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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, O, Y7 o+ R. S9 ~* X+ R$ T3 u　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' L; s- o6 p) z+ ]/ W# U　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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/ i8 \# K7 `3 S　　笨鸟先飞

: K1 X8 ?3 z$ C+ m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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, d$ R& y' ~$ [* ?4 B- H+ N4 u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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- x0 w8 q% P5 d$ z3 c! \+ f$ |　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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0 ]) ]8 o4 W6 y- g- s- N9 ~2 l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 W7 C6 Q; ^6 x　　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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  L/ [0 o1 s1 o　　大开眼界

- P% o* C  x3 x: H. Y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

6 g( x0 W. P; U. O0 ?0 ?7 I* K0 l　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 F3 O. ~- A2 O% R* b　　过犹不及

; Y+ v9 K' o0 ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 P  y+ Q# k! W  v8 E　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  T8 \9 A  m" y% N　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" N% ^, J5 M) n/ O; G8 f2 {" {3 q& l　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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# R9 j) t9 ]! `; c　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 q. K4 s0 R. q- s( Q- E　　活到老学到老
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/ L3 @. i- `$ S2 m* E- ~　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

( b: @+ D9 o6 k8 x; G. i8 m　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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5 O: G- T9 m$ Q$ t4 }9 g　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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+ W, i' Y# |9 `' Q* h: f　　君子之交淡如水
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" m4 a2 u1 l- n" C, J0 @4 U　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! l8 C2 l+ h5 D8 z' h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  h- v0 s) q& ^3 W; m$ h　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: H- S, U$ N- z' m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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' y  Y1 B  r6 ?. L6 e& Y( [; }　　马到成功

2 \( ^/ U2 l. o( A" M4 K* m　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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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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　　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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2 c8 ]" W/ O4 k4 d8 z. ?　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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1 C5 y+ F  v! n& u　　抛砖引玉
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: H% {4 i1 `8 ?: V, u/ T& F　　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
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+ O* N5 `+ }+ Q/ J% M　　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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) X* t  x% @# _1 {3 c1 R, w$ O　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" _/ ~7 T+ ~; }( f% c1 ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% r7 Z* m" G  p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 l, O* _) S; q5 E, R( Y5 f　　千里之行始于足下

5 D* c3 X; y( N; F5 w; x　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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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
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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

1 d( a7 ^9 I% {# T　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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2 U) x0 X/ x& {/ N3 p　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ H. o) t: }3 E6 B7 U　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

2 p0 N2 K0 H; l4 F　　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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& C2 L) R; l5 k' g" M7 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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　　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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　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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" g- ~7 P% E( v' V; Q9 q4 X　　实话实说

　　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

( M; M# \3 P' I; F4 ^  F" m　　韬光养晦
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* c  q- n) ^) Z/ k& H9 w, t4 f5 ]　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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7 L5 x# k% H6 M! X0 q* r2 Q　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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
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( d& k0 }# b1 g: i" z" f9 s* S　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- `1 o( W* |  w. _: _　　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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9 v, d7 O1 b$ C8 p8 z( j' N; b. T　　歪风邪气
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+ m3 b$ ?+ f2 r4 ~9 P　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

. W  V6 e9 m' @　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 z9 O/ {; E+ k5 k　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 Y! o% o8 q8 B　　唯利是图

, L; I) R) t, a8 e) P  {6 j# n　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ ^8 }9 ]" B4 e. A　　无中生有
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5 r9 U, A) m( |　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. {  _! p% ^% k3 F　　无风不起浪

5 U% V: m  a5 t9 c0 z* E　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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& Y6 \" G  ~) e- ~　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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% {' q2 G4 W  B* r5 K- ]: c4 N　　心照不宣

　　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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6 {- f/ W, J# E* z$ i　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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3 w! o* B/ B$ b0 R+ W& n$ J8 C　　现身说法
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9 t. Z/ x+ a4 [' F3 r  K! `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) Q* J  e' Z1 s1 i　　息事宁人
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8 ^+ H7 o' R! v7 J& q" w) Y+ P　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 H3 j" Q8 E& i" Z# b' F( j　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: [) {7 Z) @7 q; q) a4 g' e　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, Q' }' A( ?4 O9 C: z  |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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1 D2 J2 l& R7 y7 }% j　　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

　　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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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 \- z1 G/ Q- s5 s7 t　　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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) a/ R( {. D9 ~" _　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

( ]# y# J$ z! U$ \　　More haste, less speed.

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& y  k5 k, s1 d0 h　　优胜劣汰
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+ B) O* x2 T3 ~/ ]% n5 M　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

# d) Z% z, ~) Q1 `　　Great minds think alike.
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  J/ B: E0 n" i, ?0 _　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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& M' j) k. d7 _4 }　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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6 z0 G: e+ b' I+ Z0 ~! `　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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# r/ l5 `/ E; h+ J" Q　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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8 B, N& F& K$ z' p　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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5 W- d% z* |8 ^0 j* L　　100

　　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。