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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% Y- K6 ~. ?" N& n6 g　　百闻不如一见
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( z5 o% ~) Z# V& G1 O6 R　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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/ @& f) z( {$ h5 t' _0 c2 R% \　　笨鸟先飞
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! C; ]- N/ Y; U# _/ k2 w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. ]- E, S5 u$ k, @5 e　　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

( \$ ?" h1 c' X. k  R! M! g1 K　　No discord, no concord.
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! ^9 e9 L! ^  _. y4 W) \# U2 ]　　拆东墙补西墙

! c5 t" \, ^+ s$ C  X3 E  L2 y+ G　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  x& f" m( N- F: J. ^- G　　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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; z- Q, @' }/ ]# h　　国泰民安

3 W" U; a+ P# ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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6 k" g* X) y, U7 g( f6 _% x2 y　　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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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 l( D8 }, n/ v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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" b" r$ P& a% r7 s5 @7 `6 N　　和气生财
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- S4 X# }1 ?+ O7 J  ?* ]　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn
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% B; `8 q3 O/ M# {　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

: P+ |5 A4 y: k. M  p; u　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( ]8 a( o' T( z4 v# X　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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( Y. H; F% ?0 p+ U　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

; z) v. v! O+ o# c. x2 L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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% b* b# }0 ?9 p9 a7 p. d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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  B& d* C1 G2 e　　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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! c; J6 v; c& Z/ ?9 t0 W9 a8 m# o　　马到成功

* A  l7 D/ e$ Z; `* ^. g　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 u9 A" }6 z. b, z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ `& i/ |4 _) D: y　　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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9 }* `" z# s8 A' N, t7 Y　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　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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: h3 _+ Q! @6 ^0 v& G6 [( U　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% ~2 v! G2 c) m- q( X6 ?! Z　　抛砖引玉

0 L( `8 K$ s6 W1 L; I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 M+ v- ~+ W2 @; _4 N/ N　　破釜沉舟

　　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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" |; `, y2 \8 k1 D　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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& Z3 C8 z! O* @( \　　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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$ X3 S" E: q$ V! o, k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

: _" i( F: d8 m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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. g+ Z1 j5 r! p% c3 m3 U　　人逢喜事精神爽
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, H: Q3 @9 ]* p1 \* a/ g3 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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$ x/ Z9 N) e5 A8 M3 F4 R　　世外桃源
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5 f% p% j7 g# M6 U& b+ |7 B) x7 F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ }7 T+ c# b5 j' g6 O/ m　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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5 I4 S0 l' e7 [' E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! ?8 B9 ~( o6 d" |: N4 v3 r; b　　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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9 K& ?9 r4 @( F& q( l3 J4 |0 c6 S　　a blessing in disguise;

9 U; I$ h: [# v. \4 s; ~# j8 o- p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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8 G8 i! Q. H- P9 B9 X, u　　水涨船高

- N) y6 J6 x1 C3 \, L　　A ship rises with the tide

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, t7 u4 f( ]5 `/ C7 y　　时不我待

$ B) Q, \/ G3 r　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 K- b! j8 F" ]  Q  L( \　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# N" a8 U1 {/ l# i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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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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& X# r4 f4 {, g2 W　　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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　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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8 O; ?$ n! B8 w2 u7 D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# C% S' Y" _3 q! s　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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- F3 J* _, k3 q4 J! g5 [( Q　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. W, b* e2 Y4 U- E6 ?　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

: T, m! k0 i# I# M1 Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 Q3 i+ ?# s" q　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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" D, ^0 K5 i1 |/ V8 c+ r1 m　　无风不起浪

　　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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6 w' s6 A# e; Q% [* e0 V3 q- G　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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. @: M  R. z+ P5 [　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' F+ |# u3 D0 r　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ [0 v( d2 H0 P; w$ A* J　　先入为主

! I9 L6 U/ p& D% U# T% G　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# s  q& B4 D, `. b& E% p% e　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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  b1 s/ s/ \- _/ t( ~　　The best defense is offense.

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( E3 n* Q% I# Y2 u8 ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁

  [' g0 b* p: o, w" a　　ants on a hot pan

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, J, h/ w. P4 u# z' z. \$ h: B　　现身说法
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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: b4 l$ G- t( C4 B9 e　　循序渐进
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# E# `, I2 F1 h  Y　　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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! }3 D: e$ G! x　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' X: M) X. ]+ J' G: O) t3 G* t　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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; \# _9 ^. }! k. P　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

7 r! U. p/ k0 A8 L　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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# i* u& v4 Y7 {5 |2 b. o+ a　　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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* V5 T, Y3 S0 b' N　　keep pace with the times86

1 o9 o& M% i) G$ P9 T4 t. I- b  M　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 Q% w& S1 P. J2 O# |　　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
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; s; M' w5 L& N" s　　Haste makes waste.
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, A$ b1 x" O# Y% S* Q' S　　More haste, less speed.
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$ m8 J) r, q* c! f& M' u　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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- W- L( K; c, ~3 [. j: n　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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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' g8 w, f/ P8 f1 \, D　　A promise is a promise.
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7 {$ Z" o2 q4 s: |; K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

. s- s& [* R6 u) E2 u1 ~3 b　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden
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7 x' F( x7 W- A: a4 i　　target of public criticism
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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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& b0 t- p3 m: j2 ^6 T" Q: x7 O- Y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难
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, C# S$ \! e: T5 C" G　　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。