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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0 p! U7 F8 ^$ _, I, F1 r& P5 P　　爱屋及乌

3 \) D; H/ V' x2 t　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ I$ U+ n8 O2 Y3 U: \$ {. K　　百闻不如一见
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, J  h$ V9 c; ^% L　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; V5 w( X' N9 x6 R8 e　　Seeing is believing.

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. X# c3 p& A& f' E2 t- J9 m　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* [. H: W7 y% m6 J! a' x7 S　　笨鸟先飞

4 L# K1 `4 P4 |; @! X. ^- U3 T- P" u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

% S# ?$ G2 J6 K$ U$ R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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6 b: x1 S$ ^/ U3 c  l: v2 ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 m" f) ^# P2 m( ^4 ^" x% K　　辞旧迎新
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0 f8 U: i$ k1 f! M　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) P' X- }$ a/ w2 ~; c$ r. y　　大事化小，小事化了

$ U$ N+ @% I* L- E) k5 A6 N/ d& ~9 y, T　　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

; F3 R$ }3 c* W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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* W4 s) G9 B" x( z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 a% |# M% f2 k3 o9 w  v# o　　过犹不及
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　　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

+ g* Q# t0 `, X8 o3 p6 u7 Z/ q, b　　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
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/ j' E! v- y, \+ q5 G/ h　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

% v, A# g! P5 J( p　　never too old to learn
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: D; H0 b3 g$ Q; i　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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) j7 [% k$ H' d! h9 d; k9 f　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; u5 b- [" f4 c$ i　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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2 N% l1 L6 u! I2 I7 ~　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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0 d) m  w+ ]( i( v3 W: G　　脚踩两只船

2 V& a9 C/ Q! c7 W8 X　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　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

- J- N+ ?" w1 b　　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
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

$ y% O1 m. R* n0 S　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- f5 x, s* D! g! I$ B, L# u　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

6 r* @- W/ m* S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 G% m& c* |) E2 u' b# C　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ s# a2 a, u0 m　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 v% x, Y% [% M' M* m  R3 p　　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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  }) b6 R6 F1 ]2 s. J2 a, k0 o7 Z　　前事不忘，后事之师
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' z" Z6 K6 W( T6 @+ U+ K+ Y. w; @　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 s8 B) \* t. [" t8 }  b- o# F　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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
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. j, R+ L0 h; e7 I+ S- ~& w　　人逢喜事精神爽

" ]7 }& t+ }" F( T9 K! G: i$ k8 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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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* V/ N! t; H& }+ V8 K' R' O　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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* |  ~' h9 K8 C5 J7 v1 l　　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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" ~% B$ l) }9 I/ M8 S# h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

) j* h- o9 P3 V1 I* L4 j% O% j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; @8 x+ k0 m" P  n+ K6 J3 N　　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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　　时不我待

0 O& P& D8 d" O0 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* ^% Y' B  t- D( |) q% I1 R; A　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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' v5 I/ H" Q/ g4 N5 v  U　　实事求是

1 _3 y* A( f( p2 a1 @2 B$ l　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# ~$ Y  y6 y5 p# @　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ ^# N) S/ b0 ~& a, H/ D　　speak of the devil

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6 U3 j0 n3 K  |6 `　　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

. ?$ c' K/ f: x9 M+ v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

6 ]) C  e$ P! W. H　　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
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 J5 t! L* x( v9 T　　团结就是力量

/ o( [+ H! o9 u* Z* o. r0 q　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 P" ], Z4 l1 E) {　　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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" T) W& P7 s  r; b. V8 ]& A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) d$ a3 \+ Q$ Y: ?/ t　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 i1 O0 B. J" j+ T, v: u# B　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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5 c4 N9 D: R& m　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

  O4 E4 ^; p" p# \# P+ W　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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1 u% E0 ^7 Y/ z5 ~8 m　　无中生有
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" Y( W' O" o! Z) ^9 {0 K7 |: S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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% x+ ]+ H4 |8 }4 u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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; U/ ^9 u: g$ z8 v) ]0 m7 A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& ^; }: T: w1 y. ~$ [　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

) I4 l% F/ q" _2 {& P) I+ T　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  v/ F% D: T+ M- d# f. Q$ b7 A　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

( j1 ]6 T! Y  q2 W' U　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

1 H2 g# O& O' s$ b# D　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 l, [1 c" m' h4 o, d　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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- A$ A/ ^' _2 P% r　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 s9 v6 c7 Z; t6 U: S' G　　ants on a hot pan
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& }: @2 ^/ z# N- l/ `& N( J9 \　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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  @& Y0 Z9 P8 q- J% i( J　　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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　　循序渐进

2 B& G3 v% c2 |4 e: C/ u7 \1 [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ U: r; Y# N3 O6 o　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 }. M: v/ y2 r9 i8 q! L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ p8 E% g) ^7 |+ |# p　　有识之士
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: C  u5 Z$ k% m3 e# I" x2 E: h　　a man of insight83
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3 Q, Y3 n; a; L1 Y0 M4 @　　有勇无谋

; Z! q2 x. f/ c' @: E　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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$ g! K* y! j% F& x0 q4 E4 e　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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5 v! B! L( _5 @1 D: a) f　　以人为本

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& O% k3 m4 L; u　　因材施教

4 x) N( D, p! S& g+ Q3 S　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 p# p; l: F" R/ M$ l1 T' m0 `　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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9 _  Q- z1 a+ r- P　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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" x8 W7 T" W9 t* A0 u　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

. J' p9 c+ s+ m3 T& L& W8 i　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　become debt-ridden

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# t+ w0 d& y" o9 P　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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2 c( k6 d) r2 |" x0 I. `　　纸上谈兵
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" [9 j( L" W* |+ {) L　　be an armchair strategist
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9 }& ~3 ]0 e2 w8 _4 f! q+ x　　99

3 D( ~2 b3 j" v- ?  [　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, r; e3 ], }3 A, ~: X  Y# E　　What's done by night appears by day.

. J, o2 Q0 A' b0 ?5 Q　　100

6 K) `: f" P$ x0 U  V$ G　　左右为难

　　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。