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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

7 I# y  V# N9 R; O  Y+ W- h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

+ Y! K* g  t0 G7 e  t3 ^7 v( c　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

( |! s+ L2 D0 t/ a- Q& }& Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ G5 \8 a& a4 _) z0 [& ~　　不遗余力
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: c4 B# r$ g  U! |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 L) y7 D2 C) A　　不打不成交

2 p! H9 H) @3 |: }' t　　No discord, no concord.
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* N. }3 T' \' G: W　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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* D- B) p: e3 U! Q' E! [: u　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ D2 _# L' _( n* F　　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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　　大开眼界

0 n' h/ K/ ]7 ^) g　　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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& ]# m9 I* F' I3 I2 n　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 d4 y9 }5 d8 Z$ J; w$ }% L　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% Y. p; p& W& t. v( y　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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$ S; K: w$ l/ n  I8 s' @7 p! b* U9 m　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' X. O5 V% Z9 B& y: @　　活到老学到老

. a6 Q9 T4 ?4 J* H　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

) c. J! s; U% B/ m, n1 j　　let bygones be bygones
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& p& }( t' i$ a1 m' u　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

4 h. h2 N" s' g2 V! m/ m　　Treasures fill the home.
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2 Q) g9 [" H/ J. V6 j+ N　　脚踏实地
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- t! @# c  U# l& t+ D5 [2 L　　be down-to-earth

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$ S6 C& D) {0 B　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 W7 j5 b6 g; G1 D1 G4 G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 }" J; x/ s3 w! s　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

' X- B) L1 _8 i( S3 {- N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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( r2 Q! V, `0 E  I. x) t1 q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ A5 |6 }: Q6 B% H  j　　马到成功
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　　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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　　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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- {5 g" k9 e- L6 J( p) H& l6 l4 R　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 O2 x9 P) O1 Y2 d$ m　　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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, X& y8 i/ N( S/ W1 s) `　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 g) k4 {7 @2 T# M/ @　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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+ N; ^% w: B; Y, C5 p  z3 O　　赔了夫人又折兵

% x7 r2 ^% L; j1 w, a4 S1 {　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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7 U0 z8 e# }! b$ l# i9 t　　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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: v3 `- E1 F6 u; C! S" X# ?　　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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　　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

　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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9 {# a! r9 M6 Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ l4 o( W/ P! s1 Z4 F  M　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 r8 a/ f; K. b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: O0 S6 G, e9 l" e9 t! E# P- T! T. J/ D　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 l% T5 T& [/ |7 D0 C/ |! m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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" h8 {# g$ e% O9 R6 @* o% K5 y" K　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ V/ W# x) c' ~9 Y* M　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 r& t+ m) l; ]- g- r# U+ R! S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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' f# R5 z0 L+ k+ V" n# ]2 Y& z　　Humans are born good.
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" W( e7 ?0 U6 a8 H8 x+ O6 T　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% z- E4 `2 e; |3 |　　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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3 U5 T8 {2 a1 e) M　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 ~$ f) U0 p0 U( H7 V; }! ?　　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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　　水涨船高
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7 }* f6 }; J) ^　　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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7 ]  O5 J& d6 m$ Z# a4 E' v　　杀鸡用牛刀

5 Z# E& \3 i( D4 t* t1 i, c　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

8 ]8 L6 P* `+ h　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

% h! n+ O3 m4 f7 a1 ^9 h; |' a　　speak of the devil

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3 t' N: l4 t. V! X) i* H. Y1 O　　实话实说

9 f# z6 P, m9 B　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

- k& S! t  v; b9 k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

- {" ?2 r$ s; z  R* E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 x0 D" I# f! V# ^  ?% U　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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* |# x" R6 T& S* g; l& o' Y6 H　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* V5 R) V: q. ^, U　　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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7 R9 p. `& y' K, |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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" E8 C1 U; A1 s" E8 U2 @! ^　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 k% b3 i5 o! N* G# P& t! y* a　　唯利是图
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% O( ]$ j! F0 J  k# c　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 ^- i, _/ I" G　　徇私枉法
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　　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
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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7 f6 ?6 {9 T7 [5 M$ b　　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

- `# ^' L; Q9 m/ g; O! ^　　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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5 m& h# x1 R# z　　The best defense is offense.

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/ l- ~. V" w* y) _6 s& H/ p　　ants on a hot pan
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( r  ?4 `" m+ `　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( M7 e1 `" K1 i8 J5 I& j　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 T& S3 m3 K0 X0 Z! u0 J　　循序渐进
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/ ~4 K; @3 k7 N+ w　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 L6 G3 \0 o" j" k( L　　有情人终成眷属
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4 r, z" S% N/ L/ S( t　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* s, c; |: ?0 ~1 j4 d　　a man of insight83

( I$ b2 C! O; ?# I. B4 X　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% k* u, Z9 ~  E! ]# T# o7 X, n　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

- h" u8 s3 m3 S  k  {. R3 z6 A9 i　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 i' f1 d* `. _2 x　　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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# }" ~2 C2 Q+ E　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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, D9 z! h/ B' Y$ n' Y  X4 J　　survival of the fittest

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8 d, [* y* x- e( V, i　　英雄所见略同

0 B4 o% X; L4 \9 w9 H9 l4 `　　Great minds think alike.
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- R- X  G( _. b4 f6 s+ N　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! ?  @4 i( {) ?, U( A　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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! n$ C0 W7 j! C　　冤假错案
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9 S7 j9 j/ |, F, x" x0 T# p　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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/ ]3 D% @$ b* c' ^　　一言既出，驷马难追
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: G% R& j+ O  M8 W9 V2 ]　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% C2 y9 S, a% {- ^! Y+ M　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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) B5 q  u. q: g4 j$ ?) ]　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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0 h; i6 |. `/ l: v* w　　纸包不住火
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6 |' [0 k& P- o: V) x* c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

6 i) U) E7 T* u) W; Y　　左右为难

$ w0 X' a: `6 r  C' w　　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。