8 v# a) H$ |! g　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 J9 Q0 V: E: _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

( C4 ^' E- Y$ G" `" a/ \' C　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

% y. \0 k! l4 z2 ~% ~% d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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8 y7 x5 v& I7 K5 t5 K, |　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

+ Q" t* t% S& O6 v　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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1 p# R! J2 x. Y　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# |! Z2 Q' C' z; ]# U# k) t　　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

8 b/ K" C8 u& y5 Q/ w1 B5 d6 t3 @8 J　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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3 d2 M  M9 {, ?; X　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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- F; S3 v8 H2 W　　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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# E# ~( z- X3 {　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 G$ O0 Z) n  v　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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+ v9 w* M6 U( x3 D: n( @　　招财进宝
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/ E6 f9 ?+ Y8 o3 C　　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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( @& z5 g* Y1 H1 L# W2 e/ X　　纸上谈兵

8 q0 e" ^: _. U% c0 Y0 d　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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" A8 P7 I5 G) L. l( l# z' h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。