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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1 {4 C& A( E& W+ m　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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# S# T5 V) D: z, [! B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

1 G% U6 C: j1 a1 h* b" L　　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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1 W  M/ E  T4 p0 s& `4 i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 z# p8 s, G5 o5 n* m0 j  F# A　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

- p0 p( ^* h+ F# v" U　　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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* d! Z+ Y9 S. c. e% D: m0 M　　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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  W* n* a: ?3 D( }　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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0 a1 x4 s& h6 G4 m' j2 P* |　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  \2 `7 Y, _' x* m7 @  k5 x, O　　过犹不及

; p: g) m7 {; X% T6 e$ H$ }. K# B　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) c: T. f6 ^" z$ @/ ~0 t# ^: F( v　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- E* i7 Z# K9 f) r; t3 C! g: E　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% `% {4 `2 a2 O/ Y6 q- `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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" C4 \; V7 N) q, |' t, V1 q　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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( O( n6 i) P7 K; B+ @- c6 F/ r　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 S+ b* A6 A. @　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 y1 z& L+ Q* d/ Y8 n0 `　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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/ s7 \/ b0 g2 v+ |　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水

2 q* v* T1 f* c1 p' t5 U- T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% Y3 ^1 c: G( ~1 P5 j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. a' T. K9 Z  R　　cut and dried; cliché

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" _" z% _+ F  f0 g$ w% Q9 E　　礼尚往来

- G0 |. p2 W$ N0 a　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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7 D+ b2 q$ }# c& d　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 A) H5 ?9 j( Q; x　　茅塞顿开

( G/ X' S7 T- X( v* A3 A' p" w　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ D& X( i1 P2 z$ f　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; W) x1 V( Z- y, q8 U# Y　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ f8 E8 E- P; N8 v# l/ }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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' }& A. I& S9 z　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 d2 Q+ D$ ~  y. }' z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

1 P; ~0 h( `! ~8 }, p* i　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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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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　　破釜沉舟
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: _8 ~3 w% ]0 C* [* ?) q/ Q6 t8 z+ c　　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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+ R4 i; Y5 B* i) O9 x% [5 {5 ~4 s　　抢得先机

8 Q% O: v0 G6 O$ Q$ M　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

$ R$ f; ]7 T1 p' D: B+ ]) A; V2 ^　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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4 n7 \& d$ i. H8 [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 I3 ^# P# S+ n, U1 M' ?5 a: o　　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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2 T8 |% J  q/ F　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 U# d' n" t) ]& D2 R　　人逢喜事精神爽

7 _: {0 S2 I# I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 Z+ ?# Z& A9 G, G　　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

8 B. M* s, I3 U5 |" h) b　　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

+ J  e0 d8 ]; a  L# \* B　　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

7 m$ l0 k3 S0 C/ n5 i* C7 `　　a blessing in disguise;

! q# h/ N" t4 r: J: y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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* O1 N2 M; H& f8 K! ?3 i　　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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7 r) r! n' _/ K# O1 j　　水涨船高

( h, l( `2 j. {; z% }$ b; a　　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 J6 W: c* g  s# }. u1 W　　杀鸡用牛刀

. W$ J% f- H; T. j' `1 L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 a- [6 q4 n" \. h- ?/ \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! r; I+ t, g9 x- S7 X5 `　　说曹操，曹操到
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) |9 K6 i5 |5 b　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

/ M4 O! O0 n8 Z5 I/ z　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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, q  {' F  L. a; C　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 ]$ k* v' c$ T# O　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  N3 I% U/ U+ D　　糖衣炮弹

　　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

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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. c5 o+ ~. N# M0 q( E( B% @4 J& C, `; B　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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6 }; g% t( C( e' d1 F% v. i2 p　　歪风邪气

- w1 _- F% k: N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 O$ U: Q0 k$ C& V. e　　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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: @; f5 L" n% V& G+ Y$ r　　无中生有

　　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- P6 n3 V1 @$ ?1 l　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 i+ E( |- a; a5 F0 F0 u　　新官上任三把火
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/ {' i8 N2 C5 |9 h) B: O　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# ]' j7 c- a" `0 k　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

9 `% [6 `( Y* a6 X" B: V* }　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

6 e6 Z" U' n: i) q" y; @: |5 H0 q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 I3 I9 N- |) O0 ]0 H2 O8 h　　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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* F" W3 s- D6 C: Y& L6 h' z　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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8 f( ]0 ]2 A7 g" {　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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. H+ Q7 j, m( s8 D! f9 P　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( Q& ^7 N! j! k/ e$ }8 V* I" U　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 U2 q* N+ b- x　　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
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 B9 C& B. o- N( B  i$ d　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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; Q2 V$ k, a  N1 g, n　　有勇无谋
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. O6 m9 X, h; i4 w4 A2 A　　bold but not crafty84
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: o4 L# `/ F7 l, k　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& b, U. x1 v, y& x- p　　与时俱进
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2 A9 K8 v7 R! ?) p$ i/ I$ t　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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- {' A' Y" F8 F' Y$ X4 v# B　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* o0 r3 A0 g9 q) u! c　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 }$ G+ Z* U; i; n, j8 `9 C7 k4 I　　欲速则不达

) B% |2 e# c. P: [* A; Q9 x　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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# R3 A+ l2 p& @7 \+ e8 W　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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/ E- H2 C9 a0 F% t/ U　　英雄所见略同

. {: w5 v, Q% H5 I　　Great minds think alike.

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. C' L  c$ A& _# t0 e( n& r　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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9 d+ C5 B& w5 C1 \　　冤假错案
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1 D! _) l5 n* @　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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' U& ~, ~3 c6 P$ k) a- i* L5 W　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

7 g/ A% u3 H3 K  u4 K　　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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* z- B/ o4 b, J. x9 g　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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' U1 r: r4 U% N　　众矢之的

. h; ]) P% i; F$ G　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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) W7 Y0 L9 A+ b　　be an armchair strategist
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* ^2 t% @0 O: q/ H　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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5 }6 y. z, u: c/ ^5 u4 }- l　　What's done by night appears by day.

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- k9 i7 y6 I  ]& ^6 G+ T9 ~　　左右为难
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。