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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

% t% l# F6 P) ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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0 x# r9 i5 m# _9 _　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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( A: X! q# s3 l7 E　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( f( v! k" S8 k7 f& e　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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. X7 V; H8 Q% K4 o: `+ n# A! o0 ^　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 V# K6 y' y& {4 H　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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2 K+ D; g  ?' @& ?1 B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ Z5 d, L' D7 U5 N; i+ Y　　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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$ v4 O- W* S- e) Z, `　　大开眼界
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9 }$ F: F6 V* o& o% l$ |' Y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% j- K  w  h" @. {　　国泰民安

7 r/ n$ n, Y# d; |　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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5 @/ Z3 T4 u  D6 m7 z, V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 e0 Q: F) z4 T! A　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ D  Y. i/ a- |. \7 f* d　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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" R8 q% ]9 X9 K0 r7 W8 Q& J　　和气生财
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0 w  d* [; `0 S5 D6 d, M1 q' Z　　harmony brings wealth;

2 a4 c3 Q7 E, x( x" }& p　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

9 y( o# z6 E- q5 I  B) q4 O　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

' X  ]- `( C+ o" f4 L6 J( p8 R! A　　let bygones be bygones

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' t2 K% m( y7 }　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) n& y: x: j  |# l3 Y$ s　　金玉满堂
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  L+ u! U$ x: Y0 m! v/ y' c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

' ?% s& B5 c, l4 n7 i* E8 z　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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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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2 s. A1 F: k$ X0 |& O/ C　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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( x3 p( u$ ]. L1 `% N+ g$ ^& h3 k　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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6 h5 j! \1 s9 K, P) P　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 Q1 |9 r- L% t: j- @# p! z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ ]7 o8 ~: n/ w" g$ d　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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9 j8 {1 a5 H8 `4 m9 A　　名利双收
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　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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# b. W8 ~3 r8 e: v) f# Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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9 J( T) ]. n8 A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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, g) T/ i2 J  X9 e$ w　　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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+ X- t( W' r6 k6 ^1 N　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

; x5 a# G3 L) y! Q! U' H6 K　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 n3 G) E2 k4 S7 n　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

- W7 I3 j/ F3 k0 b　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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' y# b' C2 p6 A5 Z1 E1 Q　　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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4 M* ?: n  v( g' y# ?: P' m　　强龙难压地头蛇
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4 _( r+ \, O$ P# w1 i2 {　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 n3 J, ^+ `+ ?6 }　　瑞雪兆丰年
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% a# d9 Z6 c& w& {7 `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

7 i' @; C) N0 X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, t( |+ z% w; |4 q　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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/ p8 j2 [. |1 R- X　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- z- ^  s) u5 a0 D7 w& j  o5 y# l$ J　　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

. q/ Z' F. h" s7 q　　a blessing in disguise;

* \- c8 ?3 D, q. D  h& G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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/ H# Y* i5 s8 h8 ~: V) s　　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

1 k9 ^% L4 n" z　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 _5 C5 T' T: a) f. {4 G: _0 G　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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) k( f. H3 v# ]  s7 F& a  P( c　　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

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

" T/ q! @" @1 @4 ]+ t! j( @　　糖衣炮弹

- a+ h& v+ `6 ]& a5 t: w　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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2 C0 ]5 R8 o) k/ ^8 @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

3 c$ g( J1 ]; G1 J% h　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

- _; w9 Y2 k4 A6 w- h9 O8 @8 S3 F; H　　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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/ Y* e) u. K* z6 u* F9 ~! r　　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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　　望子成龙

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/ R/ ?) H# K* |* b9 W7 v9 O　　唯利是图
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6 v4 F( N' p6 h　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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' i  C) v1 m  @( j. R% _　　无中生有

) b$ |6 l1 D. p　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

( [7 z* {. N$ n, s　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

7 D* U* m. f* Q7 e9 v, c　　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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' d1 T! l; ?( X) U/ C　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 n; K7 y4 F% g8 F　　先下手为强
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* `( F, A$ D; ?/ g+ r% K! T; |+ Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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  W+ r  C: d- K( B0 F6 m: |( A　　The best defense is offense.

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# Y$ N' B4 @! M/ l8 Z7 v, y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 M/ @4 R5 Q9 z+ z' @2 P7 w$ T* y+ \　　息事宁人

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

. O! M/ C3 i# ^0 I　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. a2 [6 P5 |! }* w' O3 m　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　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
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+ _3 L. z% Q6 T! C6 X　　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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* Q0 T1 j/ M  R% S( }) P1 [　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, O' J8 h% I3 Z) ^; y6 x0 P7 }* P　　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

3 g7 ^! e+ E3 ^+ ]　　Haste makes waste.
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7 K& J7 y3 ~9 ]9 d' o; O& @/ F' X　　More haste, less speed.
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( n7 l4 Z# I- z& d% ^　　优胜劣汰
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' s5 t# V8 l  X1 Y8 r1 Y　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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+ }# d; s+ F% r# w) Y3 |　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 c4 Q/ u0 w. ^; X9 S2 C　　债台高筑

2 K) u0 A, _" Y; S　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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1 d7 r7 r3 y( h/ ~$ `# D　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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2 O9 ~6 m; n. U8 w7 r　　be an armchair strategist

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1 D" t, `6 S1 p* V  i3 u* r6 _  \　　纸包不住火

; u+ K! N2 N  |* |6 `1 U! Z. c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

7 t' n; Z3 u. Y5 C9 L1 s　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

" a9 W9 c/ |0 J, E, o　　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。