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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% t! C5 a6 X: }  a( g　　爱屋及乌

: W, @/ _1 q7 j3 G) `　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# ~- [5 N( P8 `1 |3 b, b+ |　　Seeing is believing.
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! b8 P+ ]% t+ a) D# E# k( I　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& ?( N* t! Z1 B6 L6 R; D7 U. w. v　　不遗余力

2 ]& ?3 r: {! p- [- m( I+ u　　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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$ j7 y, D6 f  S4 S3 I! h, u　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 J, T3 y: E5 B; n　　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
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% M+ G7 @9 W/ V( x　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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) P0 T- }4 D& A" ?% k　　大开眼界
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5 n* ?& i) D( b& i$ [  c; I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% B1 ^" v8 w# P! v  D( P6 w9 B3 t　　国泰民安

  x- j% F/ T7 d1 ?+ r　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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4 P: _! U/ g# E; c9 r  I4 u1 k% r　　过犹不及
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! i4 x5 h$ V+ R2 x　　too much is as bad as too little
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) A( [; ^+ ?, t1 G　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! O: e6 h9 }) u, I3 @& ]* S3 U: p　　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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* z; n- @1 t  k/ b3 M　　harmony brings wealth;

1 y9 k  k- W% C8 g9 R7 ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 U9 [0 y4 \% B' J　　活到老学到老

9 B! G* I4 l- `$ M+ O$ `　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

+ @: c( X! l/ \$ A8 I　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　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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: x) h! T1 T- L, j" @4 K# `　　脚踏实地

1 _4 j7 B4 Y8 W! X: `/ G　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 O. R. n$ Q9 B9 G　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 k$ s+ d/ m0 }# h+ [6 B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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' H7 C  F( @: V1 L7 A' a　　礼尚往来
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9 O4 x3 O. l2 O. `- W: K, f  I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# n, v9 O# C+ y- w4 Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' \% e! n- A; b0 |1 W8 B- U' W　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 h/ w$ H5 j$ _, Y' g. ?　　名利双收

: j$ N2 N4 z4 \  b3 d* |　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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. Q" {" J, E# J% D　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 C0 s6 ?1 |1 k+ j2 j8 U6 K　　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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8 d' a" H7 G, w( M　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ }( D, b( J5 _0 X　　弄巧成拙

; N# M$ U( ^0 H　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; m% {, L# {: g$ a3 D) y2 n9 X5 @　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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* U# e# d' c0 I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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  B+ Q, c' Q- ?; u2 K- O) p　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! j5 O% E+ R; l, p* H　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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0 q+ A5 K" V$ j　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

1 I4 ?% Y" R: ?1 g& e$ I　　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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' u3 q6 B/ M$ E2 B0 o5 _. }) f2 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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- W* W# A0 U& B" ~　　瑞雪兆丰年
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. S; B. k* G! `7 E　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, l/ b) ~% v" |2 t" N( r　　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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0 r* z+ [5 @! e　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: d3 N8 B* S/ i+ X2 o6 _: Q# T& q　　世外桃源
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, \( U6 V) X* U7 D+ C' ]　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　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
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8 M' H: b% ~, ]3 i- K　　a blessing in disguise;

9 b" f% B( F. U: u8 @　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

5 ^' R/ v0 ~& h( a$ `5 l　　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

　　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

7 R$ {$ e( o( j3 A! h- |　　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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1 A( K5 M/ `* J6 p　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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( ^4 v9 w% e3 M2 B& z, T# b% @& R2 _1 _　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

; n5 s. ~: Z+ o9 \) x$ x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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' o) A( y& [6 w3 o$ u1 a, N/ O　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, v' [! [$ z+ J( ]* C2 N　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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2 L/ ~8 U0 t2 a2 }　　跳进黄河洗不清
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, i: n) i- s( r. O6 ?1 ^9 ~& }7 m　　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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' c+ r7 f" m3 {) w8 e　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

# O# ^, _+ Y7 u# i　　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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　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. g3 S, L& a. J* o% h! ~* k　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' }6 N: Y) R  g, G　　徇私枉法
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$ _/ \" y8 D1 z! {" D- d  P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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6 }* G) m6 K+ {+ y0 G/ Q! K( d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) g. i) e0 `/ V7 }　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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  s, V0 [# _% |- u8 ^8 p　　心照不宣

* v0 I: G9 Y8 |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ I/ x& |( \. [: O" K3 O0 m　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 N- @6 u) C) s- c! e6 x/ [* W　　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
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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; F3 a: v/ W# T( h8 V- `　　息事宁人

  B6 g, D2 g) Y. ^2 P& l　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

6 Z( n- ]3 U4 w+ t% O! H! B　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& v! [# D$ s& G1 N8 k9 J　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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7 ?; o1 V' ~* I3 s! K　　有情人终成眷属

- e+ s2 @5 _* s$ s: P/ G/ W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 Z' c4 E8 R! P　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

0 R4 G/ W3 \8 {+ X: ^8 `　　a man of insight83

  f6 Y' T; h1 ]4 e: }, d: b　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

6 k6 p$ {+ a5 E: \8 ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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! e  t8 Z+ s9 _7 B9 y/ }　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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2 ]7 @1 M* H7 V9 z　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! ~! Q2 S  ~; k" [* ?　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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  T  p  _. I2 y. L% z0 N/ t) {! D　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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, o. l# o9 L3 T: C$ A　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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+ q- @" @% }. p' e" o% N0 L: c% t' E　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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8 u' l' }# e; {- q- X　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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4 z7 {( z: [4 {0 _5 r4 {　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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  x3 w' h9 ?4 K3 G  ^- X( ?　　债台高筑
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) ~" F* M  r% V7 Q　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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% k2 L& \! T7 ^/ P- I( V, t　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

* s- N: W/ }- b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! Q2 J( }# n3 _  ?" J　　What's done by night appears by day.

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5 n8 M/ G( U; O8 a' K' ~1 |3 |　　左右为难

  g4 F0 [2 m( ~% {  E　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。