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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( I9 M" B1 c8 O# m# @" i0 d　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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& u1 v% R: M. {. }" v0 \　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% a* n3 O" B1 y, c* K. d' b$ q　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

4 ]' I! E/ [, k9 I4 g( j4 K　　No discord, no concord.

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- t+ F4 q: q) T& D0 Z3 |+ j* `　　拆东墙补西墙

' E0 W5 i/ p* @2 m) c7 x" ^; N8 R　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ F  I6 C5 v( N: H# C" Q" @　　辞旧迎新

- `1 e$ Z6 V  G9 [6 U4 [5 H4 i+ Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, w6 I/ K( E4 }# N　　国泰民安
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: G2 n' y- f3 N; s! ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

, _3 W6 A9 e( r; C& |) _2 u　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% i9 s/ c: m0 F- ~0 a- h5 t　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. ]! _, P7 w& r　　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

/ H# F3 A  V" [; e　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ G! \3 f# T* T8 n8 b　　活到老学到老
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4 A; ?" j3 V) |, [4 s2 g3 n) \　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

" \$ i* }6 i+ X& B8 D) D, e! w2 _- P　　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

5 a" X% D7 M1 B; \　　Treasures fill the home.
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& u, ~+ w2 w( d3 A7 i3 R　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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* K3 L" p& j3 o5 B% f6 h　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( A+ L! P4 g8 x2 V. ?　　君子之交淡如水
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6 k' F& m" J$ k% \& ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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7 W/ Y% l; S9 f6 ?2 ?　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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0 l, Y8 R& ^. f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& S' J1 V0 y% u4 H: |3 J& n, q　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. ~! c* L- M$ N. n　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 N- S( @& T6 Y/ v: u4 v0 l7 ^* i　　茅塞顿开

5 h* O7 l6 r. l+ m3 h　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 Z0 H/ a. i' u- X5 `　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 l5 }3 h1 `- H/ [　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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- `1 V$ o$ [. S6 Q) a, ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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, G# ?: e( {: q* @　　弄巧成拙
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- v% y+ n6 ?' H1 S' C% Z- {8 {　　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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3 q7 Q) t$ s$ Q- c; D　　抛砖引玉
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0 p0 Y7 h+ n( {# `% m* W9 v8 Z  e　　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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$ t6 f& D4 P& C. _; D) ]: p　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ ]5 T8 E( L8 m: x　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% ]/ `- _, ~! W5 E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ \! |0 z2 ~# q& M  T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) S  |: c& I1 z3 o　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% ^3 N! z" w1 B$ u3 g　　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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　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 _9 e9 T3 \0 z5 L: b: _　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! n1 e9 Q9 E  T; k: l" C: E　　人之初，性本善
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! I& w  [4 L6 T; ?% t: m7 z　　Humans are born good.

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. {  r# W  `3 i3 y+ t; l5 }# K　　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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+ _* `% Q# c+ E& G- b　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

, R, {& f, }5 Y: i; I( S, }$ |- D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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0 M9 K1 M; [1 }- M3 @　　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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# _0 G6 D; _6 Z' _* V+ F6 e# O* q　　时不我待

3 K+ `7 k4 O, T9 @4 `2 J　　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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/ c: ^7 v: P5 D7 Z8 U/ r　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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2 p3 c# v& B5 G3 [　　speak of the devil

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' u  e' l5 e+ }/ f　　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

$ a/ D  l/ l! G# i$ y, f8 l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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" T: s& z! U4 l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 V6 ?" _+ P# z　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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1 a8 e3 I" ~0 |　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

2 F: i% n& k1 X1 V0 r: L* @　　团结就是力量
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+ F( s4 I6 l5 H- t　　Unity is strength.

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0 S; q# F* w1 l; m  B. T; x　　跳进黄河洗不清

" D; P- e/ q9 y' {8 K　　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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1 z% r, C" }6 \. }0 N　　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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; C) o9 D$ Z1 @% j* n+ C　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　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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5 D& Q5 b- Z: f　　心照不宣
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' J, D+ x) h% ?' d0 o) z$ ~　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. Y3 r$ U5 Z' W% `! u  _　　先入为主
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# A7 W5 O8 G  g2 r) l6 m　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

8 H  j$ X) d( ]1 i2 z3 W8 w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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/ F) a. ]9 b- ?" [　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 n) M: X; C! @0 C  Y　　息事宁人

2 C% E+ @0 J. E; q9 Z$ ?　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 z5 j) O+ v2 v) j8 l. r　　循序渐进

9 ?: V+ E$ D# o# ?! m　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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: J) F0 I1 X  H% H) O# D/ I　　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

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ q8 k; T: c8 Y  T: c9 d  t　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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! r; H/ G( h0 f7 P" ^; P7 `) f: o　　bold but not crafty84
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, I6 E3 H5 h! }　　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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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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
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　　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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: I  B3 w- r( D+ @/ @# m- D% R　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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. x( j. u) c  s3 Y　　survival of the fittest

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+ H0 z9 V6 `' W) G　　英雄所见略同
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0 V- [1 w( x( T. y' s　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, K, K7 [9 W, N1 V1 D9 O/ G9 y　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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! s% E' H5 J& C# q4 Y# G! g　　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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+ E* U* Y* b# ?3 T& y* Q　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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# \0 Q4 a( w+ [% T* y9 S　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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& u6 }6 s$ A8 O* S8 C$ ~) f8 Q　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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: W" L: B, a! L6 q$ z　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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8 V- j4 E! D$ Z. R- E" n. x　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 M! ]; W+ ]. Y$ Z　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。