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

, T7 a0 M8 O) z" X# R　　Love me, love my dog.
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% y7 V, q  y4 `( J- y　　百闻不如一见

) }7 c$ P9 m. I6 N　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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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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. p3 A  f, M0 J- h# x8 b% f3 h7 {　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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1 A& h1 p  d2 n' f. D% {4 I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: l5 B1 c+ `/ ?3 A9 L　　大事化小，小事化了
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9 \( C. @2 I0 S2 I2 ?$ b3 d　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ X% e' I! t9 t　　大开眼界
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6 ?7 x2 Q1 [$ v$ g, L& o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及
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" j8 ]" F, b6 k　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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6 q  _" W4 ^+ ?* H* m  I　　好了伤疤忘了疼

: t, T5 U  y! Z7 ?* r$ u/ c　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

" T7 ~0 A. q  @. e; ]1 X7 `　　never too old to learn

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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

& M& p( q4 _6 [( {　　There are spots even on the sun.
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8 O; k0 W& N7 }( G% ]　　金玉满堂
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) e1 c$ p* C, z7 s. D* y　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 e9 t# o; X& z. `/ \8 w　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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# u& Z$ H0 P1 ~, U5 X/ f　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ @7 O1 P# l6 q7 M3 B' N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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. U# G! Z& }' H) b1 o　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 `  Z0 c5 ~' v: u; e  r　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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. _0 K- P& B4 D* o0 S' A; _: X9 T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% ~3 S  y# y6 i5 x& x+ j+ v　　名利双收

. L) _( l, P1 f9 l" t) P　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 V$ g$ i" ~) }0 T　　茅塞顿开

" H$ o& l9 y/ q, W8 K　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 A3 `" g+ c/ @/ s' Y/ z" s0 _　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 n3 w! `! t5 ^1 f) v: p　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; w# z  Q# m/ k　　谋事在人，成事在天

; B% h6 i! ^$ {7 B　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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: y+ I! \! Y# l　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ c5 m/ }- u* e* q3 H　　赔了夫人又折兵
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$ s: c9 |/ t% d! I. v8 l- s5 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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) j4 Y3 A" U  C8 I　　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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: `$ _( N9 `0 y% D: N8 X　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 d  \3 I* D; S2 L9 S　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 t) W6 V0 Y0 Y! s, l" D　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 D4 b8 s+ `( H: F　　千里之行始于足下
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! F7 X% b, {/ ^3 l% }' g  @: H　　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

: ^7 p* q8 [' E9 M8 L, q　　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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, ]+ b: h4 T" H+ p+ w7 M6 ~/ ~9 ]　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, O& s0 |/ d* l* B2 `" l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% f' G: ~2 e' y　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: ~2 k8 m# Y$ i! ^7 M/ s　　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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% E) g1 Z1 U! }) X3 j　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: d3 r* k$ O5 Q3 y* Y( g$ \　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 H* o5 ]: [2 o$ j" u, J: |　　人之初，性本善

# ^2 y% P. E* e% W. ^- [$ _- k　　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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　　三十而立

　　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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2 y( y( L7 J+ S1 d4 j8 t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 H. X/ }) o% D, l& E　　时不我待
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, n+ {0 V% L! R( _( k/ [$ J: ~1 v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# T; ?& J7 k# E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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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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# L, n& c8 ^# D3 z" s3 Q　　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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' a: z! [7 M* `' h6 L　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

2 u& `% [# |% ]% W, E. }　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: W3 s' f# \( E5 b! [: [. p* E. U' [　　天有不测风云

, F  F: [& r0 Y  @4 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

( |1 |% X7 B" u4 e; R3 }1 U% J　　团结就是力量

! {4 k( C; u: h) f( l1 N　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

; ?$ ^: F. R7 [　　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
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, J/ W0 z: Y) _1 S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 k+ U/ K  ~& @% J4 n　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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+ F' Z) f1 p- h8 o5 a  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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 \# d1 n. l/ Z& X* ~" |　　新官上任三把火

4 H. w5 Z, R& p$ f7 {$ i# M* n: }　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 f0 E( S$ L1 o) T5 i! b2 B　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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1 {1 U5 G+ O5 K8 j$ y, E　　May all your wish come true

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4 V7 g0 m3 x8 V. C; A) M　　心照不宣

7 h6 m+ w" H7 X5 S* n4 A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" z7 T1 ]" [% z! L2 [' s( t$ J　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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" J- v+ p% r/ [. N　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; Q( `8 n5 q9 L- c5 I' t　　The best defense is offense.

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3 \9 q& `# E# o2 J- y, a　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 B4 a0 S9 b' F2 ]" @* v$ Q　　ants on a hot pan

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, V& T! ^5 t$ B: L% u& l　　现身说法
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5 E: Y+ g$ X/ X# R, h　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ P& \$ s0 p/ e/ N- T% I　　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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7 Z5 A  V$ n7 M) `3 R3 `0 Y　　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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* }7 d1 y* {) @' H2 g* ]# K$ h　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) N; X2 X+ l- S6 Z　　有识之士
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' E2 M$ p# ]/ ?9 I2 b4 w. y6 c% s8 l　　a man of insight83

* a6 c: D9 H5 i( J! z　　有勇无谋
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/ e1 u: |' [' `. }; E- O　　有缘千里来相会

8 R5 H& D' C1 F' D$ D( y# y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& A% O& `- ^& }- R* w$ `　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

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$ `/ A; ~. G: V: B7 h& l! f( @　　因材施教

7 j6 {3 m9 v6 w" W9 y　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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$ _% Q6 B4 A2 i/ t. V: o　　欲速则不达

6 k+ k8 \9 @' T" b4 w! N0 e3 i1 [; H　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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- H6 _# G/ e: Q) l: ^0 b　　优胜劣汰
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6 Y/ K+ ^/ R# B; c: O! b　　survival of the fittest

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, F6 c' G5 P" X) A+ N, \/ ?　　英雄所见略同
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1 H9 I. k0 x. ^3 ^2 v& t1 Z　　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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　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 J2 ?: A# X( [$ C  e　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 z$ P' F9 ?. V6 H  h5 z1 q　　债台高筑

8 w5 c' W6 w" _; n* ~- Q9 Y　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
6 c4 F& p6 B  q. ^; p
　　target of public criticism

　　98

6 \2 s: x' w$ {  {7 c; t* I* i5 z! }　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

7 v) C0 ^: O9 U! g　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
6 {- d7 s, O  f8 D& c
3 ~8 q) y6 }' ^; I4 s- N　　What's done by night appears by day.

6 \  [7 ^7 K1 A2 Z- ?3 d　　100

: u1 N4 L5 g' w5 o. x0 w　　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。