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

+ U' P8 ?: `& Y　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 X4 u5 n+ ^7 q* Q　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* Z+ s# {1 m+ E7 q6 Q' }3 o0 d0 ^　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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' H3 ]% s* O* H2 x* b/ z　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 X6 f3 s& H) W5 k　　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

7 c+ e7 q- \3 k8 `- f　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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- u+ {' w2 ]6 n3 B. V　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( K( q  D: x/ L, t) }/ Y, c2 l　　Bad news travels fast.
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* F" m9 C8 Q% m! h# K% R　　和气生财
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  {/ ]0 U4 T% L, q# {　　harmony brings wealth;

  Z: ?: J. k' R" P$ p　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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/ E9 G8 g' @; A) `- Q　　never too old to learn

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2 I: ]  f/ j3 c2 a$ a' a+ V　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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" ^) F% i& n- N; |6 S% @　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

; |# D9 A) h$ J9 _/ D/ L# U　　be down-to-earth
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/ {3 V& h" d. o, Z' k& b8 F　　脚踩两只船
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- q5 p1 p" c3 b- g. l　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. z' ^( y0 j% W) M　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 b; S$ i: Q8 Q　　马到成功
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- Z& D* c7 ~/ m4 C( p8 }　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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* P/ X* p  r$ Y! r　　gain both fame and wealth

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5 c; ?* \5 E% g4 I+ o9 j6 p8 ^- d' G　　茅塞顿开
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5 C. |/ t; j- s" i! o7 T" x　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. y4 d9 A( n$ G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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+ b7 `  u) B1 v- j" K! O$ j' \　　谋事在人，成事在天
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* N& a0 |$ t' O1 R　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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

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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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　　破釜沉舟
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$ N9 P# o3 T1 J　　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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' G, [% D3 |  l1 E# V! A　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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/ L- z6 Y. q0 M. O& K8 K3 a　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 f- h& m2 s6 g2 B8 r$ j; w　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

: P. r" I/ r- t1 A1 s/ V! p3 r　　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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. d7 G: i1 y8 F0 _- }5 X: \2 B4 H　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: {$ W9 H9 C0 K' W$ {9 n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* b! U8 w/ M  k7 j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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, O, c% l* V5 B2 o) l2 B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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  {6 c4 Q( l& j) ?　　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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* n7 {3 k# W& B8 {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 P0 k9 Z$ N2 Z9 ~　　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& F6 y5 [0 {# Y; a　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

( a2 n4 O0 A7 l7 p0 w　　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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　　实事求是
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　　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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* m$ D% `3 l$ s4 a3 f$ |* N　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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& j6 g/ `& \( Q! h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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9 @3 ~8 g2 a+ m% a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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# B2 A4 @4 K4 p  G  Y, C% j1 Z6 `　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

+ g) s( p+ n$ i$ J1 C4 r7 z　　sugar-coated bullets59
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/ D" }! H" [4 h2 v' o　　天有不测风云

5 p2 `% H, p8 ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, g8 a& F# B. l9 w! K8 K+ w  ?　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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& ]9 ]9 M. p2 {% a　　跳进黄河洗不清

; H0 q2 l4 z: t4 z: k　　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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' @2 e5 A' p( _3 c# ]7 w& e　　歪风邪气
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5 S! z- E! z& i" z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& T& F, l1 j& N" I" @2 Q, T　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( X" @0 b9 k' M* P: s( d' e　　望子成龙
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　　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

1 K. V% D7 z+ U" l8 y% \' B　　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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4 I8 S1 H: [2 _0 Q2 _$ k) t　　徇私枉法
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# a+ M5 \9 {" l7 v6 F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; L3 w* A3 ?& f$ M, h/ x8 [, }) V　　新官上任三把火
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　　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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: G' k" n: ?( o0 F　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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6 I" p  j! s. B% v3 H% \　　心照不宣

5 @9 B1 a2 G/ `, k; }　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& U+ q4 A* a- Y/ u5 V& B; t　　先下手为强
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, j( a( c) U$ q" ~1 Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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* l4 N, ~5 x8 p" f) y, I4 O) _& M　　ants on a hot pan

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3 h0 l: X6 X  D; p2 }4 `　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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6 i- |. V* e3 @　　息事宁人
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! m; [& `5 L- @# E　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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* b. z7 i% A* O' \　　循序渐进
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( a1 a4 o1 o# M: W& S& b* v& h　　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

0 M! j3 ?9 z/ R　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& `8 |% T/ }! j　　有情人终成眷属
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9 o- V  k( c$ u1 Z1 |4 G1 N7 H　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* _; S3 z$ Y! w　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* q" S, T$ v, k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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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

2 [5 ?: V7 u4 C4 c　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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) K1 M* w4 n* X1 F) J　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! b4 t1 Z5 V5 t+ j2 H6 J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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2 V  S# G$ j- U) H" B  K　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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" s6 w0 R% N' n0 q0 j　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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2 Y: |: }! R4 G. P. h7 K/ a　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

# b! I1 x+ I2 t% {0 Y　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

! }# n: Z' C) K7 t# J* ^# a- c' O7 J　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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$ x7 I6 U# n- N8 N) W6 y! Y　　纸包不住火
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2 i+ Z6 l% X3 ?; J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 a5 m2 p6 P# g8 Y& m　　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。