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
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6 b: h+ K" O; A, x, ^7 |　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

5 Z1 L9 E0 A# G. I5 h* v, y7 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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1 t! N  l2 d1 ^1 W, C0 d6 D% L　　比上不足，比下有余
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* `  }% C  r( G5 `5 U! p0 n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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# F5 f9 r' j0 [0 V4 w& P( b4 Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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: M' c3 ^( G. R4 ^. a　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 N( Z/ D& X! V" @　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

9 O4 S) `8 }' t% N, n　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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& M+ F$ {* X9 Q2 V1 j9 E3 x　　大开眼界

' d6 a/ [. Y  ~% r8 W; \4 `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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' J) P  D$ a8 U7 c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  H/ Q8 d+ a- ^6 p　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

& ^: ]; ?/ T, J2 e  v: m　　too much is as bad as too little
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& B5 [* U0 f: ^5 ]% O$ t　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% ^1 [3 v: U4 |2 ^+ D  g: F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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, \2 ^: Z. A  }' s2 \, N. G　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 ]: |7 S9 j6 f$ M6 h" }1 D9 L0 l4 H　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

- A. w# R2 q& K- X2 B7 k$ n　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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% Q0 _4 k' c% C) e+ l( Q　　never too old to learn
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) [8 b! f9 b* y4 c　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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' R: k$ n7 i* J% j. h/ b　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 e+ `+ k$ [& X# ?- r　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

2 O8 ?; [) a$ L: q4 b　　Treasures fill the home.

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  u( ~% N1 k0 {2 \　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

4 E+ d$ c' a* Q　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 e  [4 d* x3 K' h　　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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0 W+ R! y' E( q, W5 A　　礼尚往来
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+ ?# t4 S8 ^3 J! p　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! ?4 s( u  p9 d3 Z  V8 h% _' G　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; T1 ]2 f* O1 W" |　　马到成功
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2 o$ `: V9 D4 k8 T. a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" a6 ~) o$ _- d' f/ F　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

0 A. e6 Z4 I" C4 |- r　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ `( _0 }; x3 i7 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. B! e$ [/ h' N& p/ c　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 r. h# x: q/ I8 d, [　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- r6 J$ m0 R8 C5 I% e　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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' e" i) x  G5 {0 @　　抛砖引玉

3 H7 E+ F; N1 l  c1 q' }  r7 E　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' H# M, h0 S# D3 t, p　　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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- D- }: P9 _% K5 t　　take the preemptive opportunities

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. T' |+ B; A2 q$ u2 u1 J  h1 D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 C/ k# S* g" @　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- m3 m3 ^! b: f' X1 K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

* |* Y2 _/ L& b! H4 r! \6 H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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& E+ u" d! ~. F/ e　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 I0 J) X8 u. G2 e  ?0 K) A$ V* P　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% r0 I: y; E0 i* @5 ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- Y. Q  z+ {! N  M　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 |  c7 A# i6 F, _4 s6 I% e) w　　人之初，性本善
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* _$ d6 x# ]: ~" K  C: s  P　　Humans are born good.
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! ?% B0 B/ x6 c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. B7 T( d$ t" f5 ~" {5 L　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ B$ d& O6 V! Q/ L5 A3 \　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 ?3 m6 i: @- `- X. x0 t' A% x　　三十而立
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% {' g6 B6 {/ {* }, N% m; H4 `9 g　　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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" y* v0 W4 U4 h4 M4 {! I& t　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, i; r- J( J# S& Z5 h# i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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

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　　实话实说

) V! Y8 O% Y" z% C+ d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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& V4 T9 f7 [% n! Q) K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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/ o( J% s7 e. s　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 U5 H& U& n' v) p　　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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4 n2 y# K5 F0 s　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 v1 q5 Q% _. W4 H　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 h! x" N. c" {5 Y% \9 W5 c　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) v' P/ K7 Y+ i" I, G　　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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　　无风不起浪
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# j; G6 {5 Y4 V9 \, f9 e2 I　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

, O/ T- k# H- K; H. a  c+ A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 W/ o/ c3 x$ Z5 m  x　　新官上任三把火

! s& W& v# q8 o) O　　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

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

% c7 a& M/ q: P0 b3 a# p　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 _- e& n4 b3 o) b# X　　先入为主

4 x! i/ G8 m0 M0 q1 K/ t: |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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4 z1 b+ H# w7 o# l) c' E* z/ c, V　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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

  o2 L, G7 `5 a5 ^- ]+ b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

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  I5 O! Y& C6 V# L! z+ b8 l　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( U2 w) O" T; g4 c& V- f" d0 Z0 `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- h4 f5 v9 g; G( D9 ~3 d/ S5 z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, W& d3 j7 D+ g　　有识之士

7 T. E0 m) T! u+ N) N) @  D　　a man of insight83

  B7 Y. W( l5 Y8 n7 F　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

! v" A5 e$ x# b% Z1 S! n: d　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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& r+ d8 a% A* i- r9 Z　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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8 @7 M$ c# K. i( k, R" y6 x　　因材施教

' u- G" n! Y/ q$ u# B2 X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( d6 u: J3 O7 a0 C　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 g: [3 O/ K! j, i　　欲速则不达
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# t. x2 Y4 Z/ G" o9 Q: Z3 U* @　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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; r+ w6 d1 _  ]# D( ?3 C; A　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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/ T4 Y7 O' ~0 r/ ^) `　　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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! L8 G4 e* e0 F9 s+ ?　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

6 P. Z& p/ P  s* i　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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- _* K' H, m- J$ f& |　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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' S6 d5 D8 I$ X　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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1 u* r( O$ D$ r/ c# P& Z　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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/ O' [9 t- k  M- s$ S' N. m( Q+ s　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 I8 }8 Y; P: d　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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$ x% E8 v: T! x. N* i　　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。