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

4 v% r9 Y+ d1 Q$ N+ k　　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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" [  ?; U2 u  r/ Y0 L  u4 z　　比上不足，比下有余

: w2 n3 }, X+ h　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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& v+ |1 \8 Q6 P7 a　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" f5 Z6 p- U, f! {4 T　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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; q) `/ a  Y) z" s" Q0 @　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 P: M- ?; F0 A/ F1 E　　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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! R: ]1 Z4 C. d+ X- m( S　　大开眼界

　　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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( j( A( j4 t0 L3 j; \! S6 W" F, M　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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/ @4 V5 n& r& I( z5 l2 l0 _/ }　　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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( h  H( }: O' w' X9 h( Y+ j　　和气生财

, p5 w$ J" s& v+ h* o6 G- h　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

# k0 [' z; \8 Y+ ^! `. ]　　never too old to learn
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5 a, w! F8 X% j7 Y- f9 j8 _" `　　既往不咎
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- X/ y. `  [+ p) z! O) h/ O2 W　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 J2 `1 g4 s. e. A　　There are spots even on the sun.
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+ R) X8 m4 ]2 N) P　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" ]0 Q5 R* Q1 [# z　　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

$ v7 @- S4 Z) \+ [1 X8 h　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 `3 E1 E: S! \6 f　　礼尚往来
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& I: b4 S1 {0 ~6 R2 |$ H: H7 y' }　　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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　　马到成功
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$ a3 \: _8 o# m1 {, q0 Q+ [9 t　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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) K, k( |4 j2 M; W　　gain both fame and wealth
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( k6 |0 N9 Y. D8 I& j( y　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: @4 A& h( Z& I8 B; l' F5 k- V% b/ T　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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; S0 w' I6 i! A; \: `. x7 f　　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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2 ], J' Q/ E# I' D( Z3 V1 _! z　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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# [$ R( s  ?4 r5 n, m: ~# O8 H　　赔了夫人又折兵
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  Y7 O: O% _& D　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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" K4 I) f9 I$ X7 G/ j8 L+ n4 y9 I  P, @) d　　抛砖引玉

5 ?& U* Y7 S9 |: @# ?! p　　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

6 `( R/ r( \  x　　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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, F8 D0 ?! A! [4 w4 l# t/ @　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! e. \$ {# d8 e2 j# G( Y2 w5 L　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! P8 G3 ?# \5 p& p7 i　　千里之行始于足下

6 ~! \3 k( G7 k　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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  D- O; U$ t7 x- H; E$ U　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; l  p5 z% q+ F. L4 }' o　　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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" _+ E/ G$ f) d4 s7 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 h& R5 @6 H: d1 `) R, H8 M　　人逢喜事精神爽
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! p3 Y* m$ b. ]$ s　　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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+ J: E6 Z+ p# u2 y　　世外桃源

3 s, E9 p  d9 z# E" r2 g' L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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& W/ Z9 S* O; |! ~! v* p　　人之初，性本善
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+ R; ~) S* F9 N3 ?　　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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( i# _  m2 n! [2 s, z. U　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

1 Q9 w; H! W0 H& f( R' B　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; d8 ?# b" M1 |4 C6 ^4 e　　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

" q+ ]7 ~* S6 Z; G  Z5 u" W2 M, `　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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) _; c2 g. K& ~' v- L　　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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　　speak of the devil
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+ a' U3 _. J! s0 t- P# y　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- s$ y/ `* y1 R3 L  |: e' o　　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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1 u. J( B. E3 c% w: y3 h( }$ ?　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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$ \  d- v( |9 Q! y& s　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, e1 r/ U3 e& q* @6 m　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

0 _* Q3 H5 ~/ i　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙

4 t! ?" z3 g. C3 a　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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2 w' k4 h# r3 S4 w) A　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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8 f- j0 n& W8 N: b$ G2 J　　无中生有

  X5 W; E2 I7 ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 r% n, N' `! k" s　　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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! J' i& c' b4 O5 A2 k  D5 O　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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; I0 j! O0 E1 R, T1 |- M% N+ P　　心想事成
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% G, v; e, J( @　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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, Q3 e! j$ q- F9 O8 `' z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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3 D& `1 M! g8 G& G9 N4 d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 Z7 n( ]. n( _4 A) d# R, a* O　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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% M: |$ K3 h& e+ q' r　　现身说法
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9 u8 t; ^$ T, J* V　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: v- u0 Y3 ~9 ]0 P/ F　　息事宁人

　　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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$ w/ Y5 L0 \& @　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" Y) g& ~0 H/ l7 U　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

% \/ Z1 r9 p: ]7 _1 {1 Y: F+ O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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$ E: ~2 A! y! f+ p; z6 S& a　　有勇无谋
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1 l# {8 u+ y2 l! T% E6 C　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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9 z- f- s0 P" {( M7 W: }1 U　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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, _. U9 f' |/ b& E! K　　keep pace with the times86
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! y! o; ~& |3 V  i1 W) @1 S8 C　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; o1 Y0 N0 G" a' |; \* y( E　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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, T/ N0 g3 q; {% a, z, o, {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! E! v% M  w  U4 N2 W7 R0 @　　欲速则不达

  F! N* Q+ B3 U/ O. A- K0 e　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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$ h- R* F$ n( y; _* |% N! J0 i　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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' p0 L9 U, _( J7 f/ ?　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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- s/ V! M1 q1 b  Y* l& h7 p2 [　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ S* |4 M5 m1 A, c　　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
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' x4 t$ B+ W7 s1 `6 n　　A promise is a promise.
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( O# d7 n0 J0 o, X　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& D3 }1 C$ n8 X' l# X　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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- h0 I3 g/ `0 t) v8 p* I5 S　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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( }1 C2 q& \, C: h* ?9 ]9 L　　be an armchair strategist
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' M# ~: F3 |9 H3 s　　99

　　纸包不住火
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5 X) d' K+ t" W$ D$ _% S/ n: ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

* h* v, h, T' r. v　　What's done by night appears by day.

; K, _# C$ K  B3 ?: h: U　　100

　　左右为难
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% s$ o2 [7 B" s8 ~: O) P, C2 k　　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。