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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7 n: ]' D. J) p3 K+ H% {　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

+ Q+ j$ f8 m+ {% h% K, o: Y9 E　　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

  w* C) a$ j0 J$ b8 E　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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. F3 O6 D. l2 `! L2 B1 m　　笨鸟先飞
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; j6 l) k  @% n- P5 L+ x  z' U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, D* E4 X5 R7 M! Z　　不遗余力
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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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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

- \% x. j, [9 s# g% f　　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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. S7 y. K  F8 T0 n7 {# V　　大事化小，小事化了
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" }0 W+ x# ~( x) _$ p+ E& I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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  j: h7 s# C9 \5 S* \! x　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! \. g, H9 q6 t6 r; s! a1 I) S, K　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% G" t& A; K, g8 n! P! E1 W　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% G: r& C' c5 D7 P+ U" `/ I　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

+ [- L* Q" O! E& ^# Z　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 l( o, y+ g: c* @) n  E& c　　和气生财
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  i0 H: d& ^% c　　harmony brings wealth;
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( f" J/ j5 z( U3 x- N0 o, M5 P　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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$ X( M1 H$ ]/ |: K& C6 m# I: k　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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& x) C- E9 o. o; P$ Z' C　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ [2 M7 `1 R; G# U& D0 c1 q　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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" T; x/ U# h, E" B* i( M; I　　Treasures fill the home.
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1 @; g. t. N8 r6 m; c- a　　脚踏实地

- z) N  E# ?" D9 a( Z　　be down-to-earth
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1 |# J* H; Z7 ~, G3 u/ s　　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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! c7 z3 n0 s1 ]: O  a( g6 G9 r: J　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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9 ~, y, y/ W" o9 {6 [/ y0 c　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 W0 g# M. A& u2 ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 R) Z1 T- _# I3 z2 L: ]0 x% B! K　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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+ j/ v% p' Q1 \　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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& E/ P. s0 H* V! f$ w8 H# l* |　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 n8 \- k! D4 c) e( ~4 D, [* j7 \/ G　　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

, h( \# h4 h5 |  s7 n( H( }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; W7 ~1 @. j4 ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 l0 l8 u# J9 ~& |　　弄巧成拙
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1 ~8 B" R* p! k2 C& p7 C. X, u　　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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　　抛砖引玉

　　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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5 q  t6 D: X( V2 h7 q1 ~4 Z& _　　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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* v9 E+ `! g1 {$ A: k) z- v　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 Z% Z# d3 W1 {1 e3 w( e　　千里之行始于足下
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7 T% e( t, z4 i$ j　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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; i1 a; W# W( _8 l8 X　　前事不忘，后事之师
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9 Q# L" r# Y+ g8 Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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' g; x2 E2 v6 x3 O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ Z& n: d* A& x* i/ m/ L. \& @　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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- M) [2 d! B5 b8 P5 e　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 B6 V( ^/ W" U7 `# O7 g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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$ x% B; p$ ?: p- {8 s8 H　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# m& m- K. l4 K* \8 ?2 y2 f! d) ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: ~  g% D  u5 T4 U; Y　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 _/ ^5 W; w3 y: C0 p& i$ d　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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) e* o" i: e- A% v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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( u/ v1 x2 E+ f" W( i　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

; r0 B, L& F3 L- x　　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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& R9 ~: _* M, ^: e- ?　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

! j/ W$ B. C: d/ ~　　speak of the devil

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5 d8 y4 B8 Q' u+ Q　　实话实说

# h' c2 z, Y8 s4 N3 q% D5 n& Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 Q) h- y  O! K2 x2 `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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: W/ H4 {1 U0 N  C　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

: T' ]1 K+ t4 J) d: F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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7 E, `1 O. \0 c' V5 t　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

  x; k7 z$ u/ ^( h. w　　天有不测风云
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' M  c8 w6 V& x2 T1 T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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- a1 ]& y( K5 N/ r" H% c　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 ]) o& M. X8 R, `# r( c7 z　　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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" A8 _7 i5 p, N" N7 S* y4 C　　歪风邪气

　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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3 ]: T; y9 A7 U　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 i1 b0 D: ?# P) u; A8 J5 K　　无风不起浪

  o' f7 m: T/ Q% d1 o　　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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　　新官上任三把火

2 _; U, K4 ~6 ?8 i' n  \* X　　a new broom sweeps clean

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' F4 h4 S2 I; {7 J　　蓄势待发
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* t2 o) r; }; Q  B% x* ?! E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　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
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$ z6 Y* J) y# `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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( j# O# e- z, k+ g8 T/ h9 ~# j1 H2 Q　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" R- }4 h( o8 l: D& h! c　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  G' \3 }& X) F# q. S" a　　循序渐进
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* B: h/ |  U9 i　　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

. P. V3 v* C$ i& b) f9 r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　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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  E2 T2 @  t; U# ^# B+ T( _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 T7 W8 G: f$ R& P. F　　有识之士

/ g5 _; e; J( h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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( U- u( A+ N* a2 y( t　　有缘千里来相会

: {& L+ E( H/ d1 c3 _/ b6 R# f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

3 k. \: _' a; F5 W6 f: |- B　　与时俱进
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# b% B7 L3 Q4 u' F. {　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

& o: O! k; v; s# [! y: }: h0 q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 z2 d. |5 e3 D. R　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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! X" a/ C8 m& L8 t* S; E5 a　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: t1 W1 }! i, ^　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

; Y1 A' h2 c) V6 [7 ]! @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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3 l1 O0 f9 [+ W1 Y　　冤假错案

2 x9 x' r; }  @9 H　　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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% D9 y9 `+ B' L% h* u　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

- f9 Q9 [5 Q0 l5 }9 K- p6 F　　be an armchair strategist

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+ y$ R( T) {+ c8 [) K+ n& z# n# V　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 p/ h5 ]0 F2 B$ C　　What's done by night appears by day.
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3 h+ U4 i9 b7 R: F7 {4 n　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。