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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& a& |7 ?; y' p1 V! U　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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5 Z3 a. _- M7 D, R　　百闻不如一见
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: ~" h, Y. w) v) f0 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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+ a+ E/ U! F5 Q2 J　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

6 I4 O7 }# n$ M: W) H6 W　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 i1 q+ z# _- M2 q2 v* j9 ^9 W　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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% m' M! O0 T, M: K$ Q5 F. c　　不打不成交

! Q6 |7 R* s8 p4 s5 i　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

6 ^3 p5 l( v+ G8 I　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" V( ?/ Q4 H6 _8 z　　辞旧迎新
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9 ?5 |' A' q" J; M# N- ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% |1 A1 W; K0 c7 `1 t0 l0 h　　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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　　大开眼界

  j; C% L* K- U0 l/ k* u' O2 j　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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& W# q: `2 \5 L+ `　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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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;
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* z# }$ o" B* K% a! ]* X, m. G　　too much is as bad as too little
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- d) v0 |7 T2 M/ q9 i　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; h( K, U( r0 p# }6 e: z4 V　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 I8 i( L! [, b+ w7 C* J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# |, i2 L! U' {. `　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

$ Q- U4 j$ u% O+ @5 e4 r3 [　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- {* K3 z+ `* ^　　活到老学到老
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# r4 k1 B, z/ ]. _# E　　never too old to learn

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+ V) P8 {0 d" E8 W4 \% V7 {　　既往不咎
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' ^# n4 K' V, g% x　　let bygones be bygones

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# F2 k$ B; ?) U  J. E1 ?, P1 c' t　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 @# L# R3 {! l　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 K6 q6 s' ?6 Y1 b; P+ k　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

: s1 a' ?8 h9 n" @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 h# R' B# _- i- ?; f: c　　君子之交淡如水
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+ n2 H  z+ D, f, I$ _' w　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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% ?3 G6 b" s0 `" a' v/ `3 e; s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 U( |  ~: G9 M* g/ l7 D( [　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ U: X  J! W6 U& ^: L9 ?! N- y　　礼尚往来
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! ], s1 Y- m. A% s7 Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 c7 r1 B. m; D) z　　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
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" U6 J3 ^( B4 Z1 y& o　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 l7 B4 ~" t) {4 {　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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( n6 `3 w3 t: F0 T" U5 _  _6 [7 w. C　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' ?5 Z0 c2 J" _3 i! ^　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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9 N4 J/ b- ?1 f) K5 O0 q0 X　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ v7 R( _+ A: h) l$ ?8 Z2 E, Z0 c　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; O+ s1 t& w% V　　抛砖引玉
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2 }0 A8 w- a  D$ R% q　　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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" t4 j" Q$ j6 W　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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! ^  m: _9 B0 u, ?! p" y5 E　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

5 S! I  l) J+ U2 c　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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! S3 D- m# \7 Z6 H! P7 h　　前事不忘，后事之师

) {# K' ~$ D$ Q% h$ c* o　　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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" f# K' r- w$ |　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 j% c* B  k7 h" d4 F' m　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 K) M& K7 L4 H. b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 |9 F1 e9 t) x6 b  m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 ?4 n6 h$ m3 Y, R9 L% D+ l% Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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2 |% W! `+ y5 _; ]  ?7 q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

2 M  H  v* s" {' v* |9 {) [　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ h7 b- e8 J  A- r$ G　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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: u9 m( k0 A% q5 X　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 d. V( P9 [( B& k! {- k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 Q. V/ F8 ~! M/ M* r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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3 a/ ?. q2 p8 {- ]3 R' x　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% q( ~5 C+ Q7 k7 D　　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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% v$ I% ^  O1 \" l  e8 W, o　　水涨船高

0 S5 A' m$ F0 n& [9 r　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

4 d# q5 E) e/ K3 Q( J2 I1 @　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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0 v0 N3 W9 a+ q# F+ M3 i　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 }5 @; t9 w! S, \2 c+ q1 z* a3 {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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( W+ Y5 L) n6 _) }& L- ]1 y* t5 n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

" H% ]( i5 M) k$ D, d( Q　　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

　　糖衣炮弹

2 j6 d, n3 s+ m( N　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

0 v- P; s8 I2 [3 h4 b+ p　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

2 a4 d3 ^% ]6 j; o( U8 S7 L, W　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% n0 k! j/ r5 T8 ]8 D　　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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+ O7 I! D9 J& V4 X0 P% B　　歪风邪气
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0 C) m% E; N! U7 a　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: f2 X2 r* b; S1 J" t  z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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$ ]) z6 e) u: A* r# [+ o$ I' Z4 o8 g　　唯利是图

4 b2 _; u* x& t　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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) f4 j8 s( B/ |  ~6 d3 ?　　无中生有

4 v' ^9 L* \- r' N5 h- A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

# k; f* b8 T* `( k; u. p9 H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ q1 V3 r9 |; z/ \$ F3 \1 T　　徇私枉法
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, O8 V+ _! A7 {9 S* D/ S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

8 t9 x7 b( D0 N" S0 a7 a+ H& @( [　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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  O& J# ?8 b: Z' z　　先入为主

' D& g' b: W/ }7 J  |* r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

( {, p9 p9 q9 o9 P& }, `1 i! j2 h) Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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5 G2 W7 Z2 {4 o! u: H　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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1 W1 n" @% f1 [　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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  a9 T# z; d  K7 Q8 m+ f　　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
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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+ b2 l4 |) T. ~" b* z　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　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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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

1 E+ [$ A$ `; q: L1 l0 @3 l　　有勇无谋
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) ^- p5 L7 d8 F' G: ~　　bold but not crafty84

( N; I% |+ B0 B5 ]　　有缘千里来相会
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' _/ G$ t( F6 m0 @* K% B2 X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# G+ e2 r0 D. @! j, n" A1 n- w) T　　与时俱进

0 K2 e* A" b' E; w　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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$ T" ~0 e4 K: \6 T- N3 Y　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

. M/ L% N, }/ Z　　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

6 D! N; N0 B' T2 L5 [　　Haste makes waste.

8 @  d" h2 X8 f/ v　　More haste, less speed.
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) J* g, F2 K& N3 E  s　　优胜劣汰

+ ^. `9 M. w/ V　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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5 I) ^. ~/ @9 l; x　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# f4 [" S) s7 x2 j4 H  w　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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6 V; T& [: j9 U　　冤假错案

: W6 ]! B9 L; s/ o/ I6 e6 K5 M　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- n8 W" s7 O  V* u- {0 m8 K% |　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

; }- c8 \: Y' U! i2 W- T- {　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

! F) ~" _6 s! C　　bring in wealth and treasure

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  ]8 H6 ^: i, ]- v$ R8 H4 ^+ \　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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: L# y5 N$ E* I* T) m/ D　　be an armchair strategist
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( n, q9 r, Q9 K8 d9 E　　纸包不住火
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% S6 I; D* ~8 V7 e! d* R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" b% }0 j' }4 [　　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。