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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4 l! B3 S+ N) C3 x! A3 g　　爱屋及乌

0 w5 F, ^$ R+ k- I3 e4 D  B　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ D  W! x' O& T4 B　　百闻不如一见

! m* D: n: l) C( }　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" @- r) e7 h# `　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

- M* ^' k' ^; r8 C1 z- f　　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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  H7 ~. Q. T" V9 ?$ F" P　　不遗余力
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  A# b' }8 _6 U! l5 Z1 L. X- b2 ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

" {' H7 s( E& H0 c　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

  l/ L5 b) e" [8 a/ ?" O　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: _6 c0 ?, k" z) Q0 O9 W　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 N5 ]6 m- C! T　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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4 N% J' R( F6 J　　大开眼界

; j4 K7 s- X  t  z) V4 i( W) i　　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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0 b0 y5 |9 c) b　　过犹不及

　　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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9 a: l+ Y& B6 i# g8 U# ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, n4 {$ m6 s* d% X　　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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6 J7 K! `6 X" ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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" A7 D& N0 B! H; C: j2 p　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' U: s5 _' `. A( J! p) H, ^　　活到老学到老
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, W% k4 m8 G( W) A- T　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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# y( H" ~9 G3 l　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* f6 T! b$ V6 R- B/ P6 ^' U6 J　　金玉满堂

( z' k2 Z# p* o$ m　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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2 W: f: k  G1 E1 b8 X　　脚踩两只船

7 z3 v' i5 m+ y" R, Z　　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 A% r5 v) H" L) i" ?9 [9 i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

- r3 x3 m& H" S" n　　cut and dried; cliché
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( R* P" N/ k( c9 B) C4 B　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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) t! h0 X# A. x; J  e1 {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, n( \! j' V4 d8 Q* K7 M' L9 ?　　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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　　名利双收

, x6 F" o$ V0 S2 Z　　gain both fame and wealth
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. Y- k0 G( o& g2 T2 H　　茅塞顿开

% G# D) Y; A  n6 Y# t: V　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: _- O' l. m5 g8 ~1 r+ J/ w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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& a- s9 _1 ?/ e, ~; X1 A) T' c　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% S# S  F. k; F  r9 M2 ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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9 l$ n0 }6 q* U4 K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: _( I2 x" J9 o, c: z( p6 X0 F　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 D6 @* ?7 d; t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! U" j& n. g9 S. L0 h4 K% _# _, J% p　　抛砖引玉
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; T1 p6 j( A  [6 \  H　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 i4 N9 h: o! e　　破釜沉舟

! @' Y/ T* o+ F) {$ s7 ^　　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

% s- Y/ a( ?& W9 l7 W/ f2 _5 Q　　take the preemptive opportunities

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+ s5 S$ Y7 X' j7 k- p　　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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　　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

/ v& E0 Y: k' }6 ]1 u' z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" J3 \9 [8 y; O9 h+ E" s* |　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 }6 i0 h7 L, m% z- |/ Q, d　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 x6 h- o4 i( F7 ^　　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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, O: d/ V* Y0 u, g　　人逢喜事精神爽

& ?( ~1 h7 A! ]- i& C% A1 y$ J　　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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2 P& ]' c& s1 N5 D7 L# ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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# ~, ?" f/ C. z8 i2 g　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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0 C$ X" ~$ P' n; d! z( [　　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;

5 `: i% U2 @( `2 z  Y& p7 }1 E　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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, p, E; z+ \9 |4 \! d' E+ F　　水涨船高
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3 v5 I) t/ i+ U" y. V6 V- t　　时不我待

9 J/ Q6 g8 ?" g　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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3 {1 S7 I6 E! i+ W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

% T9 M" j& E( m5 F  v3 a　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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' f# O% g. `, c9 m2 U　　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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* ~7 Z/ i0 ~3 T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 {+ [, c. i$ x/ J　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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$ k! |( E2 W9 J( U) c7 @! l　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! C# {2 x2 e0 P' A　　团结就是力量

/ c6 Y2 l. c3 o- |4 L　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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) ?. A$ M  w2 s& r( `2 k　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 ]; ]- L; l* N7 e" a　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 x' T9 L- y0 t0 s2 J5 K　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; h& ~" D, a& `　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 u, W: k; q, @2 l+ H8 u　　徇私枉法
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1 ?$ L& W+ }, z4 }' h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

- P5 L5 `( m. n3 n  D8 e　　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

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3 ^; o" s& k4 m, l7 u% p　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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* V- H5 o# @) ^9 [: Y. M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# N8 v+ V& V, W　　The best defense is offense.

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6 M0 [7 ?' s) o; Q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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. f& X3 y" k1 \5 m　　现身说法

* `* v. \; v/ ?1 `- Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) J- _0 `4 S, B　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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1 p4 q+ x8 z7 J6 l3 `3 K　　循序渐进

　　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

% \& S+ E0 r; U: t0 ^　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　有勇无谋

　　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
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  ?2 T1 |) F1 @( f1 a　　与时俱进
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" H* Z% u/ H. Q　　keep pace with the times86
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; k# b8 S; ]- V. `- i　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 P* k/ q) Z6 e- P1 F+ [1 S! |　　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

  S( a! O5 B4 _- C　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

( z% a& o/ ]- E　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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. F9 A: [% t, B: ~) D　　冤家宜解不宜结

& ?7 a7 M7 F  m" ^# `# S3 I　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; y0 n! H; \4 P3 r! b. C3 ?　　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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8 w! K2 _& b/ ^　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 D8 s% o2 c8 l& ^　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( }. i: D. D8 I" E# u) l' ~; E　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

5 r9 F! i$ Q* R　　be an armchair strategist

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; r, {8 k: ]8 U' x' p0 Q7 _; A　　纸包不住火

; x/ j: E2 q; Y- C9 m) W/ g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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0 o3 I. h, s) f( B　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

( m3 X) K4 b. L1 F3 N1 g, g　　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。