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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, e8 X* w5 y, O9 a3 w　　One look is worth a thousand words.

' f0 G* R0 ~& O, [% X$ d) Q　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

0 [2 ]' s; f/ C3 ?# T" C" Z　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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! z, T9 z4 t+ v7 }8 g) D' X0 d, f　　笨鸟先飞
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* O% q: W. ^! L: D) U/ p, Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ m5 m- E  X7 U0 F　　不遗余力
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+ I. _$ J0 e1 I, S0 q' ]% a/ Q: B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 }# A, f  v, r0 E5 ~　　不打不成交

3 X7 ^6 a, Y# q0 [: x! B　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

0 ^) P0 `; V" b1 o2 v# J6 P　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 Z+ f" K( j$ O+ C% @　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

8 c2 d/ s( W7 N/ `2 f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; u" e9 |# @: D+ a; i5 f1 v　　大开眼界
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& [1 t/ F& O  t3 C. p　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

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) F, i0 q: \" q+ p# ~　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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4 G& J6 B- C2 h1 ~　　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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: `9 D# I5 t: J  m4 z  A* _! w6 I3 b　　和气生财
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% T- V9 S: {6 u( E, X+ _　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 I4 ]8 O& e" u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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# g) o1 a, h8 {; e" P; H3 `　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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" A+ H) F" K: c. Q/ s　　Treasures fill the home.

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) ]# g. N8 u, Q7 M9 c0 K　　脚踏实地

9 E5 E: g) g9 t; E8 m* ~) f　　be down-to-earth
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  v0 d( D0 k1 k2 n" y　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' M9 Z2 ]- {2 b0 e+ a　　君子之交淡如水
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8 C4 Y* D) b: T( k+ ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- {# r4 r+ s3 _# g, [+ k% E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! g5 `3 K( K7 T$ L2 }: h' ~* K9 e　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ Q. G, g2 Q& d3 q* s) [6 U/ k7 D　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 r3 p( J; @$ f3 }9 {　　马到成功
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7 y3 f+ @9 Y2 e! Y, ]1 _　　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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　　茅塞顿开

' w3 ~6 J( H  b　　be suddenly enlightened
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5 I$ C% O3 `3 I! `6 r: v' K　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 i3 d8 v- ?+ h3 H$ u9 K  j　　每逢佳节倍思亲

# V% f) ^) M; _$ o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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- ?, M  z( w- d& `　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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, O/ l. ^$ t- s0 U; Y$ t　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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+ ]9 f- V1 E9 _　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* F1 s7 B& N3 P* w& N  i; Q6 Z　　破釜沉舟
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8 c& i4 W* M9 }$ u) \! h　　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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+ r' \. b5 i1 T% g　　抢得先机

4 f! S6 t* J+ s　　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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6 R6 k, k( n% \. T, X  [　　千里之行始于足下
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, k  M  T- a& ?) C& L　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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, ?* m* F$ X2 C　　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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1 t# S# G7 V+ w# ?# p# \2 Y" B　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 I9 Z& e: A8 D* B& v3 O+ o1 {' z　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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* \$ q, {+ x4 I* q' E! n8 l　　人之初，性本善
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) m+ I4 ^0 I: x- w, v9 n" t# T　　Humans are born good.

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( E" z- Q" Q: u: L; v　　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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6 [3 n; E. W9 V( ~; w% k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; s+ t0 o2 o$ @7 \$ H　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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2 r" H  S- n' o8 c3 o7 ]　　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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0 e4 W" J3 X" r; g3 G　　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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' m: {$ b* D9 z6 D8 \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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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　　实话实说
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7 V6 X' u' ?1 J# F# Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ a" y* v0 U2 F) T4 _　　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
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* `  y% t( f# K: `; W# i, h1 r- [　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

. `$ H- _/ V! D/ P( f* b4 x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ q6 Q  U9 U6 l, Y　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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6 P& U6 w/ N" f, G+ j　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; }. z, x0 a1 u+ x　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" J" o# g) h; `+ q  i　　望子成龙

/ O; v! O+ Y6 r　　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

) d! n- w. Y5 E) a& {1 A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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0 K6 a5 ]" ~, o4 m. Q- E+ i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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, C- |, J- T9 Z5 [5 b+ ?　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 {- \) T2 s5 W! G" S+ ^　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ M' M6 t& U; a+ d6 ]　　心想事成

7 l4 S6 r2 m5 \# X2 K. G; r　　May all your wish come true
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1 N6 }$ e% w: t' Y; b　　心照不宣

% c  K. {3 v- Q7 g' W: ~# X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 l9 `* q; U& C# X　　先下手为强
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3 {2 e  \0 d; K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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- g* }! }8 a6 d; }, |. r3 |5 _　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. R' r* {2 N1 m9 n　　息事宁人

+ I9 Z1 _& ^8 M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

9 B5 ]$ A+ d6 i' f4 N9 c　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 N8 X: {  u- T　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

2 j) H  h; Z3 C" F1 n4 a# ]$ a4 t) V　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

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

9 R- E9 x5 `: _1 k. u4 H7 ^　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

/ l+ ^, H* ?  N/ x; o　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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! G9 W+ `2 Y* x　　因材施教

% h6 M9 Q1 y% s3 X) e　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 V; z' l! I0 G3 w' I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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: G7 a4 [2 _# @$ j4 `  o, Q　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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9 \  W% ]" f0 Q$ w1 f　　survival of the fittest

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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

　　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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6 K$ C" M3 p* s, F　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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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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　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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5 i6 Z. b. y9 i# P, k　　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.

　　100
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& \' u% y" q+ o( S　　左右为难

. O4 d2 M) f% t3 D, e* Z- m8 M　　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。