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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/ c+ ]6 m  m! }( p& s- Z# l　　Love me, love my dog.
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: H6 E! p: M0 U8 C( j　　百闻不如一见
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# ^9 ?% u2 ]$ k6 t$ D- Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ L% d3 J  P8 j9 ]8 B　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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( F( _- `5 {* m) S　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

0 G: d$ X2 a# P+ P2 _7 {3 v# }7 g( E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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, V* t" e2 M  \; |5 B　　No discord, no concord.

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% u6 b% E5 G$ D: j　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 N5 v0 z% d; I+ X  k% u  w) o3 h　　辞旧迎新

0 `' a* u4 t- I0 D9 k: D7 D3 W4 N　　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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# I1 Y4 D6 A4 ~( Y+ z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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. o: t& {" c# Z5 t6 s$ ~　　国泰民安
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* z6 J8 _$ u; ?( ^/ U( d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; c" E+ q3 n# H! n　　过犹不及
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  u1 B* G7 \6 a! r) e+ f! p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

2 d7 K" s! z) Q+ M' h  P　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ C7 z' V, j9 g5 A1 R( R　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 r2 ~# i) u6 `) J& A! t  |, n* j3 G　　Bad news travels fast.

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! Z. X' O# w# _/ ~) O　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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+ k* i$ d+ s2 ^- u- [; k6 e% ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  {: K: [$ y- M, h. W! y& h# y　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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) f" S1 U& L; r　　金无足赤，人无完人

/ K- J2 ~$ j- n; z' \- E　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% Y  z2 q- a' e$ V7 s0 o7 |　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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- W- \+ d) U, K& O　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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" N# M9 R% i$ y/ ^3 W　　脚踩两只船

: P  f6 }6 a9 \% x* F. r　　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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. Q0 K2 @6 ^9 r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 B$ Z9 h% B+ O$ Z, {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& }4 P; C- T- `" N" w- R& S　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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  s2 {* ^4 _' V1 |( j　　茅塞顿开
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3 V, g1 T# m7 ~# a0 b　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) W3 |2 v5 F# z6 [% b. G) Q6 i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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& r6 D1 m& x9 {- p. }　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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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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& `  T! t* N  M! J% L9 y　　弄巧成拙

; ?& e' z0 k. M4 c　　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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( a' A2 k. p  ^( M' r+ ]$ z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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

0 X$ f" A# o, t  G) r) P# [9 Q" 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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& T" ~3 B! v( G8 ?( k) Q- E　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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( t. C$ P4 h+ j6 q" t　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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. ?; N- P  a: v/ q$ s1 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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　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ O$ U& g3 S# ]& |0 J/ w　　瑞雪兆丰年

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

- I) c' c) x8 I) Y6 ~# X5 D- V　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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. q! K7 d0 {0 a: E- ~2 c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  S  p8 k8 w8 h; r% r　　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

# }  U; q0 x0 Y　　a blessing in disguise;

0 Z$ }0 @* R5 G  O; B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" e9 ]% r4 _; b) o! ^9 [　　三十而立
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9 S7 @" z  s4 M! J/ s9 H9 Y　　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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! M  O& [/ `5 O3 H* Y! H% I　　水涨船高
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+ I. W3 j( z2 f) h) C2 ~! x9 w　　A ship rises with the tide

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2 s- z2 e7 l1 _0 s% F　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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

; w# I$ X; d+ k% |* `* B2 H( R　　speak of the devil

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2 |( E& `0 w# \6 L: V　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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0 B2 s5 i4 g; i& e% w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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9 @! }. l- u5 P4 a  q8 i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

8 J' V" w2 P7 U8 G% y- E; o0 J+ _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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6 Z% G9 t. Y: L0 y　　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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2 A& ~; B- y+ \- `　　歪风邪气
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4 Y5 w& q1 n$ c/ v% {- \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( R) ~, J# b" i. d" k, u8 s　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图

/ x& Z4 H$ H. C( N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

* L! r6 J2 k9 x0 W4 g0 @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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& m) y' k& x0 }' k　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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, \0 Y( Z0 T( x/ ]5 b/ d+ E　　徇私枉法
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1 x% I; A/ S/ z( ]- `4 z% f8 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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! x( ?7 g+ R$ B1 {- D5 @) S. j　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

& e) s1 x2 ~( g- o& A　　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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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" t  u1 z+ V/ E9 }　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- q* E. o1 r2 D" Q: u) N0 D7 g) G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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　　息事宁人
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/ g! P% Q% D5 |- l# b　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ T; o: a& k8 B2 D　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; v5 s% H  r% b& x8 M6 J7 _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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" @; p3 p+ ~$ u　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

1 \0 L% Z4 I) h" x6 Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86

) ^: g) U" t4 M5 ?5 [1 T　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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- }  @5 Z% }% ~* S$ n! \　　因材施教
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/ k& r( z6 Y+ P  R# x' b. O* O　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# F5 P6 H% q0 M- z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 d5 o$ N6 e0 h; G　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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* C% J$ e* G6 {3 o0 q- n　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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0 \3 G- t2 \; `! W0 i+ B7 w　　英雄所见略同
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) t' @# W7 G  k6 o$ ~　　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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; g# P& N9 B+ J1 Z　　冤假错案
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# R% |: b, ?8 Q+ d  O　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 @, `+ P9 a0 G4 c* T　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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# A/ k% \+ x& p. h; l1 B. \$ S　　众矢之的
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1 P$ [7 E* I' z+ M　　target of public criticism

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7 W$ C* I: G% G3 i* |　　纸上谈兵
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& q0 A* e/ `8 x+ d. m) Z& J　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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4 Y- Q. ]: b, T0 a* I4 j9 q　　左右为难

! u( p5 b  }' n, t% o  g+ k　　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。