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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# W: O& J& O5 o  O　　爱屋及乌

% ~; k- E  I  T  H5 t0 h　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) f* h' S! m2 a$ q* F6 R　　Seeing is believing.

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* q9 }; V! B& [7 ?: ^4 q- y% j. A　　比上不足，比下有余

* [  Z7 Z! F9 z) k( |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( S0 a7 W" J' u0 D1 a1 o　　笨鸟先飞

5 r; V9 u3 o% L2 w3 {7 t, C3 n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" F: }5 ~) L. r) F6 ]　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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. `7 P, i( E" k* n! u  Z8 w; I$ B　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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2 y7 E: J: q. p4 g. Q8 ~$ G. V5 V　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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5 U+ r. Q7 l" h2 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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7 g+ F  N4 n3 O1 s7 u$ |2 T- p　　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

　　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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　　过犹不及

8 y+ ?- v+ x! m( Q, `' R" w　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, }" s( x$ P2 `1 m7 _　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 F6 F) b, E# {3 U5 `　　好了伤疤忘了疼

8 F0 c0 o6 t! |　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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- y( g5 `9 d0 n6 F　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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　　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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! N6 X! U& N$ g1 i' ^　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船
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' U; R5 C% d9 Q& n' w8 q　　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

* v% \, m# T7 g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 b$ y3 [  @- a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ T# l- [$ S+ X0 z) A　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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3 h+ F9 e. Y; q9 I　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. C" @: ?) D* X　　马到成功
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) `0 V- D  D3 z1 S% s% p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

& Q: a1 S3 q, o* N' N8 K, B　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 n0 G" b/ Q5 h+ [4 p0 B& b　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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3 O4 o% B5 l, F% a0 u, H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ H) ~5 Y2 l$ Q6 k# }6 j& r. w　　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
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* i' U8 r; k9 ^- T& U! ~0 H+ i, T　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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: m5 X! R" z& M0 }5 u3 p　　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

/ m+ {5 w6 D5 \! X　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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2 r/ o# R3 s3 J: b& g5 S! V0 |0 r, J　　抛砖引玉

& e6 o, x, Z6 V& j　　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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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9 h! j0 @& c; X8 i　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 `1 r$ M: y/ c' L# B5 |7 T" t　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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0 ^' v2 ]  C+ x2 v　　千里之行始于足下
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7 {/ ]7 O' j' U8 K0 x! `　　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

2 m/ M; `& K: ?' b　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. u; J8 `' B: ^8 r　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 X6 A; V. X1 \　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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3 A: W* \# g' t, B- Q　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: y) q5 y1 P, x0 J7 X. y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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: v% V9 Q, E) @0 `* e8 R　　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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/ ?, @0 R! _# G9 Z0 a; t　　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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2 U$ n& r8 w$ P4 U) `: {( ]　　世外桃源

/ j7 v! e) L$ ~# J- e0 M　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ Y: e- Q' F$ i4 G1 J　　人之初，性本善
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1 b. Q; Z7 S6 b: p  [9 s' R　　Humans are born good.

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" }9 u2 U( O  `3 d　　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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5 Y6 e3 N. s$ ]6 l0 ~5 h' V& N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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& U; c' l- Z2 S; H& |　　a blessing in disguise;

5 H: Z; u' k% u; m　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; z$ k) \) t8 E　　三十而立
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5 S* Y$ E( x5 _$ A, a5 v　　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
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　　时不我待
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% s2 N" U, u' C) l# U　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: r  p! D  j3 Z* @1 Z0 @! {9 Y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" b+ H$ n) G8 Q7 |7 S　　实事求是
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  l3 f( `: F, ~5 C5 u; U　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

% T. n6 }! P$ `3 N# v　　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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2 K9 D1 q3 O& ^( A' K4 J　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

- X7 h" g2 }7 n$ A9 u　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: ?( b0 ?3 c9 w( Z" ]4 |0 F, H　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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9 N% l4 B( F) N% `6 ]　　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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　　歪风邪气

7 J& f* X/ I8 G: H. _. _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　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
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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! ^. {( V% `8 q" k) X　　唯利是图

# ^) {1 \, L# F' E# e- M　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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5 g* O* j+ k, M( l4 l# Y  x4 b　　无中生有

; q; B' O) E9 p  e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 X+ W9 p( ~) |5 r　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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  s, j2 f- t: f- a( X　　徇私枉法
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# j* P' |- r: N" ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- H+ w  Y$ T. v- x　　新官上任三把火
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, o2 L; N3 Y- \( {　　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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9 t7 ~7 \3 t% P0 A9 `( A7 I　　May all your wish come true
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0 l3 f( Y% M9 W. x　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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2 }3 T/ {; X9 u$ a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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* }6 i, R% q. q　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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% {: R0 c5 g/ O2 ~$ n　　有情人终成眷属

" q' z  C4 r/ }3 q6 v: A8 a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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& w/ ]* H( O1 E7 f　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 o5 \) t" |+ A3 F6 _　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

; ^- b+ X# e3 q( _6 x" p　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

5 {- w& m9 J" }4 L; C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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8 l% P" v# Q* `4 `　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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1 ]6 h# h) _# F. V: S  w4 \8 k　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

6 {4 Y+ M; ~1 j& o- b# C6 b' |　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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. J  p3 u- W" d9 t7 U　　欲速则不达

" d8 L$ V9 y2 q) k( B1 E　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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8 q( r  U. e3 |( T% y　　优胜劣汰
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9 T% `$ Y% e- x: {$ |4 I  e　　survival of the fittest
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! v2 A" r  G0 c& y% G- D* N　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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　　A promise is a promise.

/ n/ ~2 e' T& W6 m　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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) l* t0 H3 O% ^/ l$ r& f: u　　招财进宝
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　　96

　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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' {0 C( e) ?9 x5 I7 P8 v) @　　众矢之的
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( ]' ^1 O1 s9 a　　target of public criticism
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  a. {+ f3 l9 ~+ j　　纸上谈兵
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" k. Q; p7 N4 h　　be an armchair strategist

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0 g9 H4 r7 f/ c% N/ ~　　纸包不住火

9 c$ x1 [- z7 a  f1 R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 W% h7 ^  S3 p1 h4 C9 s1 Y　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。