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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1 K, {( k( c7 G' P3 g2 ^# Y6 r# O　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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6 q8 {# @. D  ~7 D3 Q　　比上不足，比下有余

+ o. a7 e3 O: y  I( G9 F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

) {: ^3 ^3 }% m! T5 y3 o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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) w+ _: r3 d- }( Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 E9 X0 |* E, A　　不打不成交
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# g2 D7 t' r% O1 e- Y3 ?" v　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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( _4 j# B( e- ^7 \  X# V; B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

" b. p* V7 w" U: R　　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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* P/ U- b9 W4 O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( j4 g$ g; n( a( B9 D0 E+ ^7 E　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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# s' n) `+ x, ]. T- V* Q　　过犹不及
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4 ^8 m' a3 G' B8 [　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

5 w3 {$ ]% Z( h- z  d1 E+ f　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 G) A( Q$ ~9 J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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& X( X8 [- ^3 q" N* F5 `9 d8 m　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

6 R. V. L8 H. ]% Z2 |　　never too old to learn
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, S/ ?& T# j+ v* O7 _　　既往不咎
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7 e; ]( a6 \& y) i3 d　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

9 v, Y5 L7 O" O0 d9 Q8 q　　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
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2 o, t; V" o% s0 Z) T' B" ~; C　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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  x0 r5 Y3 p$ e　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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. V! i7 ]% Q: v) H0 ?$ E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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& y+ Q7 z" v5 F　　礼尚往来
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( ]( P1 }' `$ w1 @) a4 h. k4 x　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ T2 u& v2 J/ D　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ }6 t5 c- |4 u& w5 q　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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" q, n2 Y7 R$ ]! b( S4 l　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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' }) L* }- w# ]* [! W/ V4 h; ]1 M! k　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: o0 T9 `6 b9 O8 l6 d9 N　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 i# P7 Y: R  a5 t　　谋事在人，成事在天

2 o* @" n: ?% ], u( b& f7 H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  |/ b: f: ]$ Z& N" \　　赔了夫人又折兵

, N, ^% w. A& C" q* P! w8 O" ]# Y　　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
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4 G- C$ @: U! G3 m　　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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9 |# W6 U3 o; h9 z( D　　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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+ Q! j  N6 a; q  @8 v　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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; U* N% S$ J( \* u　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 Y$ V9 c4 U! w　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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) `/ |! w3 i* B( j* H　　强龙难压地头蛇
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# |  O5 E# P; U) Q0 E　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ N, Q, g" f& H- o- `　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' J8 r2 A) w0 ~" ?- w　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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% o- j" A( d+ M0 S6 A# L- e/ t! D　　人逢喜事精神爽

6 X  c9 `( K- R) |  P; C# H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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/ x! i) i$ \0 i　　世外桃源
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4 B- y+ s- k; B5 i- |- Z　　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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　　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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& T& Q& q, T( o& j; X　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 \* Y9 d+ d( N. p0 A7 s　　a blessing in disguise;

! m2 @9 X( N5 h　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 A  N/ \$ G+ i1 J* \5 ]" g　　三十而立

- s" K  [- I: g( S' k; X　　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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( o8 R2 o3 ?% ^+ i+ L2 N3 w% w3 p　　水涨船高
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- h& u- `$ t0 |( B　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　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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5 G6 f% }+ J/ ?- T0 |9 e4 a/ |　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# D5 Q- ^* h1 i/ M5 A　　说曹操，曹操到
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* x8 C0 W& j. V' ~　　speak of the devil

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3 d, D3 B7 q( c; ^3 W　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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" T6 m9 e7 S7 \: U/ q　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; D' o% c# `( Q. V　　天有不测风云

2 U2 w# W) }8 U: O( Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 E6 q4 A* }+ _6 W! P0 V& b　　团结就是力量
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$ r$ Q2 i+ ]+ F8 \0 N! ]5 B　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　歪风邪气

  j; w# H" Z2 T( E8 \4 n: r2 ^3 r2 [　　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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　　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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　　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

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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8 _7 [* a; d7 n) {% c　　新官上任三把火

: j3 Z( ]* a+ ~. \$ \( t　　a new broom sweeps clean
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0 I+ v, i5 i6 F5 K  T　　蓄势待发

% Q8 V2 Y2 \$ ?6 G$ q+ z: G0 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  k& f9 M" F7 @$ |. K　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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

+ h* F# m! }9 v9 p& J, o　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# c: u9 j8 A- [" n: v　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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* D7 v: Q6 G' K, |+ F$ T% o" u: e　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　循序渐进

　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

! q, v1 e/ x( Z; K* y1 Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 g: h/ S6 `, r3 g# I　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 d" z) F* b! y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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! z% h$ k* M, W0 D" w　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( T' c8 t) r/ V　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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4 f/ m) }7 a, ?4 B　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.

; x, H$ t  G  U& p　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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% M* X/ d/ }, D. a　　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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8 L  [# q$ P# T! T( S0 C　　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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5 P9 \# A0 L' f1 C  E5 N　　债台高筑
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$ O6 x- h/ h9 n　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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0 h3 G) W$ M+ B　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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' D" V- I# F/ p3 J1 \" w　　纸包不住火
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' W7 C. S1 L3 ?* |9 O　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& d# Y" J  I% {% n- I. y　　What's done by night appears by day.

0 [, M  N# ~' p5 `, d/ p# L　　100

7 p6 L4 q$ S) w/ h5 h　　左右为难

" ^. c& g4 o  \- f5 g: u+ |7 G　　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。