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

% C7 a1 [5 B1 p/ P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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4 u5 g, r! L5 V! z. S5 y" J! \' y　　比上不足，比下有余

+ l" k6 R) ?6 X9 t　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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. L! U! {  U- p$ _　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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7 N) l1 x, E  H, X' J" J3 A　　拆东墙补西墙

0 Y  i& S( D  u　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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2 C& `, c" B8 t& W　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 S. ?3 [9 y* x1 j" i( V: d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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/ ^! F5 i# E) V; p　　过犹不及

. A2 j0 P& u& W, }　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

- b9 J5 a. O6 w- U　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ i4 m# A/ Z9 E+ f3 w1 |( v% v　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

' L% L8 X7 O- ~/ m. r# _　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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' c# \9 c& b, m4 `% T) @6 ?' V　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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/ V' e5 i. Q2 q: P) s　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- I) b7 i, q) ?- i+ {0 Y; N- o　　金玉满堂

4 i$ a, _4 j/ h8 x+ [9 F　　Treasures fill the home.

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% `+ f  N" I3 N: F　　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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. \1 p& h; h: ?; E. S　　君子之交淡如水
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+ k2 }, S0 i& v2 P# ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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" [3 u1 s7 }* t　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& ]7 X$ l% B. D& p6 s: U* G　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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% m2 j+ }  N5 O: P; O　　马到成功
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1 l1 y- i- C( v! m0 l  v3 v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

4 O! S1 _. m9 R. g( N* h　　gain both fame and wealth

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  y/ _+ C; [6 t) F* @　　be suddenly enlightened
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8 o* x( V% d' U- f5 y　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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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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% l$ _2 H; H7 N4 L7 C* H4 |　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. J8 `1 C$ g: H) A　　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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; e  ]' z5 _: U' W0 N7 ]. d　　赔了夫人又折兵
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6 `, {& @$ _* s2 k! E; v　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" R' \, m" p0 e2 T! N. ~　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 I' I. p' v8 [1 J　　破釜沉舟

　　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

9 S$ ?& ^% q0 [/ }　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 h6 t1 z; }, m! D! [　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 g3 n9 \4 t, N: Y: W! L　　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 W: q$ ?8 E* j! ~) @. g: N　　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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  M5 D" M, k; Y　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, x' G9 U9 s5 ~, j- i8 r　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 _9 b  M9 R# C5 S+ [5 u; L2 T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& p5 C/ f; ?- ]3 ~: \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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( j9 C6 ~; S2 K& \7 Z' T　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 Z. ^: L" }$ a8 Z' X, ?; `/ \2 i　　世外桃源
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2 f+ k4 A. a- R+ A　　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
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& w# b- o( a& D" d) B9 g+ l0 [3 F　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  q  [/ p$ v' ?! g* t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

/ X" k1 ]% l' k9 n+ z" F　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 K6 I" G% i, C5 S3 U　　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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8 p9 c, h3 C( s$ z% J8 s( f　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( V% v4 n/ ]7 {% `' |　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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' i! V, H0 u! q0 U　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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2 J/ _) }- ^. h: }( e　　说曹操，曹操到

9 l2 i& f/ \/ W, C　　speak of the devil
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+ w4 h. D' g  }2 u9 i' P! e　　实话实说
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6 t6 s1 G& g: h; H0 ?: O7 G9 k' b　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 M& b# |+ d3 a　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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! r" v$ p8 c, l  Z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 c7 a- N" t' {6 v% T) e　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) Z9 H$ _/ X; P8 _　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

7 ^, a7 q2 s' s) |( z0 Q# e　　Unity is strength.

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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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- s- p' I4 `* h* ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 K0 a# x, g, a8 G. V# o! L　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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7 Z8 ?" Y$ ]" L8 ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! \! C" _+ a5 H　　无中生有

7 E. P# G/ ~; C& v! r' t( m" y　　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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; v# ~0 J! i7 B0 @% ?2 m) j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 \& t! u. Z% ^4 G2 n+ z　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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( b6 {. `7 O# R5 m1 C% h0 H1 i　　心想事成
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8 W# e* X/ e# Y0 i" j　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　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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) |0 t4 u0 K/ u1 u/ _5 A/ Q5 s　　先下手为强

0 F( l, u" R2 W' p* }3 g8 W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ b7 I3 j' k! Z/ n. H　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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3 f  C6 i# h) Q" J# b4 X/ h# a. l　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! L0 D. M* s8 Y/ ]6 m9 s　　息事宁人
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* c1 D: T4 h3 \2 o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

0 W! d, G- N0 I- f　　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
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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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: r2 Q8 a7 ?9 R# @' `: U　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

9 U( p/ q$ h* e　　有识之士

, ~3 T- A# |2 S; @" K2 q　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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7 L7 u* G* O, d. v1 J　　bold but not crafty84
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% A7 e* Y- z& m. S% V; z, T　　有缘千里来相会
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) s3 {2 r0 g9 F4 {( D9 s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

; Y; [; [6 f4 O6 i% d　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

5 {# ^6 Z/ @/ _4 w6 f　　以人为本
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, [4 r/ J. M* @3 w" H2 q　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  M0 ]- I9 S7 p8 ]4 v+ N) q　　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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0 M. V+ X' D9 \; j8 x　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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2 a) h6 c5 \9 U9 k+ w9 {0 k$ |　　优胜劣汰
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' l; y( i: q8 m. f* E* A　　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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8 k# C. a5 C1 ~+ n) s　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; p1 c% r& s" C　　冤假错案

/ N' a3 g( X" a' ]; u8 N　　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 promise is a promise.

, |' \- r5 o# Z. C  p　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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8 G2 h& q$ t2 }　　bring in wealth and treasure
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9 K. f/ u" ]: X$ {　　债台高筑
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/ y* ^+ G* e' j+ K　　become debt-ridden
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! |$ j" R% v+ j" l9 R　　众矢之的

3 `0 n# J  j. O　　target of public criticism

　　98

. H- U1 Z- |& `& D6 a! j; O　　纸上谈兵
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5 y5 G% _/ |) L" M- y: e　　be an armchair strategist

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& J4 b7 _! B' z! x) G1 Y4 B+ A　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

& K6 @0 n7 \7 e- M- n. h　　100

　　左右为难

' r/ F4 u. R9 [+ s9 c　　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。