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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 b6 Q: ^7 w& ?# w  [! ~2 }# p　　Seeing is believing.

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& @% K4 J( r( [7 ~+ r　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 Q' S+ _+ N0 u: j　　笨鸟先飞
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9 J0 J# R% E# M　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 R' e9 w( t1 L4 y9 E# b) ?* P( @　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

9 G' g: q$ q; o6 g$ O　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

9 _  n' |! h: ^# Q# k: _% y, h) }5 ^: Q　　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

9 o% P% A4 f3 \# B( p& n　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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( ]5 [# {; w: S　　大开眼界

* f" a" b9 h7 n+ X7 q/ _' V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ m" E- c& G( \+ Z" h" d& P2 a! Q　　国泰民安
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. ]+ n% Z- r* V& X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ z. x* E( Z0 k. h& L　　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;
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　　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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/ R, v1 [9 d& a( T; ?　　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
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 }8 j- v2 a, ~, K　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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6 m8 M* ^2 m1 u7 M　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

& {0 q' P; o, U  F  s0 W2 v　　let bygones be bygones

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　　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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  Q# v! u9 a! `6 i, ?, m( B- q: D　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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; x* X4 c- Q% o) K7 v　　脚踩两只船

　　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" V6 ^' e( x% [2 {2 [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 D" Z/ e6 i, |: d　　cut and dried; cliché
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. J% e) T/ }' W+ o7 O　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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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3 X5 R3 `  s8 _8 k2 V　　马到成功

% z' w" d' N' Z; ~9 I　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 F. V! B; q9 g$ d* N; ?7 j( c- b　　名利双收

) ~% k1 I6 m! Z3 K# q　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' x2 n( ~8 b* e! u* S8 f0 L1 T　　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

　　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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# j# ]1 V2 r$ ~" k6 G　　赔了夫人又折兵

5 Y+ m0 `. I. Y) Y1 w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 H$ e( \" s: |' N5 C; |7 l, |　　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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. [0 g1 H4 I$ B. a+ s* m　　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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5 v: o* u2 n2 X9 [5 w' B7 c+ O. {　　抢得先机
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8 k. a5 B' Q0 ?6 l" g　　take the preemptive opportunities
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9 e' x% d) O7 W) J1 q　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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) B( @+ ?$ m1 _+ B' ?) R　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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7 B* w0 G' _" j, [" w( {　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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$ ^% j' a# l- z3 H　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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  e4 g0 i7 z7 J; n　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 O2 Z1 b) L6 ?. R　　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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1 E. t" D# D0 g9 w　　瑞雪兆丰年

' @4 R; L# v% Y% X9 ~# S5 e3 P2 b; d　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

, M0 u6 c0 k) z6 W; u; e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& \7 r: |/ m6 ~( W) }. h7 M6 e　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  i- p8 r+ ]5 V( [' ~7 ]　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# S+ \/ A1 V& i) {4 S/ S. k　　人之初，性本善

4 m! K5 J  \& G  o　　Humans are born good.
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9 p5 L7 i7 a5 _' j- Q1 j5 `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* b) ^( O5 ]+ z0 F% q　　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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4 t0 J1 U9 ?, t/ _1 ?! o8 ^8 Y　　a blessing in disguise;

9 w8 {: ~& p9 |' p& c: V　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 p+ c3 ?! n# j( j　　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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4 z: }- {- b3 ]6 L　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ M+ O8 M: g$ o　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 }. Z6 ^& F4 k# ~　　实事求是
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7 K8 x/ ?* O. O  X. W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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! r7 M1 D; i0 I5 Z　　说曹操，曹操到
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  V" I2 b; C4 [9 b　　speak of the devil
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6 y- w; s% `4 a- [5 ~: m# r　　实话实说

# H7 z: D( J* V7 Z7 V- O　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 C4 X9 g- ?2 k- }# X3 }　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

  j2 Q; I+ ?" D　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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0 p1 m1 r- A$ r+ V　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 T0 }+ P8 K. Y& Z4 ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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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
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5 m" E: C# n0 `/ P. e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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- n' u. `$ E$ v% W9 c0 n　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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' D1 ]$ g$ u! w　　蓄势待发
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7 M4 t: J% ~3 O% u. x　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) D7 t- ?8 T- l# }, A& ]　　心想事成
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( c/ n: _; ~0 A* z% o8 N　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% [! |/ [4 G4 Z　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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- E7 D$ s" \' j" A7 ]& x2 J2 V) W　　先下手为强

& \% r% E9 ~' y  S. M' s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. q0 ]# `1 u9 O- g2 ^　　The best defense is offense.
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- V8 D6 r- I% T# Z% V, g　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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  h. C' V* D6 B　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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: M+ R8 b/ Z" [: W　　循序渐进
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5 S* p, h; \0 ?2 a! h( u* v　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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0 e4 t' E4 O5 c　　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

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6 H% X) s9 l9 C　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! ~4 ^) ]- V% {$ s% S; y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84

4 ?4 n+ R, `% S( C　　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
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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" \( [! S& |! X! V　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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$ m, F  h) `: A3 G7 D8 W- s0 Q　　因材施教

- {! S6 C' k! W# e　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

' w' h$ v0 w* f　　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

, |2 f% N( Z& Z3 x　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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' K2 o1 M* w4 H, x: j　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

" Z9 u5 Z+ h: Z& Q　　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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2 B7 n8 m- V5 N3 p7 v( {　　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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. F! @2 y6 o7 K6 U: ]　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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* X& L- Y* }- F3 F5 ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　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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　　纸上谈兵

; Z( r' I6 W, Q9 U) r; h　　be an armchair strategist

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3 K( k* K7 A1 T, a( \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- D9 j" {+ a1 s8 \# b　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。