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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8 ^% r' v; [' \5 ^# P+ M! \- d7 b　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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$ b  m! f% _1 S4 l, W: W7 X% U　　比上不足，比下有余
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" w$ O4 i% `3 w; O7 d3 I2 X- K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 g/ |# b, U- U4 L　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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8 D, G# d  X, `+ _/ z0 J& V　　不遗余力
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5 ~" r6 ]9 T0 ?( c- B) z' ]1 A8 j　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

, U7 k3 M0 \( {6 }3 ~　　No discord, no concord.

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- `  O2 l* Y* w　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- |3 T- m& T2 l( d* n4 M  X+ Y1 f　　辞旧迎新

  d6 y$ F) q4 E/ I) l　　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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( D8 V, p  a  @5 C. C- c9 R　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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4 V, \$ U8 J- f8 l% N  v0 b9 P　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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0 i- t8 ^5 T0 d1 i7 }! B# g　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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9 p; t4 `# g+ q6 X1 g　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ k& F" E- d8 p* k8 M5 [7 D　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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;

& s  [# N0 A. U$ L, i- e0 F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. C4 W' Y  S% H　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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6 J) M4 o$ H( |3 S: n! o　　既往不咎

　　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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" c, V! S! Y1 ?' p4 P　　金玉满堂

1 P0 k1 A( ?, R% M, [4 x　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 l- ]! D. O7 F6 ^* }3 T, k) L2 o　　脚踏实地

; q0 P: e/ M, e, {& I8 ~　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; X! m+ Y( `8 @4 H% @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% l' r: C# g& z: }- r　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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2 p$ `! g( Q+ G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& S1 w5 l* a% [4 {# L: b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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9 w7 N' o2 B6 d# G% U0 `　　名利双收
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. ^$ E( @: C) I6 c. l　　gain both fame and wealth
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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

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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/ Q1 D6 `5 @$ q4 ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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4 i$ Z0 B0 U  h4 H$ j$ E! g　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& }5 e; \  h$ s' [　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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6 m" \9 M4 U4 U* `　　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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6 O7 q8 h/ W0 J; k" _; w　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ {) r! e* e- g, p# H　　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

* Z4 o6 s8 c, A5 f; M　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* }4 D% A  \$ S' @  Q8 e　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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9 g/ _/ o3 n8 D. x% y3 T　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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  U( h3 a7 N' c　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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
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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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" M: P! L5 g# W　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　世外桃源

& I% u' u8 E& ]8 U  V4 d　　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
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5 s9 g  E* _& }　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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: _4 H0 c! P+ E/ t( ~　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　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
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. C/ E- K) P# C　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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8 `& {1 {) x6 a, X' q6 j7 g; @　　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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$ d$ r- r7 s: R! T8 w" Z% S　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ f) U- U' Q; |' I0 f# B　　说曹操，曹操到

( C' s5 E5 m" z. K1 J: k7 y+ b# q　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

) G8 s2 x0 l" Q$ L, L　　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
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; G1 \% z+ {) g6 z　　韬光养晦

/ v9 |7 G2 L  b# n7 p8 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ p) ]! e3 s0 Q0 [. Q　　糖衣炮弹

: p2 [- Q& Y4 U) P. B　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 i9 `9 [0 r( G  O% j8 j7 w　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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) z3 \+ Q$ J9 X( U& K　　跳进黄河洗不清

! X2 E) U; o+ W8 n! b  {: C* q　　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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& ]8 M4 d6 A+ H0 ~8 _. R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ Z2 y! q3 ?$ E+ l' b　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 \' t+ V  f5 e: I* \　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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# k' H3 M' C4 z( G! {　　望子成龙
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) f% ^& k' {% E+ n0 F% v; J5 R1 s　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 g9 @( d% b' L, _　　唯利是图

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

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$ E' I* ?1 \5 e( L　　无中生有
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( P8 c3 Z' ^& f1 v2 A& R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- {6 J8 {* U, z$ s% ~& R  q7 M　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) z1 t& B' k5 S6 v, j　　徇私枉法

3 L9 b8 F% U( y/ Q% h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 L; b  n- s: M. [3 R/ d　　新官上任三把火

3 g+ Z% _& G) n+ I4 N8 B. o　　a new broom sweeps clean
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. w# H) q6 |. S. Q　　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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- H$ L' @0 V& J: A) h* S" L　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* E" r/ B; o3 \7 N" W  i( Y) T! V% D　　先下手为强

& ~4 j1 c. U/ w$ y7 S6 y- j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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" Z6 g9 _4 S* \7 ~( K　　现身说法

7 T9 q/ a$ V; H) o' w　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* `4 }$ z5 [9 T　　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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　　循序渐进

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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 i& w2 R  p0 T2 G  e8 u. V　　有情人终成眷属
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& y8 @. N( n$ X: `　　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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* C* x1 V1 A3 H& C　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　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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　　因材施教

2 Z4 y& x0 ]. i) K: |　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 y9 Q4 H; ]+ }6 N  G　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

6 O1 t: I; m+ x) f3 ~9 n: i8 Y　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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; G0 O% w# F# g1 _, R　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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' j6 Z0 x- O3 I9 Y. i; X4 G/ i/ e　　冤家宜解不宜结

" K# g7 b% z* j2 o0 f3 ?$ v　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 q) M( O+ w+ n( R$ I3 Q! O+ g　　冤假错案
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2 v# C% B' X; K$ j　　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

　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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  k& O5 l3 ~2 w# D　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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3 r& S9 r1 N. I3 o9 [3 `/ \% z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. P% r/ _: A& }( a% P; o) U　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

* W" n  ~3 i$ K8 E+ T3 u% 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。