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

9 u7 ]6 X/ z- c. Z　　Love me, love my dog.
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. Y0 w' F$ t- W) c: \　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) r. H  m3 L  ~* l　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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2 g% Y( f# z5 E5 H+ ~5 r# Z9 a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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4 j3 q4 ]+ [" i　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 t- U' e" i8 h4 C3 K　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 g7 X2 u5 n2 q　　不打不成交

1 o" F) f' n, u  j3 ]0 y( C$ ?1 T3 w8 [. ?　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 a7 l8 Z: f: h- M" K: t　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 a* H8 I% @5 ~& w3 Y　　大事化小，小事化了
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: R! a6 C  l1 H- j　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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" U) d; \- g+ _& @& q　　大开眼界
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　　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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- }/ @1 i3 r8 W) O  ]: ~- H* R, Q$ E　　过犹不及
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( |; w6 S4 [. w1 Z' H3 [　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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% m/ _/ t% {/ R+ z0 ^9 s0 D　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# B) w) J( q# n# i' x! {　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 P% g- Q* m8 R# f+ B% N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 Z5 Z0 F* Q( h, I　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

+ O  I& Z6 `) `% a6 |4 G　　let bygones be bygones
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/ @. l2 D. f- k3 [, x( A6 e% ~　　金无足赤，人无完人

( p7 O, `7 h6 Q: I( O/ T　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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8 f" _! n2 X$ k) q　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

( c' y& c% N; g/ x　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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+ J: d4 q- {% B7 \: s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 ~4 Y) U' [& t5 \　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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4 ~! A$ z: E. J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% M0 p4 Y6 c. W+ G0 n6 J! [& V! y　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ f9 {2 R& I# u　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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" i  f- a4 i3 K7 Z5 u　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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* `2 k, X6 @5 e) z8 s/ o7 e5 S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 B5 \0 T3 C; c9 O　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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: T. G! F; E, _9 G+ S　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; m: C. Z) ~3 N8 O5 ~, U　　弄巧成拙

/ w7 O3 B! @1 ^+ J3 |　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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/ u+ T% p% a6 v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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/ W, I- o- f! \! F$ v" N　　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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7 d$ @" P/ g2 y7 q, e: r+ f　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  F, K( e  F$ N, p/ V, n, E3 {　　千里之行始于足下
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, T: i% e# S" W# e7 j# O# L! K　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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' y4 N2 D) W0 [0 m  b  O; t7 S　　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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/ E. R9 T  o3 K3 R　　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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. @2 q+ ]6 [9 n$ z0 M% {& H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

" A$ m0 ]# [) Z4 B* J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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: x- p7 \0 o; O. C- J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- {# g. j, l0 J. o) a　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

6 W. F+ Y( b3 S* ^, E　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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) o" `+ Y- B( E8 D" |! Y1 w! p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ M5 l" Y% n: n# Y1 W2 Y- j0 r. y! o3 v7 f　　实事求是

" S  I. I" W3 A% f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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9 E/ }% {; J6 V$ v- t  J* I　　说曹操，曹操到

: ?6 l- f2 n6 Z6 h; x7 B　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

) U7 a& h. N. `. n% z1 m! {: n　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

; X( [# T' r( L1 X9 _  I; h: R! C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( c+ Y  }% H( A　　糖衣炮弹
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. _. f2 _% N! l) d6 U1 W: j　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 {5 B0 P# y* _; P$ V　　天有不测风云

0 U* C5 K* |$ a3 Q. `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 F5 v; ~/ g" F. l! ]' F# C, g　　团结就是力量
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8 @4 Y. [* C8 w) p( t　　Unity is strength.

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+ s9 Y% B) t7 q+ [+ _- {& a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ h0 {: D, w! u0 I+ J, R. v　　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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$ [" z2 V1 O1 F, X  n; B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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# [( M; ?. ^% K" z( }　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 y. {1 u* I. L. }　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ ~9 n1 D1 K5 J# ^! l) Z7 ?2 q　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

0 w4 `, [0 `7 F# p2 Z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 Q' ?( u& s/ d- c( A1 G, n; X　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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: b0 [( m% q8 I' F　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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( d- t( u2 ]9 S! }4 P　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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3 i* l: f( f7 X6 E+ y　　心照不宣
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, D. m( d* @8 M  |6 v" V　　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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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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% Z. Y: K9 \$ z& k4 D0 q　　现身说法
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8 G9 @8 Y6 E+ i/ G8 W' F$ U- `4 P　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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+ ^% _. h+ y2 t/ a* `3 m　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; G9 G+ g" x- w2 \　　循序渐进
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3 {; q3 z1 y& a+ g3 t　　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

1 |& J. U5 u4 k$ h3 h. g' S0 [7 O　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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+ `4 o9 y+ G8 b/ J, N" t7 V　　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

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7 [3 ~/ H, L# C/ w* X8 g　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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2 h: ]/ p0 \8 k& Z　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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7 E" l. b7 [9 \" f' j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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3 Y- l9 ]& K: u  j　　以人为本
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8 S8 I3 E! e. T- H1 D9 @" W3 Y/ J　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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- z: l0 D* B. k, I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 Y. N2 b* G5 h" G7 b8 B　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# B6 H% |7 y8 H! F! q" B　　Haste makes waste.
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. ~! j1 h7 P% e  }# \, ]( V: U% J　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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$ E/ ]8 h7 x* i& ~: Q: C$ A　　英雄所见略同

. ?* r5 S4 n$ f: |　　Great minds think alike.

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4 O3 l9 y" q- Z1 O3 t( {) V( p　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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 promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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* e7 q" k8 W. j* E' p* {+ I　　债台高筑

; J$ z8 ]' ~% }; o( E　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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  o9 ^& u! H$ ~' j0 M' m　　纸上谈兵
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7 M1 O* p) [8 c9 B+ B　　be an armchair strategist
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1 J8 P6 ]7 w$ H/ g. t) m( h" M! ?　　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.

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　　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。