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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- p" Z5 @. S5 T( w" M　　爱屋及乌
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8 V6 a6 `; j! [: R& ?. k) d1 w5 V　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

" w0 Q& |; q9 |; Y$ A　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 |3 V& h2 x! w$ n1 e　　Seeing is believing.
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# G; D2 v% {7 m( [8 E# W0 o　　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
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, U( f3 y% a; B0 K2 b# z' }* `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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0 b: H. ?8 [3 W　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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& ]* ?  q" s( V  f% c4 H0 Q　　拆东墙补西墙

* r! E3 Q# U4 j1 j% p. k8 D) Z　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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$ }* {# g* n4 z% g8 h7 T　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

9 t8 [$ G* T: h4 t9 X. f- }5 s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* N; x. }3 p+ C　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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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/ r" _% U0 v( p' v　　和气生财
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3 L, p: h/ b$ J: }　　harmony brings wealth;
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* y, }5 T" e  @( B* S. q" t. I　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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+ {& c; d) t/ m2 z0 y9 e$ ^　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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6 Q. O. \8 }# Y　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ s# }, Z- }. x/ |　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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, D$ N& w% }) \# _　　脚踏实地

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6 u5 w5 v4 I& _) {& r　　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
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* G* y- t8 w3 k! f　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# _9 l* h' y! @3 P7 X　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! b0 ~4 G9 p+ L( ]; Z! c% @8 k　　马到成功

/ g7 [7 f: r& B0 {; J! `　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  {( y: N- V: `　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ R9 E; G" p' |　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 q( Y) m9 Q7 f% Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ C3 E3 s, v/ C5 ^1 H" X7 D' l8 s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' o) n& Z- B7 t) t$ {0 s* t　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  b6 y$ C, |, j* _; g6 C2 R* i! x　　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

; L" w9 `/ l3 i' k$ r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　抛砖引玉

$ C; E' {- F8 F　　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

( r0 `& E* Q2 b* ^　　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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, C  o4 m6 ^- j. v, ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 A$ p; K# B: S+ L2 A1 ^$ A　　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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- V+ a: r! t7 z6 [6 k# C: b　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! j4 g! T+ @" X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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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$ T) M9 M- `3 q) R　　瑞雪兆丰年

& ~. g0 @4 Q* x# t　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

& O# Y- r4 p  V6 P, k　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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( m* G9 o. n3 o, K4 m0 f　　人之初，性本善

: ?) Y8 l, \/ @6 `　　Humans are born good.

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* Y- ^8 z  N0 \" U5 m　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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+ g6 r! q6 \5 k" y6 `5 y　　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;

: a& _5 h1 S2 X. n* `& K- k　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: H6 I# E" P- g: r4 @　　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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* f, b4 T& _' q- S3 c6 ]" r4 f# C　　水涨船高
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% K6 M5 g; g6 M7 h" W" Y, U　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

! s+ H! J( ^4 R6 j9 p　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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- E& v6 W. V: R# i) ^. O3 ?( c　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ m) p5 _! B( v- q' n' X  B　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! n. R: z( t$ {# e0 p& O　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 c9 l; G  T0 |　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　实话实说

- g9 z3 \( A2 u: f9 R# O1 [　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

, u' B! |- I' D  u. J, W3 \) @　　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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) i& H" _# l) g' Z　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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& z0 Z! w/ q1 h9 u- l8 H9 \　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 r7 t; E. H9 R3 @' G7 ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 k5 l2 O. a9 X4 }　　望子成龙
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0 T/ t! ~5 T% X" g$ k　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　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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8 O3 O. }) {* r3 f8 ]* x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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$ r# J7 c. v6 b# B+ p( L　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% i& M# k$ l5 K" Q  p　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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- l0 R  J6 J/ _) Y　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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0 _1 n7 Z1 s. E2 j; ~　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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1 q& I; z% |6 h- j& D5 V+ w+ S( b; J　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 f4 C' {  |* e. r　　The best defense is offense.

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4 z7 v* @+ l; O3 c　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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# l' k" z, ~+ d( |( Q1 d　　现身说法
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, o, e, W/ Z9 v4 v# n2 \: E　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ |: z) Z3 S% \& ^: {　　息事宁人

' s! t3 g! c, O. J1 o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 C8 Y. N9 w3 T# [　　循序渐进
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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, p- [1 F% N' g9 E: Z) Q; C0 l　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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( O4 F  T6 B/ v7 f( l　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

; D1 I7 p- z4 n; `6 X) b) Y4 w2 T' e　　bold but not crafty84

  h* Z  c0 A. b. z) v" }　　有缘千里来相会
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/ I. a- c! m1 S% |0 U: s4 o; i% ?4 L　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

4 [7 i8 k0 x4 s; _　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

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4 v5 T8 C5 V( ~) s8 X9 `! d/ j　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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6 o4 B+ e6 H% b- E# P  h0 W, D　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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" _, i: s6 `& N. h) n: t　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- N" l$ y. ^2 l　　冤假错案

7 m5 v0 ^- D) _) Y　　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.

4 w& R6 A% ]1 p- U　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 t* x  L. v) V　　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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0 C) Y& _* o4 J* C　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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& _/ Y$ X7 m+ m6 }6 b9 ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

6 C" o, R3 u0 j, Y; a) ^9 f　　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。