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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0 A4 {( f% A% Z- `* w　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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8 i2 ?4 P; {9 M; n　　比上不足，比下有余

. i9 Q; @) \. i; V( x* m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

# X3 ^+ {! p. A' ]+ J: w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, ?" v( ]. W! f+ n8 q# R( W* Y; O　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ ?9 J9 p- p" s" |) f% f) C4 i　　不打不成交
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2 Y$ j# s/ U7 k  r　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# {+ c( ]! Z' X2 r( H; ^5 G4 j　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' f5 w, C! h' N) ]( Z4 j　　大事化小，小事化了

& M  {8 m2 g  d" C* y/ b/ V　　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

; C1 q0 I! q$ y' @" }  A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) \* h6 Z; G1 u0 o" K9 I　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, F; E3 m8 @2 g( Z- Y/ `　　过犹不及

' T5 b, \* u6 K) C; q- U# P9 Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' p  w. N6 s' h　　too much is as bad as too little

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2 B9 t2 s1 {; a+ ^' a　　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
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" L  f3 J* K: V3 V4 Y! f" v　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

( Y4 _) K! g5 J- U　　never too old to learn
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* e& D# ^% v6 H: H　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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3 x; _2 l; _. G8 q　　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

' V; S2 X% V. K: R3 }7 w) u4 x　　Treasures fill the home.

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* t: c) @! {! e8 C5 h& I# k　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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, _3 _7 J8 V4 }0 ^, L　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 ?2 c4 k& w0 ?( H4 [: |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ l4 `: g/ r5 J4 a9 ?6 J　　礼尚往来

! Z- M: u: X, C# j1 i% K) h- V; \　　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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　　马到成功
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) [" z. ]* q3 c* m* U) [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) d- D5 t1 o1 l5 G, a1 B　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 n5 [2 i+ |) F# Y/ e' O- M+ Q　　茅塞顿开
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9 H/ @1 z+ ]6 o3 L3 v　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! q% A' O! K4 _( U　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: E  k6 ?% G4 X1 d　　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

# H- M- R" F4 U　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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) l6 A6 c1 J; b; w8 P　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, D0 o3 l' p  l) U; E7 J　　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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0 L4 _7 r/ J9 T' {  o　　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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　　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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' S$ w5 n  Y6 g) i; }　　抢得先机

( ]( e6 z/ Y# `- k1 E1 A4 W' u  j　　take the preemptive opportunities

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; z/ V( R# b. N% ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' k; M/ ~# F5 M: o3 I: S　　千里之行始于足下
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+ X0 V5 I  y! s9 w6 i# c　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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/ {, x7 t' V3 ?* u% w6 U! S! S　　前事不忘，后事之师
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/ h! ^0 Y8 L& G7 H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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! }6 l7 ^; x# t1 q5 t3 ~) c　　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

　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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* v/ E) G: [4 Z2 ^) y5 b. T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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% n; i* I2 r) a　　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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　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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$ R4 r) P7 r% o' j& L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% V" Z! ^% M5 \5 S' L# ?5 Y　　三十而立
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　　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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* q3 u; Q5 b: [/ F8 U! o　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

2 y  L  Y3 Y. N5 c' |# q　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 f# C  H! p& Z$ r+ M% r" K; A  q　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

  c$ T  w: H. C1 r: J5 ~$ y4 Z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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" `8 E& L) v" L" l  O& g7 n5 O　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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3 {5 J" J% ]+ A) u: @9 \) @　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# |7 V0 t( V. f4 W* }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ K( N$ q5 W7 ^　　韬光养晦
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) h' N0 n0 g1 @9 a  y- h( A# Y/ d　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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/ i% d8 C5 L7 Z1 J) b　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 B( f% `$ C2 w- W+ s3 t4 S" Q　　团结就是力量
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1 O5 i' k1 M9 H- [* O　　Unity is strength.
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7 B; y# ?/ H) D# a　　跳进黄河洗不清

- m% C0 ?8 ?% D4 o$ [/ a& t　　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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3 X4 _; @' ?& a5 J1 V0 _: L/ @8 J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 V6 @* I0 P0 b+ R) q. t　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 O1 e9 J# J. A0 g　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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　　无中生有
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+ {- d4 D# U+ [  E. d　　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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6 P$ \. d: e) g: Z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- @0 V7 b/ N# _4 B0 q& P% r　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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. S: T4 u4 T& f2 M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

, N; i% T0 ?5 s) A' `8 Y　　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

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

! H3 T2 _4 c, _4 D　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

4 \( `0 j* {" N! {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 x; ~/ T* v. E0 k4 \　　循序渐进

! ?1 O( x" P8 z0 D　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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6 I7 R$ d4 B3 [( w　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

% _$ H! n% q+ |9 y, M& r　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

% M# i! p7 z/ X; p' X% h' n3 E　　a man of insight83
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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: t- M6 l) l3 u) P　　因材施教

8 v. I7 q" M; p# q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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9 v+ V8 z; T7 A$ b9 x" W. l4 l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 {2 E* W2 S- u, w" u/ K　　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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' d) P7 y( C8 S  b2 C8 D' y　　Haste makes waste.

+ F& L1 I8 I8 G5 E　　More haste, less speed.
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8 Y. ?. D# {+ ^* l　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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! c: K1 i9 a# o　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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5 j" _. a! J/ |1 v# x; Q8 J  J  F　　冤假错案

/ t; ?* d) @& s6 d, U. j　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( @- e) [  r$ y* c　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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# [) j4 p' E9 _　　众矢之的
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4 `+ P. T; Q  y' J　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

2 H; h7 L- }# R　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 o+ W* Q% x# |; G9 \) y7 G4 {　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。