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 t1 Z5 }1 _; `　　Love me, love my dog.

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: V3 G8 k$ h& |5 O- E4 N2 @) R　　百闻不如一见
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0 D; F0 n/ d) A! J　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ G. ~% y! H) W4 Q; A# F　　不遗余力
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. ^% B5 R* L% |6 \$ P4 P0 H$ G　　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

% [: s- n9 F/ w' B$ L　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 Y$ M( h' W( g2 B# n2 H+ I　　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
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9 ~' f/ W" t( \8 k, y% l' c　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

* s( H, E& j2 I$ Z, I6 R& T" i  e　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, f7 ~. g% m$ G! @% j, i1 ?　　过犹不及

4 d. f8 T; p; O+ d1 c# Y/ M- d　　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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  F* ^$ _2 q) n2 B/ S6 S　　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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( S1 N6 e  U  d: @8 z　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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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

" d# O% r* {( }5 B7 k: L+ s! K　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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: x# A# s1 c0 _$ k  j  a! W3 D9 w　　脚踏实地
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' S- V- G& E  M6 [- p4 S  X　　be down-to-earth
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# L( H3 @, j$ R( k5 U- A' s/ a　　脚踩两只船

　　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

* q$ o% D8 ?; _' L: ?, Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 T3 h( r/ u- L6 I  u2 W! {' @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 _2 E# R. s8 _6 r　　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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% o. r& |- m0 J' A# i' G  f　　马到成功

! g4 p1 ?! |/ S# Q$ H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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8 V# A( [9 I) j# ?; J: a8 \　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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/ g$ D, P/ u- c" g　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ V( ^: K) L. e- K　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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/ F- |5 u# {6 y! O; @　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% S* o/ P1 j1 z+ [; a2 ^  h　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

9 r" w& h8 r4 ]" j) D8 U! r　　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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. i0 K+ u& O7 j' M　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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! Q7 W4 m- g0 t" d: a　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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
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　　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

) K9 ?0 o. ^& z( o6 z; ?6 B  Q& B　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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+ ^/ F; u9 i& ~. B　　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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# Z% d4 `; ~4 Z# z8 {- e3 }3 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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　　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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4 J: I( Y9 J9 Q! g5 E8 E　　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

　　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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2 P3 _  S; ]5 B4 V5 W　　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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, `9 t% K# e- I6 n# k$ ]　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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& Q& @5 g( l' y　　水涨船高
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+ z4 D# B/ T3 x+ R　　A ship rises with the tide
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. I+ s9 s- V2 f, Q" y/ W. _7 `　　时不我待

: k' a. s9 g1 F2 g. I% |( S+ [　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) @1 \2 M4 Y8 u5 |; i　　杀鸡用牛刀

, {8 j" `" h# S" v: j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 ]! Q; A2 j& h/ R# D: ~　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, k) f* t3 Z0 ^( I　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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5 P; @: F! j. i! Z- D$ R6 z　　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

4 H! |3 E- J2 P* m1 H$ J7 d　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! ?! b5 n; m: v  ?5 ]9 H4 a4 Z1 L+ _　　韬光养晦

9 Q. P; M1 C4 p7 Y  |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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" ~* X1 x0 H) f% B5 k3 b$ w　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

) R5 @: f$ O( e4 W1 s　　Unity is strength.

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8 Q1 {2 a( |2 y* q9 S, v2 {　　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

" k. g1 n7 c3 H4 ^　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ p. }9 R7 ^" ?  f　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- j& K/ ]. e  Q% W. L' ~　　望子成龙

/ q0 i. _- R4 p/ V　　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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- l& z' c. O) X% x　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

. l1 T  h2 g4 y, G( d/ S3 S2 j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' N& ?" C9 H* v1 ^  F　　徇私枉法

! t! F! I: o( f) b9 h* l3 @% T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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: F% M9 J6 \- B4 a# J4 }. n8 q* z: o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 c, p/ H2 v/ C3 r  @9 R8 U　　蓄势待发

3 a4 m% n( L- j3 m7 Z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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+ g* ^$ ]6 k  ~/ W　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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: y8 I1 t: @! o1 F7 M　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 r/ h7 e- y' y' R　　先入为主

& h! e4 G4 S) W  B% w6 T2 m) K! s& `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# L1 U# }4 A8 X8 U' i8 ]　　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
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　　ants on a hot pan

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4 j: T6 O" a: k: B4 o　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

$ }5 A$ w* m( c& d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

+ i4 N, D; D, m) |, G# N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# F5 k9 v: ]+ O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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. J3 b) }" i7 s( P8 V. k$ ^　　a man of insight83
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$ l. w/ B; w& O8 c) U! p- y　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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. x4 P! s& `& c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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% Q- Q7 }1 S! c　　与时俱进

8 H4 Z  t$ T% n. C　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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, W" L& ^; I6 ^7 q　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& }: I7 n+ }4 H4 j  R　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

2 O% o4 Z# ?: P$ m# w) ~8 N2 _1 r　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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2 g' J' {7 _2 n, B# C' Y# ]% |% A　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

" P1 ~- j: w% h) H　　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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9 l' u: O) f, X　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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. W  c' _9 U. P" g　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ d7 b! l  k" F8 h　　招财进宝
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" d5 p/ Q- o8 z% l) `　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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) t- S* E/ v3 f　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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* r8 h9 D% r1 H) B5 t* ^　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。