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 d* X$ K) ~" f　　爱屋及乌
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0 n$ G2 I6 S) ]4 C% H' w$ Q/ N# N9 v　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ g6 x6 h" I. R' K　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 e+ v& R7 E$ \5 I  x　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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) N7 l7 B3 a* f# H6 ~　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( \- j9 l9 ?7 a3 p# [) H7 ^5 {1 H　　不遗余力

% y$ M9 P2 d+ v　　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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- S- m7 J+ I, D9 }& U0 |8 Y　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' o7 }1 `) o! n- a2 E　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 I' B: D( A5 O6 z0 Y& a& Y. F　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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- h& I1 l4 C* m$ }* Y　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 w  K2 B% a/ o/ ~. v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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$ _9 ^: Y5 [# T  ]* [0 ^　　和气生财
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- S7 k- l2 Y4 X5 A: n! V　　harmony brings wealth;
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$ g, z2 V5 H! n& ]$ n　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　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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/ T8 P! i% @2 i8 Y　　let bygones be bygones

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! p# x  g+ w8 L& e( a1 i" G/ E　　金无足赤，人无完人

. g  `# h3 @( H: {4 [9 t: O) [　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; D& ]; V  p5 b$ k5 ?6 ?- q　　金玉满堂
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& H  ~$ \- b# G, H% H0 [　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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4 g8 e* A* I2 W  b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# K/ s4 D/ d; I- k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 \7 D' L( @7 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

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6 d( G: O$ e; G$ A* j9 l　　名利双收

$ n/ @7 M  D+ d1 w' d" G　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

2 @! M/ i! r0 p- I' }  e4 ^　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 e# |! R" i  a　　每逢佳节倍思亲

. ]! r4 L  v$ g+ J2 A) H5 V" ^. ^　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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2 l! Z* B/ ^+ O/ X, `　　谋事在人，成事在天

% S  r4 z' F% J0 X. }8 @& |1 O　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

. n5 G; i) b. D) Z. W　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  I5 P4 I- {5 C8 `$ Y8 ^* B　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, [/ h% d1 L" Q( B　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' Z' e4 [7 Z5 |/ N+ R* w4 s, B　　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

　　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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9 i: K' l; {$ s　　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

3 ?# ]6 L" I' k6 i, e　　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

, B# g! g6 e7 D" M6 d% v  u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 u  w9 B' e8 j+ Z. n$ I3 ~6 M: @　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 L! M1 s' h3 @5 |9 P/ \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ I& y$ z7 d7 {7 N2 x; j5 b　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* [4 m5 t  p( V6 L' R　　人逢喜事精神爽
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1 [; X, L5 g; F/ U& }+ k　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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) F3 [5 U! L' ]* V　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. y  R* o9 _( v  u' V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 @, \) B* X# Z. S* }: K4 y　　世外桃源

　　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

　　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
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! B7 @. ^) f6 i2 ~  a　　a blessing in disguise;

1 Z0 C4 ^2 z- _& j4 U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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0 P/ D; F1 U3 n8 H　　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

9 _* \$ y  p7 u　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

" @3 K! h! D, U& c% q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

$ @3 Q2 K% t* @- |. b- I5 d　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ N5 N0 I  Z% x, Y　　说曹操，曹操到

" T& w8 Y) a" v　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

; }; Y  g9 D# G; z' V  |　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, T" ^, P2 ~8 u7 |' v) a6 X4 f4 \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. Z7 U& D! k# }: ]# j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. o- X5 v1 j. X* V. x; s　　韬光养晦

1 t3 Z5 _# S( C7 |! W6 D9 \; V1 B　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

, `/ o8 b' X# ?$ }/ i5 T　　sugar-coated bullets59
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+ G. ?% o7 _1 I$ ~8 r% b& L　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 ?. l0 l9 D7 J　　团结就是力量
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! B2 P+ |2 p) B; S" Q- c  i　　Unity is strength.

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2 [7 T7 M" X: u5 s$ i& d5 X7 x' @　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ h- C6 }$ ]! B& N0 O7 P% O　　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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% W8 R4 j( J# d6 [" N+ r/ }4 c$ p' M　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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8 ^+ M- R+ l8 i7 I" B9 U　　望子成龙

4 ~; [* Q3 ~6 X* S( ~　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

, I0 b6 Q) \9 L/ u5 m# V　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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# a% g$ ~8 E3 b% }, V" E( ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# Z; `  L0 M2 }6 M0 x* K　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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8 G& K0 x6 P' E9 ~; w6 {　　新官上任三把火
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# K% I- N9 J- U. Q1 {　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 V- }9 `) y; n7 N; _. p/ J　　蓄势待发
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6 K* G! d0 j/ t, C, ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 s6 i: L7 n5 w　　心想事成
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- P+ N/ D2 @% b+ @1 L　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

9 M% A% @6 X4 J/ F2 ?! k% d$ W　　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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( ]/ N. \2 ]9 L. N7 l1 r6 G　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

9 q0 j# l6 U1 p* \8 w& J# [1 M" Z0 G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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! D- V$ Q) I+ l3 a　　热锅上的蚂蚁

: v- w2 k! |0 P5 r) [　　ants on a hot pan

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- f* j: L$ E4 U  t# H　　现身说法

# P" K6 K' f0 ~, k/ T　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

7 O' b7 l- Y- R8 j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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  m7 V( G8 f* \7 U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, {, v0 c6 j( O6 l( l: B( I0 E" ]' W+ g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ \7 i) u6 ~" _8 O4 |4 t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

( b# |; n: }* p2 n. V7 U# W+ V5 s　　bold but not crafty84

: f/ K: p5 ?; X　　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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　　与时俱进
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; ]8 z7 R% u6 f) h/ y　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' T9 I; h5 l1 L　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 D, K9 U- e3 K, b2 I% L7 V7 f　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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7 B9 X8 U# f7 e( c0 ?& h　　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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# R! s! i. U# q/ K" g6 a: \: [2 y　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ N: }5 [* j$ s4 R7 l: h, i　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 F7 s4 _) f" u　　冤假错案
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9 d. n" z9 |  W3 z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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# y2 Q: d+ X" J　　一言既出，驷马难追

, y) Q+ t; ]/ E0 V0 n　　A promise is a promise.

& a% I. K( ?7 A* A　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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3 s9 J6 i+ S' U6 `　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

4 s4 s9 b& K" A4 w3 S! S　　become debt-ridden

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; i: a4 O- p$ z5 Z1 Q+ [( N/ E　　众矢之的
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) G6 \$ G! _3 K6 q$ u' K8 b　　纸上谈兵
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7 B6 _4 {4 H7 G　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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4 H0 o5 ?) [' T) |( Z　　左右为难
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　　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。