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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+ K+ z* _5 {, X! J3 f) v7 ~　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

( c7 M" V, m0 h( z" ~- ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 l1 h7 s1 x' i' Y# T/ J　　Seeing is believing.
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. D  g$ k0 e# a" b　　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

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; d$ U1 _9 A/ u( p8 i, |　　不遗余力
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3 a* d( z- o9 T' A　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 m+ ?$ E! v  u　　不打不成交
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/ Y* t0 S$ m( g& R! j7 o4 ^　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ ]$ f3 n/ r9 N0 i/ M　　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

6 [3 @4 ~4 l! M  C& E4 @; [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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* `% Q: v6 r! v2 c　　大开眼界
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) m0 I, |5 ~# C+ w1 `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, k5 i$ ]& w3 D5 e: q+ I$ ]$ E% s　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' p" j" G( `, B1 a　　过犹不及

" O# n4 w8 _" X% N. `　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# F0 f8 H* f# s% C0 P9 P& x4 n! ]　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 Z- l: @( U: a7 d　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 t1 U4 b6 K- f0 c7 k4 P+ t& e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

9 r1 _- j, [% P" q( E, k) R( S$ E　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 o# H% T- b, T# P- W* l　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

) |+ }: O# w6 U5 w' }, |7 t+ e　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 L$ ^1 b7 f2 j# d, M　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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" L5 v! X) [3 R0 w: p7 ]　　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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. u% Y# g. T" Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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7 d" `. U5 `* Y8 [8 B  O- p) H+ F　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, C  n7 F$ k) b( ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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2 Y; k+ n) Y! y  ?9 c! |3 ~: U5 d　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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! a: K( k, k" H! [　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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" d( c: a% v# f, U* j! u6 r　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 S+ G1 Y/ K3 m7 r8 l: f* ]& y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　弄巧成拙

! k6 Q0 w. C/ m! {* U  C6 J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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% W/ s0 c, x4 a' |  h3 r+ e  ^　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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2 R7 ~- |' Y) n* O0 z　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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! ~" y0 ~0 M: V+ _, C- `& z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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2 g2 b7 k; p8 D& N0 A+ ?　　千里之行始于足下
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3 h0 ]9 a0 P) E# N1 w  I: I1 c　　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

$ U; ^, L3 [8 V( p' l( o3 D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" d: v. [# E" T! r! ^  B4 X( Q　　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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) H1 g3 Z: r0 f2 g* U" Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

, [8 H: ^+ E3 k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; V: D4 A6 n8 h/ @, Q. l　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% {$ n- y' W  D$ x　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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* c8 w5 B! ~2 z0 v' H　　人之初，性本善
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9 R( t2 p; i, w7 p8 s　　Humans are born good.

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# J0 O$ F! |" o' L' ]8 f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 F; Y8 ?: a2 `4 e, B　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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: B6 Y6 X$ F9 m2 l1 M　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

4 O6 r& m# k7 |  q& X" C　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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" S( k8 j4 g3 o1 H* h+ m　　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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4 _. X7 o9 l$ [! b) l! [　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 K0 u9 T) I6 b. }' [2 G　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' k7 o& m# K4 g4 ?5 [　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 x" D5 d# l& {　　实事求是

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

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% M6 c6 i; T1 I# H. o) c　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

6 Z# y! {2 X" Y1 S5 B6 n* l, F　　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

. ^6 w1 O( _7 L. n2 O3 m　　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

& }; [( {! T8 e9 H2 _　　sugar-coated bullets59

: m5 v+ O  {( v4 t# i, n. l　　天有不测风云

/ q4 u, F0 X0 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

( a$ {7 L9 R( y) }　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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+ e" N( h' F$ W　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 T( z8 V+ ?' \  E/ F% j1 f& I% M( ]( K　　唯利是图

* l/ \0 I; V( ^3 q( K$ @1 g/ P　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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  u/ C' _- U1 ~! F% f　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 K; H, v6 o+ k　　无风不起浪

. p7 k$ s4 B( R　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

8 B/ s4 t# S" q3 e1 ~. J5 J! ^4 e3 ?　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 @) t+ {; v8 w7 P# d9 V　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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; N1 B$ [3 W, \- q- j7 i　　心照不宣

5 y( `5 c6 G: Z; L& ~3 S) |" a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( w2 H+ ]* N# ^3 n　　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

; s& ]$ N0 j( c" w　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ B' @9 [" w) M& I　　息事宁人
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5 v* }: _5 p% C+ b, e　　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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, d/ r4 M* m8 \3 c) _0 c  u3 N. K* w　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# B9 N) b  Z- e! b0 o( `# N& @　　严以律己，宽以待人

$ d6 F- f0 V* J2 e* r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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3 j% Z+ d+ Y7 q5 w* M: N2 ^7 c　　有情人终成眷属

% [0 G6 [# @8 j8 b0 u: b4 t- a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

9 H+ P* @1 \3 [, ~0 o' G# h6 |　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- z/ d7 l" a5 `( D　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

+ L4 }! j6 ~' d2 D4 q　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

- C3 L0 ?1 B) v% Q* }" H. {( h　　有缘千里来相会
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$ `: H/ D/ S0 A; w. Y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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# Q  u9 C) Z7 t; R6 ^- p　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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, k! I2 f2 P3 f8 C1 K9 ^　　teach students according to their aptitude
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+ o4 f0 ~% j1 V( t9 g8 e　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 E2 u! h" m: [　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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8 g, a& v5 }' D8 J8 K$ f; l　　survival of the fittest

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/ \: |3 F' O6 k0 Z1 R& R3 g　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

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　　94
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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: V$ ]9 M$ o3 ^$ `1 L9 k1 N　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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- ~) [3 A0 x, k0 ]! _. s# [0 S　　纸上谈兵
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: v" U' Q. `: l　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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& j4 v1 [: W1 V+ L# ^; B3 s　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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( d& s( j: n3 ^' B% v& H5 G5 t　　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。