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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6 g5 v" |# e$ _: C　　百闻不如一见

0 c: {3 N3 Z- s: w　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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) U% S9 H% }" w# o　　比上不足，比下有余
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. M. w8 p$ F* S' S* ]+ J　　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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　　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

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+ C3 F5 a+ p2 p2 M　　辞旧迎新
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/ o0 @7 N2 h  {( {8 c( X　　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
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+ W) _3 \5 w1 e4 c; ^- t3 m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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7 d9 \( t0 y" Q( z　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 m% e$ v9 k: I5 |+ U- a　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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( K! g, u) L$ U- O/ g6 `! w　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

8 k. z: b. t- l# a; S　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

  v! o4 a5 @8 M! j　　let bygones be bygones

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' x) N- |+ S: ^4 |# v　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

7 \3 e- G' ]1 N) U& L( T　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  Z" J( W; M! \% \( Z, c　　君子之交淡如水

; Z" ?0 i6 i% E4 Q6 F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 S/ X2 R( x$ o/ i% x$ a! i  ]+ g  r　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, `0 R5 l; J8 Y+ y2 H9 d, j　　cut and dried; cliché

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( y" @: C; _. O2 C# N　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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3 z- {$ y+ N# ^" W$ u0 y　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) P  Q- M( g0 v; K/ l. v! V7 N8 k　　名利双收

　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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& y9 S& \& _3 R" k　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% _+ t4 `( b. r* j% J3 C　　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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7 t& G) E1 w" Y( r, S　　赔了夫人又折兵

: }4 l8 q" x" J0 V% F　　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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( n' `/ W# A' a: y　　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
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$ I! [8 u4 k0 h% l" ]　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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. O- U& A# q4 U+ L# e6 Z　　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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' W( ~$ F0 C  u' D, G　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 p0 x7 Z& d6 k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. K+ Y) J( y1 {- k7 e6 ]# q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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* }& T( N' l' f3 h2 s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  _8 i1 ^' p6 m% x　　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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& v+ B( d9 ]& z4 c! ~7 U　　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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4 k! d% i. a2 }+ |　　世外桃源
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# p0 ]4 d: X1 P4 F1 s/ E+ K1 ~　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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- s8 _! S4 _# M' v' W" @; c$ `9 R　　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

+ g, o: s- ^" `" l" Z3 j( T& j2 n　　a blessing in disguise;
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* Y! C+ \% A: z' Q3 w　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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) m+ O, e# c! ~. Q4 P& }　　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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　　时不我待
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6 X5 C* |/ p1 `) Q5 T( z' Q1 m3 }　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

& w) v- z8 Q$ y" P　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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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% ?; w% C! I% U/ C: R　　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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2 w# T- u" k% ]$ ~  Y3 i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  k( j& o: g' B0 }: d7 C* T( z　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) V: ^4 o: ?% _+ y3 R" Q, w　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 M/ d1 B# O3 ^* A/ c, ~) L. M　　团结就是力量
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8 I) q" A* ^( s　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 X; s* X& I+ b, V8 v5 ?　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 p7 J# c- `$ p　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! Y5 S0 h$ w: ?　　望子成龙
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* t5 a' O! o* q3 f0 j: Q　　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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& T) L  C! [2 p3 d　　无中生有

3 |2 h0 o$ t4 u4 ~- I　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 x# [7 ~  k5 A9 D( l1 ^2 r0 B( e　　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
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　　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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* l+ p- Q  T6 G8 |, [　　蓄势待发

1 Z4 H& _% M: O9 P. d* D5 ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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9 ~% W, u) Y7 N! l　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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2 s/ I0 w# u3 A2 k6 j5 |; N0 p- |　　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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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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: s1 m. C1 m5 X4 U　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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0 I7 X+ s- y$ {* L! S　　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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) a2 P8 A0 c9 |4 ]7 U2 O  {: Q/ k　　循序渐进
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: E# F& w3 ?9 k+ v8 N& ^! Z- P( f; {　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 J, g! U3 a5 M　　严以律己，宽以待人
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0 d  L3 f: E9 A" `4 X　　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

( `; p2 k  D) f/ E　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 b# x" U! P* ^" ]) J% z) G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

2 R/ F$ F' m# w2 c- M) E　　bold but not crafty84
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( R% W) q# g4 |$ j# Z, M　　有缘千里来相会

* e- B; U" |) G/ k$ }2 B, b- J  q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% u( I; x1 U/ j- C0 {. F　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

7 {3 M' L3 s# y　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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( }. w: _4 G; _2 x7 p) V+ j, o　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# z& p# o5 n# n( Q$ r6 f9 y% J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" {6 m- J, ?+ I! `& m1 ^& h　　欲速则不达
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  r% p; W" @/ A% G* v　　Haste makes waste.

( b5 Y1 V3 F+ n% h: C　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　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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* x( ^/ R4 J) O5 ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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" R  s# f$ Z' S8 ^　　冤假错案
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; g% I  D5 [* `5 L　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# n0 u$ V7 E# @5 G: x　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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4 b! M8 o! I, B9 v* Y　　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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　　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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　　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

$ n' ]& H, w5 m' n8 I. h　　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。