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
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) K* P5 Q4 Q( `' r/ \1 M　　Seeing is believing.

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$ l, _, r) j6 v8 P5 m7 T　　比上不足，比下有余
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% [" H+ u; f/ }: w. W" w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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/ ?7 w7 U5 c# o3 j' F& y8 p- D　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 x" w% Q- l: j- ?7 e　　不遗余力

4 O  x- x2 K7 v  n9 g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

. _- ~+ ^) Y" o* A+ s# C/ `　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 L0 x, ]3 k. j4 B; ^　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, k. C( V* q( D* N　　国泰民安
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& g8 a5 ]1 d7 J% _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 `/ z4 a" @' V0 f8 r8 O　　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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) R# g! G6 s& A& G" \; K　　和气生财
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2 K3 j; h5 G  U　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 H* p8 C3 d5 s& d　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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1 E5 Z  h2 T9 p% g　　既往不咎
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" S' q" h6 i7 F$ Y/ {# @" g0 G- k　　let bygones be bygones
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/ i: `) U' V; m1 w. {' `, r　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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9 u+ V" J: N: R+ k  t　　金玉满堂

( X& a0 y: O' a$ Z　　Treasures fill the home.

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0 w0 }' ]0 A# N1 W. g  Q2 Z　　脚踏实地

) Z9 Y( p+ w. P# ~2 o; X* y　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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+ o9 X9 `) i. T; T' \& b6 d# h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

1 h1 A# u5 X! L2 N6 f6 g- U+ ?* w) W　　cut and dried; cliché
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) c" |% X3 o  q  y! D% }　　礼尚往来

( g: x: ?( i' B0 s  M, t6 x& T　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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% d3 j# ?3 C& p. D# Y  V9 V　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ }- x, U) x  |: o　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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3 c- [8 O% ]: t0 j" @& D. X8 B　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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, y0 G( x& ?$ F6 i, z& S　　破釜沉舟
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* D1 O1 ?5 ~1 I5 @% y( M　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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8 h6 F1 `8 r1 {% R　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 y/ ^6 d  `! K　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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1 u4 q/ a; f& Z9 k& S: V/ c! s　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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, x; f- X( R, V' [! R" K0 ~% x　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% ?* e# q5 T) |. @5 e, _$ _4 d　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 y" J( J: L, ?1 D/ O8 [　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ A" @! M( H! A# A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ R. F  H' ~; T& j　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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. `( t0 U4 e2 [* W7 P　　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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　　世外桃源
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6 U0 C4 z" E0 `6 K( h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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& |+ j) @- ^! c3 V# T　　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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9 d8 q! l% t/ A* L9 d1 `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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, L; a3 l4 x" }" W& V　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 ~% J9 i: c9 q8 l4 S3 K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 Q  h* r0 u& Z  e4 r: \　　三十而立
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, A+ g  `" B& u9 ]1 D, G　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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, U4 G. L) S5 k9 H　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# H* B6 c; t3 Q% c7 U/ b/ h% x　　杀鸡用牛刀

6 G0 o$ \$ }9 |! x9 j) @9 i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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
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　　speak of the devil
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8 |% L4 i; t% K( [- w( `/ V) {　　实话实说
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. L' K9 l6 `7 A) X! P; d　　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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  t5 }6 o2 s2 n6 X) p0 M' a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* B  P# L6 \+ J+ f　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 O7 ~5 z/ j" U" j2 @+ l0 K　　团结就是力量

' m! c' G, D# ?1 ^( \; }　　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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& M; W! A% R; x% O　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% W6 U& N& N! H' ?) N: Q; g　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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& o% e$ |, A) L  J3 t% ?6 H# j　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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0 L& a' a2 B) q+ h( @　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! B$ Y* S0 d. x" Z5 D* _　　无风不起浪

# I( G, S: c6 y2 Y6 Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 B" C2 p0 r" N) G' e: C　　徇私枉法

7 O2 U0 D. a9 o! d+ M" H　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

, ^- E' N* ~" d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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  {- ]1 E9 B+ D8 p: R  j4 o　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ J  `( u( i3 H" E; d# p7 T　　心想事成
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! u( ^' V/ c/ i8 g　　May all your wish come true
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+ j9 E6 W/ ]6 F9 ~( J/ Z0 @2 N　　心照不宣

9 s# A" y' r9 N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# n4 J' |. ~& T　　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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, E( n% C4 r8 ~6 v# w　　The best defense is offense.

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　　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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  x& |6 a5 j) E8 j; i4 m1 J　　循序渐进
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9 a6 ~) W* D; L$ X6 E4 r8 X　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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. s0 b. Z. B& g9 a  j9 k! P' q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

. r8 J% S, ?' X$ C8 a2 S7 l　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! V3 I4 y: v, Y+ f. d% n　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

2 u9 ^1 J9 w  m; R6 i  g　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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( o& _% R+ x% N' c" I, ^4 p　　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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* I, [0 m" X3 T3 ^, L& ]　　与时俱进
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$ q1 V; s( f' W2 N* e) t2 U　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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  f; q0 b- p9 Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 D* u  {3 _5 Q5 J9 M　　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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3 b; C# o( I5 e2 v　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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% Z1 @" r0 ?5 Y5 a　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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+ y2 c, R  ~: J4 `: k3 B　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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. W2 l- I4 k: U0 Q! E- m8 B" {0 g　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# }2 L$ L) i; z5 `& x' h　　招财进宝

' S4 w3 K/ @3 i7 k7 Z　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　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

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　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

% V" U: _7 J, z, E　　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。