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

( Z; m& r8 R7 @0 D' ^* i; {; b　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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) Z8 @- O$ v6 m8 }9 @* X% d　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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5 }$ |1 Y; ~2 N/ i5 j) X& [( f( ?8 W　　比上不足，比下有余
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! v' ^- T* o$ W; j3 K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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5 [- D" S- J& w% y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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5 D& I, K/ K5 j) C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& ?& n- A4 n+ I) [. i　　辞旧迎新
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! L; W) Q0 b+ E  ^/ U9 H　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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) a3 U" |" q" b  T% l; B　　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

( B: ^+ @8 O0 u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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) a& U* M! \. r7 N3 r; _# e' y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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- L! J6 ~& y/ c& D, \　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ S0 G: v0 _$ O) D2 Q- B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' E2 e5 U9 L6 h9 i　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 _; W0 y+ R3 T$ z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 b. s  T$ U0 I　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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. G8 l+ X8 T8 L! {　　金玉满堂
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4 \$ I4 Q( @8 U9 X3 _　　Treasures fill the home.
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; c8 r; e2 _2 D　　脚踏实地
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; o3 F+ @2 i4 l+ S& |　　be down-to-earth

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9 Q! {9 E+ B! C  V* R+ d. m* D　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

/ ~3 p; v, R( V* ]9 k$ ?% o% E& L　　cut and dried; cliché

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# k, v2 L" L$ l+ H' q- V3 S: Z　　礼尚往来

5 M8 _  i2 l. |) b4 T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 ^; D/ ^9 c  n9 e　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. s5 D' k) O  ^6 v/ k& U　　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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2 k" c8 o0 a9 S* {7 p0 P2 c, k0 b　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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  |2 C5 p9 ~2 U" f6 G) W! E　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ v# C( S9 a3 e, b& U* ]8 ^　　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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　　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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6 u/ N9 Q& H/ ?& e　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( p& r' Y6 M, M* L/ r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: }& ~' m2 a0 x7 q　　抛砖引玉

5 y4 E: K9 ]* U: a　　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

1 ?% w. z$ j8 I- A, I　　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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- _. ]5 W6 Y" l7 @9 G9 J* q+ y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- R6 M; T9 Q  n; \( P　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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  x- D. I2 ~- }4 W, ]4 n  u　　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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: {# N. C) R: F　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 S+ ~7 p7 c+ S4 J7 Y0 q　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, l% p- o$ t2 k' r$ L, Z9 k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

1 ^: g' y0 q3 R7 U+ K) P! @- G　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; ^6 x$ {: \. t3 K8 B/ b　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# e4 q: i5 l1 t1 D& R( _8 q: d0 T　　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

% _6 A8 L1 I) H3 U4 a7 T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- u: q5 a/ @. ^5 t& l3 M　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" P( |  n: x, t( S　　三十而立
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 x. k4 F) B# q3 G5 C4 m　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 t( s# ^; J7 i: F. i　　实事求是

, n8 r9 y8 m) G' \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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# |# O) Y9 c5 e; T- o3 @* ^　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 `7 O9 a; H$ A- F# b$ g# T% J　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) k, R- D, R! S  s0 A　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

, ?5 x# m$ y$ Z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; m. g7 G4 f$ u8 U% j　　糖衣炮弹
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) K; K" [$ l2 w  l　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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: ?  K9 j7 r1 i% Z6 l　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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" `- \( j7 Y0 M2 d% L　　跳进黄河洗不清

: I, R7 E1 X$ {9 n* S　　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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9 h9 K5 k3 Y2 t& x4 `$ w% k; h1 S; J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& U4 ^) l* p0 U9 O　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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# l5 L7 r  ^0 v4 M　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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　　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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, a$ E: [; N* n; `9 ]　　徇私枉法

3 V# M3 _5 S2 M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 t. W4 a$ S9 K. Y　　心想事成
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2 I6 }: x, X/ }! x/ {0 d　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 {9 \1 `% G' @/ f; F: J1 G3 ~# w　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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* o- A" i* ?9 F5 l　　The best defense is offense.
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" k" Y& U9 ]( R9 ^# S% o9 f1 `　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( Y7 {6 z( m& U7 u; U/ Z( S　　ants on a hot pan
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- Y9 p3 @7 r  N( K& r2 s: K* Q　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

# j0 d/ t& @% [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: H9 y; ?# ?6 P, g0 n　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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) \+ s! a7 t, U( x8 V　　有情人终成眷属
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2 o0 o- J( D4 L; Q+ f0 m9 ~　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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/ S8 y0 u: \3 X  `* r" ?* [　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- V& Z1 A# q  k( n; S+ ?8 s5 S　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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6 }% A/ a( k6 C) K* Y　　有识之士
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: l4 d  R* Z5 P) T4 R* b( O　　a man of insight83
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4 d4 g$ W( x& b- A1 q, H8 Z　　有勇无谋

: H6 [4 h# m6 ~　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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1 |+ p7 _% s1 O5 F: i/ P0 s　　keep pace with the times86

/ L. \/ }( c4 A$ X# o5 \8 w　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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# P2 w% j2 g5 J& h4 H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* j' j& c( Z4 V; R, ?1 S8 A　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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3 Z, B) C4 U* F  T3 Q2 h; t　　优胜劣汰

　　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
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4 F0 s, @, h/ m; z: }( E9 @; E! G　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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  I# t6 g- t- l' X0 e) 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.

/ s8 a/ S' Y& l8 s- {　　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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, j. g% ]( O6 I- Q0 y2 h, h　　债台高筑

" K& g: ~0 b# O; G! }　　become debt-ridden
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* i5 a" E! e. h( Q0 ]/ l, V- o1 G2 }　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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7 o- r; V$ w8 G! W　　纸上谈兵
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; I/ y, n9 j. |: l" M　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

1 X4 j8 c6 X& Y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

, s& `: I+ t- y" J2 g　　100
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: c, r3 f2 w) a* s　　左右为难

# b$ G, z$ p" Z+ f# i　　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。