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
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2 K- n" D  p- B- z; p! I　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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, K+ ~/ ]( A* A　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  U/ _, e3 O; R　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

9 C& r/ S6 L/ ~4 f( s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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9 o6 S7 C0 w! i8 A" u9 G) b　　笨鸟先飞
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  ^, f% Z4 z# _4 j" q( R. u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 ?0 U! o  T9 J4 X" }0 a　　不打不成交
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# }% B2 A: y- h　　No discord, no concord.

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　　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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2 R2 V- f. X7 v) t, s　　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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6 D( M$ y+ P, ?+ ]# y　　大开眼界

% l) r" Z* b6 Q  R9 b5 o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, |, C3 z: v' D4 C; U% @　　国泰民安

( H/ C: i  f1 h' L+ d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. L6 P( n0 W, ^0 O8 h　　过犹不及
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8 P$ k( F- J2 ^5 k# p2 q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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/ j  n7 k. X4 h7 W- L5 F" q' J　　活到老学到老
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( e  G& ?! k% [2 Q1 n0 Y% D& `6 M8 `　　never too old to learn

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& `7 I; {% Z! `. s; z! K( w1 \& O　　既往不咎
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/ o) Q6 B# y( `) ~3 p, Z　　let bygones be bygones
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% d& x! R7 j# a　　金无足赤，人无完人

" N+ p2 I4 {6 `# p  b6 o( H/ X7 N% h　　There are spots even on the sun.
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+ p( {! u5 ~+ ~" }- t　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: I. H# a" w/ l5 u/ T5 J2 B　　be down-to-earth

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; {4 ]0 L" W+ K$ e5 i7 u　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# B% m+ c: i" L" i4 v　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: h) z2 C8 v* Q" Q: C* j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 j% w! }- n! ]1 ]8 O　　礼尚往来
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; z6 W# t1 D' w; ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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* K$ B$ [4 }5 C! Y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

& _/ N5 M: ~' i　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 G+ K  W* J% D* c$ [! f4 }8 i$ w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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" y+ O& c& J2 i' W$ E+ [9 H1 N4 d/ q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ w: W$ @( n; _7 U1 E; U0 ]& `, G　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* v. j+ D6 Q* V% C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; a/ i9 h  ]# A. f' ]3 a$ k4 r- K　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ l( r5 l" A7 y2 n- p　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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4 }/ B, D: C4 Y; X　　抛砖引玉

# F) ^) D/ l0 S. i+ r7 }" n; `　　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
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　　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

. b+ A7 {: S* i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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! b6 F+ [8 y6 v  c5 j　　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

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. ~# O; U" j* M" {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

1 S. D0 O7 s1 h7 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. T& X* o4 D( X" }: P7 \; ^　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 ]7 W- |  p& R" I　　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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( }& N# f: g7 Z7 u6 e3 H  q6 z" _3 ~　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 f2 i3 `& S" [+ q, m  @　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# o0 D7 e% f  q4 t! G　　人之初，性本善

6 S  \+ u3 A' d; l; M, D　　Humans are born good.
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2 V( q: [$ H% _　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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, L4 y; O1 B/ K: z　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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6 g" l7 L+ n, `2 _- Q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

4 J" z$ O& m, S4 X1 N  X  d* v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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4 J, k, G" A' T: d" |　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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" C/ j0 S! p3 `! |' G  C' U　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 ]9 _" n$ w1 H  c　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 t2 G0 E8 K6 W( T, u7 O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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( @0 W' T. F" o- H　　实事求是
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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

* ^8 a( x+ S  y+ X　　speak of the devil
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" ~/ R2 k! I7 T  k　　实话实说

　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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# x% H! ?. I0 p# ?: c　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) z* L. k6 q8 }　　团结就是力量

# G- R% p; ]' M- u% b　　Unity is strength.

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+ u  P, u! f( I1 [( u. {8 C　　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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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( g- [% E4 a; b& I+ R　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 b8 `+ Y9 H: ?  {) @　　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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+ }, f7 F6 J/ f9 w* h) Q1 {* V3 \　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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' l" ^( ~( O8 ]$ c/ ~5 |3 c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' P- w" ?/ H2 c0 t; M: D8 }　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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4 Z: m3 a* |1 Y0 c7 R　　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

7 W. s5 `' u* i" U7 _　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

7 |3 y/ {) a5 c! N" \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: i; ]- G) K8 ^: y$ ^0 E　　先下手为强

1 x+ I/ t1 s: s2 {. X1 e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 {: L8 g  o3 C% C9 f7 Q$ ?　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% {2 f  ?. e  o$ Y5 m　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. H7 t( p& V' t. m7 A. {　　息事宁人
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" ?. ]; n( S- w4 l　　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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1 N! c* s% \0 o& @7 `  }, \　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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6 v2 y: L8 ]7 ]+ n+ j) b7 u　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% c& Y' b, N& f　　有识之士
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7 J9 @+ z3 L) Q! G6 E" U　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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' O% ?5 D% k0 t3 \1 U/ N1 u$ _" R9 z/ q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: M, }/ u7 }: v0 O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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4 h8 `! g" U/ u& O　　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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　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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4 W' _! u3 M( Q! B+ n( \　　冤家宜解不宜结

! |8 U* E' V, g  T' m9 R　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* j) X6 N1 `6 d! Z- p　　一言既出，驷马难追

( G3 |. R- f3 M, r) |3 l" C　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* q3 T2 U; y3 g0 j# X- q5 h　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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+ p0 t7 i9 ^' h" m( R　　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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8 n4 I# y0 x7 s# x　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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0 H" W& z( {' r' e　　纸包不住火
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- S) S1 F0 ^& j- k2 e$ D' k3 a　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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& g& `5 r/ x  b* E; C8 P# T. A　　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。