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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7 W& g' M5 m5 u　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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8 [2 i( y; e% a1 L　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; T1 {9 H" B. V3 @  @  }$ E5 Q　　Seeing is believing.

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: L* Y% m. X6 V% g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: a/ I6 }8 m$ S0 Q　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ F7 p: [/ q4 i　　不遗余力

& R3 p' T9 g3 V2 ~/ ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ w/ b5 O. C$ L; @% a7 \　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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5 [4 |- z+ \6 @1 B$ C　　拆东墙补西墙

- \5 @" g5 w* y5 P　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ N& W, k/ v# v2 o7 J1 {　　辞旧迎新
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, B9 ^5 a# ~; `0 x0 P# ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

2 _; V- N0 Q( g- ]- A' a. J　　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

/ @3 E2 A4 _% a8 N  ^) ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: A# n% t& C3 m" @2 g　　国泰民安
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0 Z9 o) C5 E( U; H1 C5 m/ 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;
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- h3 j* c& s! G　　too much is as bad as too little

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- |! i- b, p7 q: D4 ]　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 v, Z, O& [3 }' Q& F' X* C　　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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1 A( `; l% [( L+ |　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

( l4 A" n  R( f9 }6 g8 h　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' x/ l; B( t" d: o3 z9 J4 ^: ~　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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8 a6 S6 ]; ~, R2 T0 ^　　既往不咎

- d# u0 \0 z5 Y+ w  y　　let bygones be bygones
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8 i0 f8 [, l# h$ {, N. c: m/ S  I　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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3 s7 v, L0 S* n. n2 H. X　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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0 X9 ]) b1 @' A　　be down-to-earth
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7 F* Y6 x0 N" e% L: ?+ c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, d; F0 P# z# ]8 ?$ `! B9 X. y　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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# U+ S6 x; ]# [, f! L7 r' h　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& j) K; k1 ?  Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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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& o/ _. H# Q& u$ F8 Q　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ e5 ]3 w# ^$ J7 D! G　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* ^: M: Z7 \) c/ ^# t0 T: J9 Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' ~9 G" x+ D: o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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. g4 A' M0 j7 g3 A( N+ w5 d( p4 w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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$ Z( l1 O/ T/ a" T7 W2 s　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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9 X" B* \# T+ y: S' O8 E7 S6 s　　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

　　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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. M7 N  y/ j# w　　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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: C( f0 H7 b! R/ o　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

. a, {0 W# H0 g1 D  Z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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, n3 C1 t( v1 f/ j　　前事不忘，后事之师
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" N: D% N7 |5 x9 z& b- @( \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: p' j0 Q" v) E) A　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: ~7 J) h$ U/ c: r6 P　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  A9 m+ a# E3 ]0 L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 J4 @4 \+ x( G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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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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# n( V0 M, g# r　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 a. N" Z& {' A) V$ P, C6 P　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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% X; r& l# o! V+ m　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' X2 O# ~6 [/ y: s　　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;
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% H8 [5 d: X  G' j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" o  r1 A$ C: r, h/ W6 f& {+ E　　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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# }% S7 t6 P% O; g　　水涨船高

4 S% J) H. U" b$ M1 _8 V8 H+ i　　A ship rises with the tide

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; b4 L  v& P4 i# R/ i! p　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 E) [7 B2 u+ z, M6 g: ^& i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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( ]8 C9 p9 T& |+ x: ]　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 L1 c% k, V( g. W　　说曹操，曹操到
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6 `- M& `$ ~$ i) i) s4 W) X　　speak of the devil
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" z/ r! Y+ ~$ w2 l7 b　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 ]! a3 p. z7 E9 [　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ m, {4 a' Y" u4 @( Y( `1 U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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9 p7 ?8 e6 i. u1 i5 A0 I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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! m' E- A' T* J( a3 m9 S5 a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! g2 I9 s) L3 {+ f: c9 L5 @+ u2 n　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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! ]! ^* l5 f: A7 m; D! g6 B　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' g0 D, n5 U  P% C　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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

　　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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  ]* r2 k8 \7 p, f　　徇私枉法

1 E. T9 z$ P* B! G# S* _. e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ R0 E3 `' A! E; i' l　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 ^  s1 h9 z: @. r* `, j$ ]　　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
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% }; y: `1 A1 P8 o" B3 X5 S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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% R2 C. W/ _; x0 j　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 Q4 P4 U3 x# O$ m9 K5 o) G2 t# X* Y　　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
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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

4 a2 P3 L1 e1 V. V8 K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& T5 R7 E7 D, m7 T  I8 Q　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

. I7 c4 j( D) ]( m( w; d　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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$ ^: K# d7 Z. o2 Y: o6 t! H　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

0 ]& a) @6 k/ B% ^" Y& Q& z/ h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 n9 R0 _! J- {! v/ D' J5 ^- }$ r　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 }* ?0 f/ n& l5 x$ r9 R　　Haste makes waste.
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$ p6 A8 A3 @2 K& V　　More haste, less speed.

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8 ]8 N; E9 R; E# ^8 L　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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& O5 H9 @) r# T% B8 {$ U　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

3 ~8 Y. S) j& {% S$ M& P0 n) f　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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! ]6 y1 J* \& X$ o, ]4 Y. t& ]' |　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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! ]  y: m& R6 Y, z- ?# k8 W　　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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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

2 W. p# c1 C# m9 Z( X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

. y0 [0 _1 j6 S8 w" L* ^　　左右为难

( K+ e& `5 w, V4 S　　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。