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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  w7 s4 E7 {! `! r　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 u$ x8 `+ N8 z2 m/ x% M　　Seeing is believing.
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! B3 b7 @" E3 c　　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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　　不遗余力

2 L( {! S& G: i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

  c7 ~2 P( T" ]! [; K' U! ]　　No discord, no concord.

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1 U# A" P6 b. X. V( ?　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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1 Y& q' f" `( A0 A, W　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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
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; k3 ]" }! z. [# T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ r4 N' R% Y& \: j; F　　国泰民安
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　　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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3 x  s. `5 O: T" s3 C　　too much is as bad as too little

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) T- L4 {/ ?1 U" r: q! C' V  b3 ^) ~　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- h6 _  S1 |7 I4 _) P7 H/ ?  a8 Y　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) y; B/ a$ G* z; G) L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( f0 ~* N' }2 H) i- L　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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5 T) D' [+ [3 q! O" D) z( V　　harmony brings wealth;
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) B( T1 L6 V# s! j3 C. H　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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: f2 k4 `1 ^9 O) j% l, t　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- X* f, m9 p; \( w　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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) ?7 r' d: N5 R8 f! k　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

; T1 h6 l- W4 V& 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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　　cut and dried; cliché
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! t" t8 I5 |/ h7 ?1 q　　礼尚往来

2 g% o- B1 w1 X& |: r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ L* n* f" m; A　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 E6 c. z% ~' H/ T　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

% d! C! X5 x$ [  G% T, M　　gain both fame and wealth

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  \' F9 \9 R0 Q$ b　　茅塞顿开

% H& i4 L4 C! I　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

" b% v8 F; V" [1 h9 D" ]　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 e' ~$ @7 Y3 Z( O* m& M2 W　　弄巧成拙
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, L9 j. ~. ~5 }: s% `% h　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% U: O' s# V4 P, B( ^　　赔了夫人又折兵
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5 O3 h3 [- s' r! A9 o8 O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% {2 X4 B2 d3 @* j　　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

　　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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& J  w" N; F' Y8 W4 I　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- r$ {6 l8 p; L! U! }& x, w" a　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 w7 G2 W: c' F5 e- f9 V! |4 m* I　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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( s& L: M, B- I7 s　　前事不忘，后事之师

8 W1 e1 N' W2 x2 u) n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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( T: }' I7 e9 o　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 B2 E0 F+ v, Y6 n　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 s4 c# g- X# l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

. Y2 @) I( c5 j6 Y( p. E' T　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

; c) |# g2 ~) U7 D* e6 a　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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3 W% J# y$ D1 P. ]" r　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* G; J. e4 d5 a: c0 I& u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; |7 i. g: W4 `; {" w! g0 ^* p/ V1 j" r　　世外桃源
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5 {+ [$ _. i4 N* B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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8 P" d+ X7 U0 C　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. \. x* A2 ]; \  c9 o5 L* Z　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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  q. e" |) V$ R" C1 T; s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, {/ t& z4 ?1 e/ ]. D( z" j　　三十而立
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- W; j& t7 V$ \* z9 |- 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
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6 q; l& _6 I, z; J/ V0 L　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ A7 i" K0 X0 W　　时不我待
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0 S) _. F/ z$ |　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- m7 O) \2 H$ x: h) h' P+ S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* t5 c8 \" ]2 z& f　　实事求是

- Y+ t% n4 ^7 `) l" ]0 M$ i: n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

! S7 ?* `% j3 ~  o1 X5 R　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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; q. k/ H: s6 z8 K+ {# h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 l" H8 f. `! U) z# {  Q& w　　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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　　韬光养晦

/ ^9 [% w( y. J: @/ ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 v! |* E% e/ T% J　　糖衣炮弹

+ y9 ^, x1 V' a5 b7 \　　sugar-coated bullets59

  X$ t3 P& |, R4 ^) A  z; K7 w　　天有不测风云

6 l6 G+ [# u# c9 Z8 `: h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- _0 g8 n1 m) Q/ k1 Q! r　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( D+ H1 n/ E: m& D- z　　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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! \1 j  d  ]5 d- l' T) [3 E4 b　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

* e0 D! M* j' C/ m+ x& s　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 e- }1 |/ ^6 ~　　望子成龙

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) e: u5 B. ~; ^3 \7 B　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ S2 a; U% }6 F& \, y　　无风不起浪

" `# g' ~* R) R. ~+ Q" W　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 t4 `* I1 ~. {) W! n0 g; K* v　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 s/ C9 ?/ X. C8 n: R. t# ?　　新官上任三把火

7 T- _2 o8 i7 u# P8 ?* V　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ }/ M8 p7 A3 z% X) T　　蓄势待发
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& k( e) S' r) m& u6 d4 I" O　　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
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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' r" A+ x) z; ]4 h, N% p; L　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" S& Z" G  n9 e/ v　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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( z+ S- p$ N3 e2 [# V( t& N　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( w9 l7 R7 Y$ y9 g) n( i6 i9 ^　　循序渐进
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+ B0 k4 D: i5 j# q) D6 R/ U　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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: ^) r1 d5 r8 y　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

$ T# z7 f: T2 q7 {0 @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& X, j2 R' \; d; G- X4 J8 C1 @8 N　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

, P4 W$ t6 c$ m　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& a/ `& U! b. D! F- U! q: {" F/ m　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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2 ^5 H" `5 H$ h　　survival of the fittest
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0 j' ?. t; h& P: R" ?& \　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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9 y% |# z) \! j- p* Y" }! v6 P　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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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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+ A% i; R( ~2 H　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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; n7 c5 W& m" c! t; l　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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, o: I! @+ h1 m+ v4 E　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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9 K3 w5 ]- x. {5 Q6 _9 K, |% k- m　　be an armchair strategist
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; N: t* R4 x9 i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。