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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; L* J2 h8 i  Z2 c6 N6 R1 X5 B　　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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" ]3 I* O0 Q6 _1 a　　比上不足，比下有余
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: N: H* l" L- X5 D' s: S% C% \' Y  W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 q. g0 K4 V7 n  H/ D1 S( r* U  k　　笨鸟先飞

  ?' H% L- o3 N) P　　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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6 Q7 a6 G! @: I  ^　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

  x7 y  p5 G0 M: \9 x7 x2 V　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- C6 b! t0 E) D' P# D　　辞旧迎新
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' `& `- m2 d4 ?  l7 `/ ^  Z! o9 }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' z5 x/ A0 e8 Z6 i　　大事化小，小事化了

& |" i. C5 _9 G　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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1 E3 ~6 p9 `& G" @; L& m　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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$ B8 {% t* m4 z( g　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 D& O/ ~* v2 r8 o3 h　　过犹不及

7 D# o0 v2 T5 ~5 A　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

2 Q$ y) z) C8 ?/ W* U2 u+ u　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' v( \  @8 d4 c* e" U  X( Q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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7 n$ s% {4 [% F　　既往不咎

; V# s: l8 G! H( Z, [0 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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$ r# A3 v' b6 C6 C; L7 k　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船
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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

/ n( n% K) `3 \$ D　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 }  X) Y: F! }8 H　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% l6 N+ G5 T/ Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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+ i. \$ q8 d% V+ F6 P5 `　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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, H: n  E/ I5 `% I　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

9 O" K0 _2 P2 e5 Z% K/ k0 t　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 z( M" R# `& M% w; z! G　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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# [2 C! B$ {; b: B0 g　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

( g0 ~+ D. W. u; n9 M) O% @8 R; U- s　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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! r+ M. A( u: j6 J+ w, s　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% |. V1 b$ ?1 n$ K6 j7 d, a　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

8 N7 X' Y+ C0 I, r; F$ d8 G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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4 `) e7 G+ I% U& d) A  p  b$ Q　　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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' d# R: S9 `: q$ i　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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

　　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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　　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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9 q! I. \& K; _9 s/ P# ^; E' I　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 A5 z8 T, r# H0 P  H* L; _7 x　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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: X9 C( L8 J& f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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+ x$ p. L/ [  N* o% W　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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3 F: c6 l3 G# i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

2 a7 U: H+ X; t8 G7 U8 t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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. k  z) k5 o% `4 c! j　　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

$ R) f8 X1 q; |/ x" U  e& R) v/ R　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( B* R# q9 G7 R& P, S/ e" ?　　杀鸡用牛刀

+ n8 a: R7 `* }3 d3 {3 E　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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: p5 e3 o8 [/ P　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: l3 _6 t) T; X" X. d　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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& [) D# J* v/ N$ [8 a$ o0 Q8 s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

0 ~) T; H7 _' E, m　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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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/ K* e; }; L: @" |　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% R' m& m, N7 M　　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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! v. n% Z* b% U( s) l　　歪风邪气

) q( ~; z9 w* X5 t6 Z% b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( H# b3 Y8 q$ ]5 F. i' W5 H: O　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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$ g* F( L  _8 B6 V& F  e7 I　　望子成龙

( i4 q) n, n( E' ^　　hold high hopes for one's child
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# F" s' y! X9 P# L  o+ F* [( I" L　　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
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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
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ e  L6 o5 a. z# P7 P　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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$ _; u5 S/ O9 g' o2 g* r4 K　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

! e2 `  r7 ^. p+ i( x% c. |　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 M) u: m5 C6 j% h  Z# C2 t　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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% i) M' A* [4 j5 ?; q　　先入为主
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1 K- _5 S3 i% V) ?　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 ?% x% ^' o- h% D4 b/ _" @　　先下手为强

6 X2 A& X* a6 ?3 U. Z0 u# F　　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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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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* [  Y. ]4 t$ T# P& U　　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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: A! z* y! ]; k" N- {　　循序渐进
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7 z) ?, c  y5 G3 L& \) |8 v" @　　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

8 a6 k3 \1 S) I; R- J0 J& B# U7 H　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* A4 }" Y3 {+ C' F+ \　　有情人终成眷属
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$ R6 n) y: b. b# L　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( Q8 t# w( P  ?2 ]1 w0 y　　有钱能使鬼推磨

/ S8 A" ]' }5 b' O4 q9 J　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

. B) d2 U1 _" w1 H+ a3 _: }+ `　　a man of insight83

! Y9 I' V$ v; y/ F: O# C　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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2 F2 P# W4 j3 I　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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) }# V2 p, I1 b　　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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　　欲速则不达
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7 @. O4 P& B. e8 \# a8 q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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. _2 x' o, \9 r2 Z. [$ L! A/ R5 L　　Great minds think alike.

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' ^" ?$ N7 s1 k　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 E4 W. L- ~9 F& u  r: R9 P　　冤假错案
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8 L! g3 U0 q% V7 q3 D1 B7 y6 |　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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( n6 B( n/ v3 Y4 g6 X; \/ R　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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# g$ P3 o9 O) `　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

1 y6 c. s+ i+ C2 a　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 q+ P- k7 f. a% y! C3 O+ y　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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  }' @) p( N! @1 i/ U7 i% T　　众矢之的

) U% J  l% f- a5 W　　target of public criticism
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5 u6 x4 R" A9 y7 X, s. V6 t　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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" q" Q$ [& m% T8 M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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0 b) i; Q/ y. |0 N2 Q. J　　What's done by night appears by day.
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  D9 f" z4 W# V/ O3 {& n( Q" E( @' c6 m3 N　　左右为难
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- D1 Y2 v$ A( H% Y8 z7 A　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。