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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# V6 u4 O3 _% s  L　　爱屋及乌
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% a; r' U9 O; x5 x6 G: M　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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& e) J/ R3 g5 B2 f! X　　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
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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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8 V2 z% `/ t' X, ~1 y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# g; i% P+ `0 e/ R　　不遗余力
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+ A$ C& m. C. k# j6 _  N) ]　　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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0 V7 s$ H! w% x5 Y7 Z　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- _  E0 g6 F5 W3 Z　　大开眼界

: A; _3 U* o6 T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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5 l3 V# n  `6 G3 b4 D　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# M- L: E8 y2 J# J7 v　　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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  U& B, Y* g8 R9 D9 d: i　　Bad news travels fast.

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! F2 }6 G3 t  E7 j! K5 X) d　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ ~, k* F/ Z- `　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ p) p1 ^/ c! O$ C3 i0 Q　　活到老学到老
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0 R' l' Y0 v! C. j& Q　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

4 x( _: H4 o) Y; m　　let bygones be bygones

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, z' V7 f8 [! R　　金无足赤，人无完人

* N3 d+ u5 D  z- q　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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$ f4 M8 u6 z9 T　　脚踩两只船
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. k3 s# a$ n6 r% |. M　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 j. A5 T5 n  n1 ~3 {2 ~. e　　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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: k  f0 j, q7 }5 E　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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$ p) ]9 A- A0 F　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 G" p7 S+ e2 P: h　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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+ y9 m$ A; F* K4 U% W0 ]& h　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 c  C. X' p5 P+ f- l$ O% e$ w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 f4 u# _9 X& h! B) P/ Y) \　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- C/ s" S9 D' o* H3 Y( E　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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  H, r8 o0 ^( r+ S) I　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

% x1 i: R+ k1 N5 U7 z1 w　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 P& k0 H* b9 D- m　　赔了夫人又折兵

, L- \/ M" @0 ~9 r8 f6 V8 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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2 x9 P" x) A- h, Z! M　　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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6 A( [( D4 U( o! {8 s　　抢得先机
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  W# X! n  p9 f! ?; |* P+ G　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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$ o; j; H% F, B$ G) l3 s  [( c　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: j( L/ U- H1 g5 P　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 A* O7 Z; D7 H　　强龙难压地头蛇

, @/ d2 ?7 h* S7 f　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% C2 U5 X8 x( p* @　　瑞雪兆丰年

) w: C$ i& o3 \/ x- I" f8 ^; a3 J9 @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 D7 H! \0 T4 @% T; z　　人逢喜事精神爽

" \! ^: x/ b* y6 F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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" v# }6 E! D# i6 @　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( [3 F4 d" R  @$ H% W/ k　　人之初，性本善
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# n6 m1 Z  g6 s7 F, _　　Humans are born good.
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1 S- A6 C# ?3 Q, ~9 A& p* P　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- k3 m' ]; V% K　　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

2 _& A5 V) I0 _　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' w; ?% |( {# t( r9 f5 j　　三十而立
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! P4 W- Q6 ~) `; M. I4 W　　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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% e+ W! s+ H4 C. K$ r' T　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

1 y: f0 r* }( J- t+ {9 s, V% c　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 V4 s5 R' n5 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! s- N6 e" W) o1 p% G" K　　说曹操，曹操到

  n% K" y) c# b# b% q　　speak of the devil
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; Y: {" k$ ]7 W! Y; }' h. e: g　　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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3 @2 F  i3 c) _% I- ~　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 C& q( o2 P- k. {% l$ M0 O! ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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* K: ^. G2 E+ M2 N' f" D　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* p  l# E9 Y8 s( o　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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" v" J: r/ u( _" B/ O　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 A# Q' v1 _: L% X9 G　　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

　　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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　　望子成龙
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% z4 O: @4 [! k; o, U　　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

9 o3 w% f& p7 J7 Q8 S　　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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$ V& e* j* C6 P: [% F. v6 q　　徇私枉法
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  V8 _( I" T2 w/ C  u. s　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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) T7 I" q1 N8 ^; H& j# J　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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3 g  {. X; ~0 q6 E7 x9 k　　May all your wish come true

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8 b8 Y% C& x8 D! I　　心照不宣
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, S( f  {6 y1 W5 A7 g　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% N4 e3 m$ F& d6 u: s# J+ h. ^　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# @  f8 a- a2 `1 k　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

1 \3 F3 g! F8 h/ Q+ d0 x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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　　循序渐进

　　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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　　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
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9 ]) s+ `( _- b% r　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  v8 o: c2 A) ?) Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" }9 @- Y" z* t& A4 K  g　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

# m$ G- O, E  p$ @4 L　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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9 J- k. z0 H4 N; a4 b　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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$ g' V3 g2 I( w/ n4 A: j　　因材施教
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& ^0 S6 s- d1 V# q5 w2 I7 }& e　　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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　　欲速则不达
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7 P/ o( k1 _1 b; y/ I+ \; E) X　　Haste makes waste.
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  g0 G, E1 k# I　　More haste, less speed.
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9 w. c1 Y- l8 N) i0 Z$ R2 u3 j+ ^　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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6 o8 [& A0 m5 s% C: p　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; j+ e: C7 p- B; p/ `$ ^　　冤假错案
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" X, B& r) f2 ^% O; R. p　　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 real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

* C+ d3 U! }0 C4 v　　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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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! D/ X7 b0 c/ X- `+ u+ z; L3 N: L　　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。