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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

4 ^; r0 b8 t( i+ M' n6 R# c　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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. e3 B6 o+ {% g* f  |4 B　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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& D1 M: v+ ?$ M8 }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 y1 A( _5 {# b+ N: J. v　　不遗余力

) d$ }& b! c+ w, A# v# E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

8 y1 u# v" A& g/ T- L　　No discord, no concord.
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9 H' V* D/ q- A& J+ l　　拆东墙补西墙

/ b% W1 s, y7 y& x　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- q  }8 L3 o3 @6 P　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! i; t) L7 B+ P) d0 Q　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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( {7 Y9 v! v& L" C% z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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& y: W- p4 X  `" b9 B　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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# G+ s6 O/ v" R; j4 O; d9 N4 I　　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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& M) [0 r2 Z- R　　活到老学到老

6 m; G" C% G" \) B2 F　　never too old to learn

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$ B. S" d; H* M2 |; o7 n; p　　既往不咎
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% h9 G; o% V9 }7 V8 u  c　　let bygones be bygones

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$ v% G9 V9 k+ I6 x8 i　　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

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

5 I' g; s- T% M4 _- ^　　be down-to-earth

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! w/ v! i! W2 C0 \1 \　　脚踩两只船

/ f+ ]/ q" }2 K' k! p0 L" s  p. F　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% _7 E( ~7 r( q6 M　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 h# h2 W' P1 g+ r　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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) S! n) R+ d3 ?& [% M　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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- w# t0 t+ r. ?2 y　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ J+ a, A2 F' |' d5 F1 X3 S5 K+ G( Z　　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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, c- m* A3 j3 |9 d　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

' @) ?- b  d: f4 Q9 V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' _4 V9 c8 Z* U3 q( p6 t　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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

　　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 M$ a& D3 \7 U3 l' P　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( z$ i3 |! w) X0 D" w5 d5 w% i　　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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0 \( ^1 L( R5 I$ m+ N1 J　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! k, h7 [8 D2 Z: I　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% ^2 W* q+ ^2 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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. o' [9 P* {7 O! a) y- ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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
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" N% H! G$ V- u; J' G6 B. ^　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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! o& g/ M( K, A" \4 j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 s5 C' L4 c1 n) v0 E1 @5 H　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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) c/ ]/ ?( x/ F' P" U+ E/ @　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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) A8 i( X. U! T7 q& q5 H　　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

+ M; O% d( C+ q) F　　a blessing in disguise;

$ z4 Z- d  g4 z3 R4 \4 z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 m, @+ T5 y1 `- t# q　　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

- F( D" ~! i- V; y0 Y( g, e/ t- C5 D! Z　　A ship rises with the tide

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! U0 r' [$ Y4 r" ?& X; r5 q  X. u/ Y　　时不我待
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8 h3 r- q/ F+ j( I7 ?　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ \) `0 T9 {( d: O' P1 A* M( b& e　　杀鸡用牛刀

" W9 b% B$ U. m3 R' @4 o: i+ U3 L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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8 O7 j5 e% ]$ e0 Y, T　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 H% {1 Z# |: L; ]+ h. f4 Z　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

3 {& T/ @5 R3 l( [: h! J. k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- j- H8 O6 }& o- M4 d  S　　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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2 U) Z/ ?6 u# w1 v9 _　　韬光养晦

. Z) h, F4 Y) X! _　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; f7 y& F6 O) q$ x, T　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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: Q' C# @, O. W4 [7 ^7 K8 ?( m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) z( [7 P: C, I+ j( l! g　　团结就是力量

& [1 z, j: r8 w3 n0 Q　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. t' h( n/ W1 P6 E1 x3 _6 n　　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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7 M, d6 Z6 z9 I! c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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8 g) W% U, ^" G) U! y, H1 P4 t　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 u. k2 d% X5 {7 U$ n; N　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 \& R' n7 _9 `, R　　望子成龙

, o& }* o$ c/ g5 E5 u" U　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( P( R8 j( f' r! ~　　唯利是图

2 ~& M  {- l( |& [% P　　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
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

5 I& [. z! n$ X, r" Q5 m6 S　　a new broom sweeps clean

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7 `8 ?% K; j9 E4 X6 A" X7 S　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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& y# s- u* b4 U) [3 {" N　　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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　　先入为主

$ A( r4 c- a! ~  J　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ c- d) c: n2 w; R) S+ l　　先下手为强

8 |0 G3 _2 ]2 L- K! r$ x　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. @& y/ G  a* M, c+ w* F8 j　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

# O- Y( E  N' `8 v　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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1 ~+ V9 q1 v" o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% J% W: B( l$ K: \  B* @　　息事宁人

" c, }' s4 Y, ~7 u, ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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' h+ W/ [% k9 o. h　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　有情人终成眷属
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* g5 Y  H; c) s　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ d* c6 G, F1 i8 k7 y　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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: `$ f/ l( F! j　　有缘千里来相会
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; G" {7 T# i: R( k　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

; [( z0 |/ T1 [　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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- K" z. m+ k2 ?8 T　　因材施教
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3 m$ i% S4 y/ e- t　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* a1 z9 o$ L8 T4 a0 `　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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6 P2 r1 X% L) _8 n　　欲速则不达

2 z3 S% I0 h; w4 A% ?3 X' |3 Q& }　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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2 Z6 w  I5 j+ k8 J- |　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 L$ r2 |9 I2 w/ \* w/ y　　一言既出，驷马难追
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9 W' L, w$ U$ _( O5 o　　A promise is a promise.
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& q3 Q8 a! `+ W: r9 Y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

9 q* |" D8 D( t6 S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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& D3 _5 V  r3 n; Q& G2 W, N　　债台高筑

* H$ @" p! j  j$ M　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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  s6 R' y3 f0 Q( _! j+ g. t3 }　　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。