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

( u+ f) l  I& g9 O5 R- Q- y　　Love me, love my dog.

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% B6 b# k; I  M7 q4 @　　百闻不如一见

  r1 {0 u4 @2 E6 r" l4 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; l3 H# s# p, {* T/ E　　Seeing is believing.
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4 M- ^' f0 x; O4 {4 }$ ]( \& b　　比上不足，比下有余

2 j2 l" \/ W' N% S. l　　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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　　不遗余力
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- t1 S) D  _  i" ~1 \- y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* J5 Q/ U$ W7 i+ \$ ?% Y: V0 Y1 R　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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2 ], O$ q7 n) N0 D5 ~  d5 U* T　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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8 z( l3 O1 G/ I3 k　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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* g+ {5 `) ]- ?' e2 X# t　　大开眼界

* W8 \# D& F1 d: G- f" _　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

. B% {- L# P" G7 Z+ o) R* q% O& _- x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. S  \8 D$ N. t9 F4 X0 M　　过犹不及
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9 o& Y" m6 Z  z% s$ Y2 `　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) i2 F0 x9 x) ~# l4 G% [5 i　　too much is as bad as too little
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5 l% o9 t& \: p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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* ?! A, ^0 f: |8 X. K3 b0 l3 k　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, H( ^# A: N; C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 h: t% Y8 O: k/ _) y　　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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5 x% b! ]; k% H6 l+ o2 l& A; r, c　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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& D3 z6 U5 j: W& e: x　　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
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　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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% ^8 D/ Y6 y' |2 \! y　　君子之交淡如水
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- D7 U+ R5 ~0 O7 d4 F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

8 N& S& d+ t8 L- `. q　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 N) y( m( H0 i% u　　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
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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
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 v& H8 a  O+ P" ?* A" b2 ^6 L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 Y4 v4 K/ K' k# y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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9 s% E: \, x4 ^# w5 t' r2 w7 j　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 ]. ^) S9 c, D) c8 m5 `　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ P8 u9 H4 i2 n1 l) H- O0 O　　弄巧成拙

. ?$ \+ K( z1 {1 O3 P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　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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) ?' L. A. u% O　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 y: g1 L/ u4 i9 d　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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( A+ T5 z2 S& B% P　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: R6 n5 m& _9 d9 d+ A　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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5 J. u# W& y* h　　强龙难压地头蛇
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  U6 v* w9 n& [* q# k8 e$ Y) B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ y0 y2 q; D$ Q2 H　　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

% v* D! f4 J1 L* T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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4 O$ A& A) }" b, [) ?# e4 _$ k　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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6 z; i3 k- J" p. g: x  _- J8 \# k& j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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: X3 o6 C9 v7 w2 \) `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 U$ w) @5 \5 t　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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9 @  g* a8 J7 I( F) `( Y( a5 |　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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8 s7 |' n0 [# l  M# T　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 w9 X0 ]' ^$ ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 V  ?  N2 f) r8 V　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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% K& c5 |5 }: A　　时不我待

" S# F2 q* M( t+ [$ m　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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1 v+ H: y- [  f9 {　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 \5 ?7 v2 c3 D# G　　实事求是
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; \1 z; y, l- ~$ f! n# c1 E% @: f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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; f4 A2 ]8 D5 m  N: E　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* _4 l0 n: C9 a( U　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

" f" n. q+ M& T6 f, ~) x　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% p% n/ ^1 C  w  B3 g4 F5 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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2 ]9 c0 G7 |) y8 i- p4 w4 {) B0 N& t　　歪风邪气

( P) W2 M% m7 q% `1 q　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 ~$ W7 j6 l! Z; z, E　　望子成龙
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, }+ Z( w5 V) V, }; r　　唯利是图
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3 R) h' w' m) c" u+ u/ }# Z2 v+ n　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

2 e  a8 u: d4 U# u- K! e* G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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0 R/ c3 h$ [6 w5 {; {; |  j　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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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& _/ w. w' k% W　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) e% \# q0 g' x1 d/ x' _　　蓄势待发
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! C. x5 g+ b1 A* j1 w& @  y/ p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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2 A0 U/ h: R( F( ^6 t4 A5 C　　May all your wish come true
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( E$ u$ F$ W7 \5 J1 T% J　　心照不宣
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  ]) C0 o- |) _　　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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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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/ u5 X( G' `+ M　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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* ~' g+ t" A% G% ?, P4 S　　ants on a hot pan

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1 X2 `3 o+ {0 P- V  Q8 {1 R$ `  ~　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 ^1 ~6 v" q% ]) r+ X% X5 H7 n5 Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 [; ~" ]0 K/ y; {7 E　　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

: V# h9 J) @- N  X) r4 w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

! S: N, X1 m3 X/ S! ^　　有缘千里来相会
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( G6 v( z2 k9 i4 X  [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86
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$ S3 ~! h  q% w  g　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 O$ Z0 N7 s9 _$ _) E　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同
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/ ?1 v' {6 Z2 L4 K) ]9 X2 c8 B　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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/ o2 X' }0 |, V　　冤假错案
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! _3 c0 q/ [# C: G9 \! G# ^　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

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0 \! m* ^" j  {' h7 j　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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2 k( {- |: X: ]4 j　　纸上谈兵

% ^( k5 p* @( E/ R. E. S& {　　be an armchair strategist
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. v5 S( P4 n2 q1 l' s; b) ~　　纸包不住火

" ]8 E0 M' P' }2 K* u7 O+ o7 ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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* _5 l- w' T8 y; b. J& ?( A　　左右为难
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　　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。