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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2 U1 Z- k0 C+ I* I6 M　　爱屋及乌

, [# Z6 k0 @7 k　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 `- p* s+ o5 E　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 p7 ~( d  b" i2 |) }' K- x　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

( Z! ^6 r9 [( e4 ]+ j　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: B: E1 O2 S! `1 U% Q+ S　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& l  g& {: Y2 a　　不遗余力

6 p) ], y* J+ E. A3 I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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! C5 p  v* [" e* T0 m4 O# J　　辞旧迎新

0 \1 d+ u( M& D9 r7 G$ ]5 F　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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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/ F( y" |, k3 Q( q: J0 b, s　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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7 {7 `- A( Y, h　　过犹不及

& @- n" s! r7 K! x! |: I* n# }: @　　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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$ v( X; w' r2 [5 H6 u. m　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

9 I, W+ C5 U0 {: K* w! M# Z' j　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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8 x8 y7 `% P" {4 q- [　　活到老学到老

- i; W  ^( ~% r1 D. k　　never too old to learn

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! q, h: @5 x( s* ~1 i# s% g　　既往不咎
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" g: I6 F3 h' _- \7 ~4 s' V' |　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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; O; u% _( u1 v7 r　　Treasures fill the home.

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' ~& T; [; n5 j8 ~6 m　　脚踏实地
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* M" H$ c6 I' E  Q+ O9 L: s/ u　　be down-to-earth

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* Z$ T5 I0 \" }, \3 O# u5 H* ~0 _" D! y　　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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* D: J4 a; Q9 t! s　　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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8 Z9 j0 G- q6 l- B: y7 |  n　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& S7 b0 L/ |, b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 |/ H1 q  ~1 j' ~　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开
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6 s: h( p! [; ^8 ?" N　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ o" A3 p! `5 j" e　　谋事在人，成事在天

# L: \- c# \2 R& D- U  v; z3 o+ s　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 ~: t! W. W' x! `6 T, X: q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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　　破釜沉舟

; f; w% w' S2 g0 R　　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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( F- n& u; `/ h. o4 ~　　抢得先机

$ f7 `- f% }' ]0 z5 H; x7 L　　take the preemptive opportunities
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; L/ D4 \9 z% {- z; c+ O1 L, L　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 K; M0 M' [0 ^2 Q; ]6 }2 s1 Y, X4 w　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( k( I' D- [* B6 L2 O1 b　　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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' e/ O3 q1 E$ N2 |- |2 @- u　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. e2 d) Q- h1 F* O　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

  E7 _! p6 D9 `: j% }! N! u' t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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6 @: k: L2 L; X4 z% P3 u- S/ C6 X: R; i　　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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% o' N1 z+ u4 x　　瑞雪兆丰年
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# H) x  a* b8 Y- s- W  f9 g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. F6 L; m" F, ~% k0 `# C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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1 e+ z# y1 }& }! [, ]9 b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

: H" v# G" T. c. F8 B6 t7 ]　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# B; k* x, ], N$ D# J" m　　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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/ P% S$ _' o2 t6 s　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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6 _0 V% e1 Z  L/ j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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7 k! t7 Q3 Y! V4 r　　a blessing in disguise;

0 w+ u( T) c4 p4 J) L. P* P( a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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9 F! y5 V# v9 {: n& T* P4 d　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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+ S( i& r3 c! k# L( V　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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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

　　speak of the devil
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" L) y/ y9 I. F) Y! Z; v' J　　实话实说
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　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 S; i9 k' E  M8 u" I7 W5 X　　韬光养晦

) {6 K. f* r; ?2 O; P; e　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

! P* P. e$ ?  ?8 y! I6 V; f　　糖衣炮弹

% L( W) S1 i: e, H5 Z/ J7 L5 i' [　　sugar-coated bullets59
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/ X6 r: i4 e0 B/ w0 c　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 @, a, ?9 D# ^$ p% g' a' Y2 S　　团结就是力量

2 m9 \# |" v1 D$ c) a　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 u. r2 f# U$ w9 B% V3 }　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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& R+ V1 e+ g2 O. C, a3 G# A　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 M# g) p1 f% T& o　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# A' K. v# ~7 Y　　望子成龙

5 p( V2 E7 a1 s& p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 H$ s$ \3 |4 X( M# S4 R　　唯利是图
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$ b) `: a* [' v0 N2 V. {　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

% H, B) `9 x. i/ D9 w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

* Z/ d! J5 z# ]; k+ k1 k1 Z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 T% l+ @6 h) ?　　新官上任三把火
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: J3 l# \6 U; F9 c  B/ T7 [5 Q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

* Y. @' e$ J* q6 j9 H$ e/ F　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　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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1 W; ~8 m' n# k( _0 m4 w4 ?; t　　先入为主

) I$ C2 W6 ?0 S& `" [2 H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

8 T/ W/ y5 \0 b+ Z; z　　The best defense is offense.
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% m) A; ^7 _5 |. V　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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  b1 d) M" b% n# k5 Q2 U　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

. F# M0 L( w$ j1 P, E8 f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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' J7 o% g3 h0 x' ~/ J　　息事宁人

) \( I" l5 V6 c& }8 k5 U# u　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! h/ y( C- e* n# s1 l* k; S　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# X9 U3 q; R7 ~　　严以律己，宽以待人

% K) ^1 p. f! n, `) d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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7 p4 Y) ~& R% n7 R. y, ~1 w9 s( r. T　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, \! I5 q) M, c) r. |, [0 r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

. `! M+ ~' T8 H% D" f( k4 ~% n" Y　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

5 @! J8 e7 [) z0 ]2 M& C! N- ?: ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

$ x- ~/ X7 k; h" h4 ]　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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) x% A( f3 s- r2 G* @# K　　因材施教

8 d6 L. d+ ~3 G8 z" v　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% W: V$ y# a0 \  u9 T; V( l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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2 ~( I- V& J" U# ]/ b　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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+ j, _) ?  E3 ~4 D1 x1 I　　欲速则不达

1 {- }4 W. Z1 S$ J: }+ y　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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  k: E1 n$ S9 r: e" j9 G/ B8 {　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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  [2 M: t# j* [　　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

7 |  K0 y/ I* Q+ I$ F　　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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　　招财进宝

  P( `0 \* p/ J  k6 r: _+ w　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden
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3 R& K" w4 M4 M9 t; {　　众矢之的

2 D, \* k1 O; T$ e7 Y4 E( ^; v　　target of public criticism
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7 K" h7 |( H7 s/ |8 W" Y　　纸上谈兵
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8 k) ?6 B8 e9 Y& Y" U　　be an armchair strategist
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- s% Q2 v' M* T5 O　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# L2 z' [$ m' j7 O1 q/ N( I　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

" F. R8 L/ F7 [: \: Q/ e/ F　　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。