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' n! {/ @% m0 P5 v7 m/ K1 n, T　　爱屋及乌

　　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.

7 T  n: e2 y+ J; h5 M  X　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

* j6 ?/ Q/ A7 w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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% o. Q6 F! B4 Q2 [$ [　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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- u5 n/ G8 }6 Y* M; Z# s7 ^2 L　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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# M7 F+ t: e2 Y9 }　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, {6 }6 [9 z* h, \" z　　辞旧迎新
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  h; I) a; m  V5 G7 r　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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8 q- _2 `4 |+ I% I+ g- O　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ l5 z: v, t) K/ \) S# }4 w, [9 T7 Q　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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7 v; m, m; \5 `- x3 \　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% G$ w& ?8 \- R& \　　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;
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　　活到老学到老
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7 J1 Q$ {/ i2 S' @' r2 K　　never too old to learn

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　　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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* z  g8 ?1 X/ `　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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" f- [, z' F( z　　脚踩两只船
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" M) T. b2 R6 G8 E+ c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" D/ B$ N" y7 p/ I4 _, S　　君子之交淡如水
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2 q$ [" q4 p: [) K! J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 h! w& n3 D/ j- _3 K  O　　礼尚往来

" l1 |# V) b- B! z% P　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& Z' {# e$ G0 P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

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8 f$ D% H7 U6 P8 V9 V　　名利双收

* {: ^) G% k1 d* C4 s$ P　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　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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+ V- o5 A7 S& r+ T' f　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, l% M( M3 r$ x; I; o2 s; [+ P　　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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% Y6 P, T6 ^. J( Y3 _) x　　弄巧成拙
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* w/ v5 v2 |/ @# P* i. d- w& m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

" W9 v- c  N3 Y! N+ [  A% ?6 @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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. I0 G& M4 @% i: u9 H# K9 G0 e　　抛砖引玉

/ A! M9 q- Z0 _6 r9 l; E0 G7 K; D　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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/ J1 Z- D( z# J) a- j+ m9 Y; m2 K+ d　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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% |9 ?1 _1 P6 ~" H. R7 h7 t　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ w/ W$ Z0 h# J1 \) n6 Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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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7 m1 Q5 [) M" s. y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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3 B* w7 {- S$ h! }! J% P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

  I  L6 R$ K( y' s" A) }9 j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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. u) Z/ O4 m) F, d- g　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. \3 I1 ?1 w5 D5 `& X; c7 r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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. ]2 ?- H# k( K8 f3 A$ N2 k  L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  z0 i7 s' _" y4 c' }　　a blessing in disguise;

$ U! s, n5 @3 A& q. g0 c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ M0 ?& P) p$ h* g; P1 p2 O　　三十而立
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　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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% G# ~! P8 X0 l# Z7 z9 p/ w4 ?, W　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; f5 h# e+ ]5 o0 K& E　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

/ ?' @3 g( C% V7 F$ I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* X1 V. E. C6 \) e: u　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

. r* b' k' p4 _　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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. S% \. B$ a2 T　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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; |5 C3 H5 f. l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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  w( H1 ^9 z) p( \' |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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/ {, [8 ]( S. ^, u　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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5 ^1 x" K8 X% ~% _3 H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 S: b; n& Q0 H9 j" u+ ~+ Y　　团结就是力量

' n/ g' J) _& z4 b　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

. T% @& J& @4 p+ b- U' R　　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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　　歪风邪气

  G* H  a) [9 R6 z# f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( M9 X4 b8 V1 k9 k3 a　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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5 o: H1 U9 E# z( v, {1 _　　望子成龙
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* }8 L7 m; b" p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: H/ f' @; u* S9 J' i& Z8 A& z% S　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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　　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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  S7 g8 V+ f1 m& X7 i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

/ C# M# M) p; b1 ~5 M3 d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　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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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' G# `2 }9 G; `  u8 I- t　　先入为主
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5 _- x" \! {+ k3 d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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* @0 ]' M* i: J  }　　先下手为强
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- S4 \5 ?  S0 A4 J; i& S, I' w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 t" C% X' p9 u9 z! r  D　　The best defense is offense.
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+ s1 G! i5 ~4 b9 @" ^7 t: |　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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6 {* G3 p( V+ ~3 s. }. n# M7 }　　现身说法

. w. l) L& f7 }8 [4 F2 c　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# A1 X; I+ z1 R7 s　　息事宁人

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

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- F& s$ ]. F! N0 r# u+ f- I: j. X　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" [3 N# ]9 x; ?0 R) N4 Q　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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0 s8 Q( _$ T& E9 \; Z$ H/ Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( p& X* T1 H, k3 O5 T. C1 h  d, m　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　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
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3 O6 X/ g0 A8 V* p# m* b* [* i　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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) o6 k: S8 P4 o& W5 m' b4 e　　优胜劣汰

7 s( M1 u* @" P' K5 C& W& _　　survival of the fittest
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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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　　冤假错案
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　　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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　　招财进宝
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, ~; r" x9 [" W% ~9 x+ R　　bring in wealth and treasure
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- W* y0 \. A( }- S　　债台高筑

  ]! Y* i2 ~: y% G　　become debt-ridden

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& [3 F- a6 o! R/ _9 k　　众矢之的
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7 T$ q' W6 u1 n0 v/ h2 C! r) u' O　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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4 v% e4 Y- I% ~  X　　纸上谈兵

4 u1 C% M% ]& W# C+ u　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

$ ^- u* q. k/ L0 y　　纸包不住火
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0 B# v4 Y# @4 y& {! {　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

9 E; E5 K  i1 X$ R/ ]8 y7 C　　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。