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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' E* k5 g: u$ ]5 {" B　　爱屋及乌

2 v$ n9 E/ `8 w! h4 B　　Love me, love my dog.
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* r2 \6 u2 b1 S9 N$ {3 ?　　百闻不如一见
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; g  G. \  D) }9 a6 h) {, y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 F3 Y/ {. g0 y0 n, @) F1 o　　不遗余力

　　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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% E9 `; }' s5 R) I+ R　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& D' P) X  Y$ m3 r' R　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& i# R5 F, v# ^; i; C2 \　　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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- t& V- P$ L$ D　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

( {$ o% t0 X% ~8 F　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% [# |4 f( E2 ~5 }7 p1 N　　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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$ A. F! A* U9 j+ T$ ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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+ Q, u" ~& l' c7 a4 O! m# j　　harmony brings wealth;

/ ^/ {% h1 ^5 {1 A　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

# J: q) E, f& }0 S3 j9 g　　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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; e0 U/ g5 N0 f, _+ Q6 j: _　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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& A" i2 o7 i! m　　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
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* k( C$ S5 M9 q" O9 m　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- E( a/ v9 y3 y3 B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 t2 c0 Z# Y* ^  D* y# G　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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5 p& G1 `/ L4 [, g　　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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8 D2 z2 m, r# G8 v2 H/ A　　马到成功
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* ?' X1 b/ o$ Q" h" K9 ^  l　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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5 f- i; l, x, ?9 J$ g　　be suddenly enlightened

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% p* f  g. Z7 ?8 q2 W2 y' C6 l　　没有规矩，不成方圆

4 D7 B! a: W- L( }' o　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ {( b' e7 Y. L" ?: S　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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. P2 a8 ]' ?9 m2 J# C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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( T2 W2 u% y( W( O" \　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- F) a+ ?% @$ S( I　　弄巧成拙

& g" X3 _4 g+ A3 P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( a# e6 y0 p+ o8 z' I; @　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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1 _6 r4 k; h8 _; ^$ U* |* Q6 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
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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

% u9 Y& K' h) T8 b　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 r2 p3 w: s: n7 m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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8 h# P9 H* ~0 _# d/ @& j- c( c) p　　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

3 d3 Q; X. v# `- e/ k/ t　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: ^7 T+ P8 e- P& J3 S　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, k4 W1 W" I3 u& |/ ^+ _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 C' r. E/ U. t; n% u8 p2 J9 e　　强龙难压地头蛇

& U3 j6 Z6 n$ u" j" f4 F' f- i8 _4 Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 W$ X/ ?7 Y1 B: `$ p* z% J　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 i* K! r1 B% k1 o1 d3 \　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 z) d) J7 B& J0 p0 o　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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, E  e# x& L" m- b  Y& v* |2 N　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) L4 o; n; r! r" b1 b& p7 T; D: A0 `　　世外桃源

5 e$ ~- j, a4 d% a  e. g: b- v　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

8 c5 j7 h& J4 X" M% R* v　　Humans are born good.
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3 a3 s* Z0 O% x. }　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" s: d3 n+ H# B; @8 q" I5 P/ U　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) S+ z' t) f2 t　　三十而立
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　　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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　　时不我待

" h# P) A" S/ A( q# \, p- ]$ H　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* L) Z8 p! H3 ]/ [: l- V' _　　实事求是

. R+ T. h; a4 j5 O1 a. l1 g　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ o% H  q9 j9 {! Y- _" G4 j　　说曹操，曹操到

7 N& w9 f: u' ?/ w7 J9 M! P& G0 f　　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

8 O# s7 ^% C; ^0 I; f8 Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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, r/ B9 L$ O0 q  t5 m　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- l+ K7 Z, z2 T# p$ O4 ?% m0 g　　sugar-coated bullets59

6 N- E( ?2 E4 F6 t2 h3 k' G$ e　　天有不测风云
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9 F4 O, B, d' J2 q) E8 L　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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. a* T0 N& I- S; k1 d　　团结就是力量
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9 t, y' J4 o3 c- ]7 v　　Unity is strength.

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' ]5 h5 Z; w7 g　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  G; k, \1 K# C( h+ f5 p8 ]9 r　　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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, ]5 e( k) k& w　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  }' z. c' `0 W2 U　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 O' F1 S! l5 L  r3 k7 J, h$ D　　hold high hopes for one's child
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7 e- d1 Y- J2 v( ]% ?　　唯利是图
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& R0 L! T# l/ P. R) ]% K& \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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5 P5 q6 p. v" O) f1 {　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% H- ]& O% v3 G2 P　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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1 u8 k6 D5 l* p7 U7 K$ ^　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: ^% p' d7 K6 L  e" i　　新官上任三把火

& o' r$ R; z! h% z: A3 ~　　a new broom sweeps clean

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1 r% ~+ h* H: W( v. y　　蓄势待发

6 l; }, x( D" \7 D$ ]; u4 N! D　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

, N9 d. j% T- G+ y8 j1 A) h　　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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　　先入为主
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　　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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; u/ i. S5 |: {) m. @　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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' l* U- p, ]& ]& p9 L& X9 Z　　现身说法
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6 m. i& Q/ @1 Q+ s# M　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

( [1 n6 j& t. [1 [% L# R% l/ i　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 W* s+ Z2 t$ {1 k- j/ t/ }　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, _' E! a9 E$ k7 t4 I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

3 k  z" N. p0 v. _" Z! O5 U: x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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" @$ j1 m  t' e5 B2 Z　　有勇无谋

- }( l$ U/ i* h0 D3 X　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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, F' X. T8 f6 Y, F+ z　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

" k& ~2 t8 A7 T% l4 B& K　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

4 N6 R) R" c* @0 Q. l; G/ L, Y　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 {! _* j& S2 h　　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.
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! b' C* {* }6 `/ Q3 Q- ^　　优胜劣汰

' P( h6 g- H, d6 ^　　survival of the fittest

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6 v8 s. N! P! }% E' e3 J　　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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8 _" x: @- q( @; A4 _　　冤假错案
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2 J  J8 H; W, O　　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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5 B9 v+ ~. j* l2 ^/ G　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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3 R& m$ H) G8 y* h5 q5 c　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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3 i0 n' n% Y7 I1 m) r5 m- Z　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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  F# S, i) A- q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

7 P6 ]' L2 d8 S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。