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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! }  |1 R( I1 @　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

$ [' P$ @) K( ?6 [" k0 H　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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* s& k% t. d0 C% d7 q) }1 K　　辞旧迎新

- J0 Y2 [& c3 E6 H  G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ K4 Q" W2 @9 g: f( y　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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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7 n0 l7 Z: x! b# s　　国泰民安
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; B; m" a- t( k+ o9 X6 E　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 s  C$ j/ u; [; c0 [% q6 R0 W4 L　　过犹不及

: F& C) f# i4 a* Y$ d% n* }　　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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; E: ^8 G2 z8 _1 ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 s# a( G1 N3 H+ {1 I5 J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' P' e2 G; o; L  Y  H　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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% P; C5 i5 H5 `& r  g　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 v0 k9 T" X- A8 W# U2 s1 \　　金玉满堂
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- k: I2 L  q6 Z' M7 K  I　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 C/ v% a, ?- {- W  t# V, ]　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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0 I# A% e; c% b" @& e$ w; b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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! g& ~! S) N6 ]5 e6 r$ H4 r　　礼尚往来
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　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  h  U: `' u5 M  l' ?- C9 c  [　　名利双收
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8 N6 z( r. v: c8 w+ d　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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" p4 t* e4 I/ v7 \, a, i- m7 l! _6 i　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. a( A# f9 W4 S* r# ?+ W- O2 J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- X- j) m; K! E　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, `& m8 ]2 D8 @; N5 _5 B1 _' H　　谋事在人，成事在天

9 q# s1 R7 Q( h  d　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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; P% M0 S- r* Z1 q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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2 S1 V9 k- s; B　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 O0 E9 K6 q& 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
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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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ O* s0 K9 }4 l8 V6 I　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ U: O& T6 C- h$ n! N: a　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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; K- D: z; ~4 r: E$ z( k　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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# C. z; W4 ^  a$ d　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ N. F% P% X4 d　　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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# Q. `5 S8 v3 D3 e) I; U* g( J　　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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: a$ Y3 \% i0 }, o9 u　　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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8 a) m* a" L5 R: e% C9 w5 k* V　　世外桃源
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2 Z* V& d8 {* R/ X/ a+ l: T8 X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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. W% u4 g5 x( S- U& w　　Humans are born good.
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$ ^( q1 v6 p* G9 s4 r  s　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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; L( l/ c# _2 \' n  z; `5 T$ x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- B) q7 t" Z4 \7 X0 X8 w# Y0 y# @　　三十而立

: Q3 P0 I- F/ ~" m, t  `1 C　　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

/ X' b- [+ K8 ?0 e) k) s　　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
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/ u3 |" Z' k( d/ j5 v5 g' ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 s( |4 z8 D- f) a　　实事求是

. v" H" k% L, x+ h/ j! A6 w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- K0 s! Z! a% H9 B. y  ?　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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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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　　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

1 r5 {8 u, U9 ^" ~3 [' p3 s　　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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( n2 h% q. `$ p" T( G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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* z) l% u# W8 }& G/ G: y8 N0 Z; S　　团结就是力量
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1 b0 f- X1 @$ ~3 E3 n2 P　　Unity is strength.

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- U; s0 i2 i6 n. Z9 h  t  [& D# o　　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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" x" B% u8 B! `　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: a* u( |) ^4 A0 q" O; B- u　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. w4 _5 I$ d0 N) H1 u+ {　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! e4 e. j: O0 P) K) \& c* j* W　　望子成龙
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1 P( A# N/ C6 V1 L　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

7 |1 k$ i8 ^: b. H0 {; L　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

9 J8 e9 x# x3 T) M* I- D4 F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ g% S9 N& R& S2 j, ?& F　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

! M& @1 E$ t& N8 O! T1 s2 I' l　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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7 M' M$ u" O5 r　　先入为主
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5 P5 W) X5 ]! G　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% b; a/ S* Y, |　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. l( v6 `$ _% E( T0 {5 `　　循序渐进
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9 N/ y+ I5 J' `/ S! A; d　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

7 ]* c5 H2 x6 m0 N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

0 Q  f7 i5 l+ v; Q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

  |: l" {0 f0 U7 p, i) M　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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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

! S" X6 Z- [7 S: Z　　以人为本
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7 T) ?  [9 o% B: ], s　　因材施教

7 G  q8 z! E& z; p) j# u; `& {) l　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# y1 C( z/ A) S7 C* S　　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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. c" B/ p3 w6 L4 _$ |% t　　欲速则不达

) b' f& O; W* L8 Z1 ^* s　　Haste makes waste.
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3 [; z7 N8 Y# G# A5 m8 B　　优胜劣汰
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# l& z/ w$ V, ?" I　　survival of the fittest

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' o! \' h6 @) Q" C& f0 B' d( r- Y* Q　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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5 G9 w1 f5 W; z/ t# R9 W1 g3 |　　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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$ E: G7 J+ I. D7 ]  R- H　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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　　招财进宝

; K) K& I0 |9 t3 W! A# y　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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9 R& d# K0 `; J  @6 E/ A　　become debt-ridden

　　97

; G; {& w) G" m% y! f- f' d　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

% T+ l. J2 e0 U0 M& P2 `; ?　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

/ ~# J# _: D$ A　　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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　　左右为难

　　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。