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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　　百闻不如一见
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# \7 D5 u' V4 g5 r( H# P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

/ r+ `: w7 U8 v' h4 S5 d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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; f% ?; x9 ?! j/ K" s8 A/ I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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$ `! Y5 W: r: H$ H# x  n6 `" r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 W0 H6 R3 L: u8 s) |　　不打不成交
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4 t& i, H0 B3 J5 s3 a" _　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& M- ]) h  A$ H! |4 |　　辞旧迎新
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, m& Q( T, D1 n4 Q0 R! q# Z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 E2 j; a& T$ H; ]* i5 ~( q! k　　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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9 F! Q5 V& e+ k( p8 H　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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4 D6 x( Q. g' y& ]3 b4 M, H9 }/ c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 P3 b* L3 A8 \: h% x9 z% f$ U3 P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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( ?7 V9 ~8 a+ U. W6 F* F　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 |4 j1 w/ C. _　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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# y. Q, ]& T+ s& D% r　　Bad news travels fast.

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: K1 P8 q+ o; b' D　　和气生财
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/ N6 w, y5 H( G, g9 |2 y; Y* \4 w　　harmony brings wealth;
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+ J9 V3 H' S# ]' H1 i　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ N' B  j( D3 S+ F; g  q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

# R& f% n! g  H5 x1 C, m　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 f# y. X- j- d- a0 t　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 E( a! m$ o* N　　金玉满堂
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  F' n2 m% P9 K* g  _　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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# W: a$ ?( l. g$ ^" J, o　　be down-to-earth
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! o+ o3 a$ Z+ P　　脚踩两只船

6 y* v2 G6 B- R　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' j4 d4 e" n1 b0 E4 y+ D; S　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( P; S$ C8 H. ?6 j* _2 Z6 Z( c3 v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ [* f* {9 \. n　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 [6 Q) |; N" l　　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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( d% ^6 R- N1 q, k/ \　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ @/ n2 F' \1 k% J& e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! |  F, m3 z' k$ D; @. o( H　　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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7 f  C; O; X; I, ?4 e" P/ O　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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8 ~$ G# n4 _0 `9 c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

" M. I$ p5 i* M8 y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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, d6 s! r  a4 m' l3 W0 K* R　　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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5 x4 O% x( t1 P  n　　破釜沉舟
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, |* I) \6 {6 I" W' E( T) x4 {　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( v. L4 P% D! U% g# J; n　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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　　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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　　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

5 V: c; T! `9 s  Z" z( G% S　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% _" v8 Y4 {1 Y1 k$ l  k1 P+ x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 V- y2 b) t3 V: y0 K, W: _　　人逢喜事精神爽

6 Q9 u5 ^3 O& ^" x- g　　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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7 M$ b  w  p5 Z　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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" {3 i; j3 M9 N( T; E$ l　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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& r7 j1 E8 `$ }9 i( P　　水涨船高

+ R2 {! ]$ ?3 _9 q$ D. {: p1 \' f　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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+ D* Y) s1 l( h& [　　实事求是
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6 m- A' u- m+ B7 K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ T$ x8 N$ E! X6 J2 W* i- A  B　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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  n. ~' Y, u7 E) K! `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 Z9 G6 ^( B5 o　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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- n; R; j5 D+ Y, e, C+ y) c3 _6 k　　跳进黄河洗不清

; n1 N3 [9 n0 K5 G/ _. g　　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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# o. w7 O0 }4 Y( N8 d) W　　物以类聚，人以群分

) u1 O* y# }# ?4 F: Y7 t　　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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* ]- b& `" Y- G$ s- n% C　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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* W' y8 e; V' w1 L5 F, Y7 G; k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　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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" l! q( B2 Z7 l0 x; f% ]　　心照不宣
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$ G3 u0 Y4 ^( T6 H) H2 a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! O# L& X& o; S" b　　先入为主
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2 H( D, _  h$ f2 b　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 a% Q0 q0 v) x" w+ g2 ^  S- i% N% J　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ a, T9 q0 ^# _- J, y　　ants on a hot pan
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' r3 l8 f& s$ o' b　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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: u2 j. R8 r- _. M0 y) o　　严以律己，宽以待人

% v) G/ Z4 j) f. x7 o! v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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# D/ V: a; q0 R5 E; N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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% F/ e+ _- i2 I8 h　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

; Q. x9 Z/ P4 Q+ Y' e　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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& Y$ G" C1 G4 Y. [  J+ Z　　因材施教
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4 ]7 }& F, ?& |. k4 U3 |8 S　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

9 Z3 j- v. A, U: ^　　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.

7 P' R% e, E+ w- C. h　　More haste, less speed.
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2 r, g+ }# z' U　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

; V* D& q& c/ N* Z1 x/ c2 q　　Great minds think alike.

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6 O* t7 L( ^" G　　冤家宜解不宜结

1 ~# \* M  G! u+ h8 Y　　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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/ e# `) }; u4 F. p. u' m　　一言既出，驷马难追
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: R2 F; |+ W9 z6 s) v: M　　A promise is a promise.

# ^: M# g/ _4 P+ e: ^' H" f　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

6 Q+ Z; g7 c0 V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 I- r" `3 _3 N+ Y: R　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

; G8 c  E5 O2 A# Q8 D. v9 ~; G　　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。