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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　　百闻不如一见
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- I5 `* a+ u1 u8 L2 g9 Z  ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; q. ^( r0 V% f# {$ o6 o　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

# Q( o- H) |" @- D! l  r" W) k" T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 {" n# I, }/ M% }% }4 R  C( S+ g　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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. u0 G# X$ V& X/ y5 ~5 C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 w) e( y! f* @& d! u! P+ b0 t& {　　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

3 _& K. _! \8 ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　过犹不及
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; n2 ]$ h, o5 z1 s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 d6 s) T: D- z4 ]' t　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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- }) Q" E% E5 x5 ~/ c0 Y) ^+ m0 _　　Bad news travels fast.

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, `; G9 N% U4 D% K7 }5 o4 Y　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

/ Z  c+ Y1 h8 K　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# `6 s6 q9 X2 y4 v8 I9 A  p/ ?　　活到老学到老

' T, g$ d/ Q4 ~0 q- u) @) ]+ K　　never too old to learn
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3 v7 r# Y; i) _4 f# ]. ~" J/ l  Y% f8 p　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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5 L* n( _% Q/ v　　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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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ f: G2 U2 Z, I" P. n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　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

) r0 D, J3 Z9 X　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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6 x4 ]3 K9 O2 a. P( q) `　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: D7 i( i- K# u: u" g+ P, }! r　　名利双收
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1 q; B! d: K! T. E　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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! H7 d! w0 C# P/ x% i8 r　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  d8 z0 v- `1 l0 q3 |! S/ S　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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* Q) C& b. B) v# _- \( M4 e$ [: G& s　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( s6 U8 B3 J4 O) M2 o- M　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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( F8 I. x1 _; y5 a& B4 t　　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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3 t) a9 h# w2 E) v' d+ N3 O  B3 Y　　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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  T2 X2 D9 x, w& o& N; e5 n( u　　抢得先机

1 _( @# u; |2 e) H" h. h) I' ^2 w　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 m, v/ g. D* j# O9 L0 [　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ q3 F6 o# ?2 f; Q7 d# q　　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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7 t9 d1 x! m' _　　前事不忘，后事之师
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& b& X0 d" N4 J% |  w) Q" G4 `8 D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 v% x% u; d7 O) |7 c( ]2 ]5 Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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2 Q. G9 k* U8 _* M2 M7 `; _- Q) P1 M　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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) z; l# y5 V% f. q( s% H! l　　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

* `  H( }3 @! ~1 q( N　　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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2 ~5 O  w6 T8 y$ j6 W0 R0 R6 q, n　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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- E6 b" \; f4 N% S1 h　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ U4 J' z0 `* j3 S) |6 D) `　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% ?/ x! C9 M( E3 N# o- W, i: i$ T　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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& ^/ D% |4 ^2 W+ m, V　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

# `! _8 e6 G5 o　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 l7 ^# _  z" w  X　　三十而立

　　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

9 K8 u0 L4 C( P, ^! i　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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& |  q1 G" _6 [# u% \　　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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2 Q9 f7 E* h, A4 @$ l　　说曹操，曹操到
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& t% [7 q) S  p　　speak of the devil
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" W+ s  z2 v- h　　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

" Q+ ~1 ]% [- y! O: B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 s/ k5 {. K9 P: Q' Z& l( L　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! ^7 l  v1 M. o　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

% I" ?% N$ Y: p7 J# A; x　　团结就是力量
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; h* y) G- _9 T2 d' w2 H　　Unity is strength.

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. C! g0 R, i% W5 t& I3 ]! q# \, G) m8 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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) ~% I0 U+ o+ H5 X+ i6 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 c9 O+ x, [; V3 j' p# z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: j4 X* ~; Q+ D6 _　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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- a- ^9 D7 }( g: p　　无中生有

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

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　　无风不起浪

, q! k+ G7 |# P, Y! a7 b　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 r( w0 o/ m. ?4 }$ l! k　　徇私枉法

+ ~, ?* [$ G  D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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. v' o! s# f% @: S& r　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 s( l: x3 f0 k1 y# f　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# z. O7 e+ Y. t　　心想事成
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' i* `; n* x: w' V　　May all your wish come true

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# v! K* E; b4 |　　心照不宣

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

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9 X! Z+ {) \1 I3 X9 p) m4 k　　先入为主

, N7 z$ x- Z, U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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7 z8 t+ Y% `' P8 x' w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

+ i! q3 H' j- V4 A　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% m2 Y- i( u' v2 E* T, g# o8 k( T　　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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5 r( R3 W+ M/ a8 i' v　　息事宁人

: H2 ]4 f7 P  ~3 r! p2 _3 |　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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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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　　有情人终成眷属

9 ~9 h  a( V, M% Y0 Y. y& ]' o5 B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: M' H5 P9 c; j  p' S　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

2 i0 Q; Z5 Z" H( H! A" Y　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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9 ~1 M; j8 X  i2 ]　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

; D6 e  V' e+ Q1 D4 |8 Z　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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8 N+ C- R/ V4 t. K  `3 r, I! f　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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! I) t' n) }+ ?0 [　　英雄所见略同
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' u& r. Y3 B5 P( f4 o+ o# S　　Great minds think alike.

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4 F8 f$ J4 g1 C, h) |　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 h+ P% A/ a& O2 ?/ @! v6 t4 Q　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

( {5 h* l5 N- I9 ]( x　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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4 t" w+ y3 u2 N* v/ W( ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

" O3 T" f: N& e- F: ]/ o8 y- E　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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# Q1 J0 x4 s+ _' d　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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9 Y" N2 J1 C2 _( a4 ]　　target of public criticism

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9 _5 D$ T5 f, ?　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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% @  J& \2 R0 m& H) [　　纸包不住火

2 ^5 R1 C4 c- [　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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* @% ]4 @. f% q$ \* M! k　　左右为难

& a; e: t9 A& S, x  C0 h+ Q) P) G　　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。