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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. @/ g" `' Z) k　　爱屋及乌
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( H* I* L7 y6 b; R　　Love me, love my dog.

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" r& l7 L- ]/ t! }* V6 t  C　　百闻不如一见

* @' I; D) B4 |% [9 i  U8 v$ W& z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& O( d/ Y& M# J　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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8 C0 i# [% y+ j, D/ U　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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. u* y. m- h- m( Z5 u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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' F5 v" F( Q- [. M' T　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* H* Y+ E0 r4 S6 t9 r　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! q6 t+ A8 \7 X5 H$ M　　大事化小，小事化了

0 K; }3 B9 c1 r6 f5 R$ L　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% a, }6 J4 m& F' Z5 P　　大开眼界
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  q- b1 `3 _5 J- z8 N0 d　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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  j2 G% r5 y. n1 U. J　　国泰民安
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  [0 J5 k$ I- u0 b/ }) s5 D　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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1 T) H& S3 t' a& Z; G) ~( Y2 x　　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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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

8 e$ |6 ^8 w0 l5 Q4 P　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 Q& W# H4 p9 \　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones
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) o9 A) \- v- F4 y　　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
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0 V. C  X1 H- T" j4 S* Q　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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1 C  z- T1 L9 \' P, E7 M+ a' V　　be down-to-earth
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9 C$ j, }' Y! r# `1 X, ?　　脚踩两只船

) P! n/ m2 o. n+ C& a( V( I　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: r2 u7 n8 Z: k7 ], E% ~　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 X" B4 d0 m8 h  S0 V2 S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" @+ p/ B# U$ `$ C　　cut and dried; cliché
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- g3 [2 T# u0 C. Q! M0 F　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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* b+ ]9 i# m9 D" M　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 j8 e/ t0 ]4 `/ ^/ f2 n　　马到成功

& ?9 _$ D2 F# Y% h4 ^7 o. ~4 y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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8 g, S4 k# [1 v6 M! z　　gain both fame and wealth

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! }; Z$ d+ ^1 N. C+ k! u　　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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　　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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- ]/ h/ i) {0 a0 J1 w1 R$ f# O　　谋事在人，成事在天

) c$ Y! r/ \- f% E　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# S! }6 s" d; W1 p7 z9 k$ J　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" U. Y; O  V4 `+ {( q　　赔了夫人又折兵

6 ^) d) g* ^; H" V# ]　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% o1 L0 f& m. o6 O　　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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9 f  J/ y1 t, o- Z0 C& g" [　　破釜沉舟
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! h! f8 m8 ?6 y3 s　　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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* q# _& f# E% o+ l; I7 l; d# C　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 ^  P7 k4 t# W, }4 z* x( `, r　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; z2 j3 \3 ^$ l8 b+ x　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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' a8 {3 D9 q/ z/ _　　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

7 P. y8 b% O* N+ H# D( g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 w. O& |; S  K　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# A; \5 a  `! T$ ~  e: |　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: H. r& |$ _4 P. M; ~　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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7 I' O7 R) ?; z, A3 U　　Humans are born good.

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" y7 Z/ S" n+ E0 Q　　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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& z/ Y" J' e6 \7 P+ n0 k3 U+ ~# j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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1 ]% Q! U' c5 _" B　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" ^$ N! t# C: e6 n　　三十而立

0 i. }! U1 t& C5 {7 W2 }4 ]% q% H　　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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3 f6 }% f+ O  N% w9 `7 p% m( Q1 `　　水涨船高

　　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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4 r/ R/ C* i0 k' }5 E0 j, u　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( `6 D! F! i5 Q% Y　　说曹操，曹操到
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" G( e3 B* y8 {$ F6 A5 \　　speak of the devil
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5 Y/ U5 j1 _7 F3 s9 p　　实话实说

! T. N$ [8 ~# ~+ z/ f　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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7 i' j( j) d: p: L' ~! ^# K　　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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- \7 L) L* w2 Z# p' T6 ]) B0 P7 r　　韬光养晦

7 l  R3 M8 c# j* V" V! F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  t& L3 g$ A6 p% l9 \$ `+ ^  r　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ @+ U0 T# A, {" g% P$ x1 C　　天有不测风云

/ K/ K3 G/ }! q) N" \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% {1 |" g0 C$ G# d( S( Y　　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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+ W7 S! H3 \5 N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

- Q/ l( \! D9 f; ~5 S　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　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

+ ]7 c) p- p# A# G, G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! h. E4 A4 f/ f$ `　　徇私枉法

) _7 ~2 `* L: F, N; d' j+ Q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

& N& z7 W. u) `8 j$ l! Q) E- C　　a new broom sweeps clean

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3 X/ k: j% `9 s4 D6 K　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

5 S7 J" n. H: h. Y9 r! z; w' b　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

3 }9 F. R7 H8 p8 p. d" y8 S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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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5 K) w* u% f3 b7 H+ U+ F　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% {" y- Y- D+ N5 E: ~: K( }　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; g1 I3 ?; m* c3 ?+ E. D　　循序渐进

1 c. ^- v. S3 j) q( y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　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

6 L' M7 O  Z* [　　有钱能使鬼推磨

2 O. e; o) A/ i# \; Z* I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

) H2 u0 K2 Z9 P　　有勇无谋

1 L5 h7 |8 ~# {$ G1 [# P) k　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

8 \5 `% Q0 f9 z' l0 C　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

9 h( F. G- r7 R( B　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 k: i- I  A9 O+ X4 G- P! S　　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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/ V8 ]/ n/ X. v8 c2 ~4 _9 w　　欲速则不达

5 n' }1 `4 s5 M3 ]" O7 c, [5 M8 Q' L　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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# S3 B, \7 `4 H- w6 @+ ~# H# L' X　　优胜劣汰
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- ^% E4 u0 d7 d! a9 O4 s8 ~4 U　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

6 k/ s$ l' I8 z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 S5 j8 y9 Z, \- f" I　　冤假错案
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! B0 r/ Q! v: a( [4 R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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3 r$ C7 k- ^  N: c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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9 ]' P6 U1 W; K- H　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

% X% O) I! u. V. z- k8 p! K+ e: B2 ?　　target of public criticism

4 l& Z0 t# [+ r# p, r; w　　98

　　纸上谈兵
8 w/ t9 G# o/ r# q7 e5 s( t  T
　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
9 p1 e. R! }9 }3 D" a5 m
' t% A. a8 p# ?* a9 A& u　　纸包不住火

7 {6 ~, M1 f" G4 y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

8 ~- {9 M7 e: u' G　　100

　　左右为难

8 k) f; K0 Z/ A　　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。