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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2 V2 A; V8 l! [3 Y' }　　One look is worth a thousand words.

, F, A9 L8 G( k% _! N　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 j$ Q3 Q2 t! C; O" q; p! u& `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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& k0 P8 [" u0 w0 y　　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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" l2 |2 w$ q1 P' Z+ D　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

% G: s) Y, Y4 H4 o　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 b  _8 `, ?2 ^: |% k　　辞旧迎新
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4 m; o3 ?/ Z0 O0 P2 }) ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% Y* l& {) G- G" ^　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 s5 [$ o- y6 r2 ?　　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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9 [2 Q, u( h# a/ D; V2 ]　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 r2 g1 |/ s! O6 U. ^8 ~& J# B3 g　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

- u+ J4 S8 r; V2 @+ @# Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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6 P- P5 ^6 ]3 X　　never too old to learn

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* w' X* z6 L6 i9 d0 S5 b: R& E8 u　　既往不咎
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; C0 K) k! s- y; A3 b: M　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.
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2 q. C! K. ?) ?) k　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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; E+ j+ \4 N2 v' b9 c5 `　　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

2 c+ I* k  @- k/ a/ `　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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  J" F7 J5 o! b5 r8 g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; \# e4 F, A& ^　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

; G2 E/ F5 W7 v, O! x. W, F　　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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. T/ y7 e6 V# X7 ~. [# z　　名利双收

4 w/ w# T$ n' B( x　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

; ^( h2 Q3 W( B+ a% k. f8 E　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 M. ^' g+ _6 g7 u　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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# g$ y  e2 e7 _* e% F% O8 o　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　谋事在人，成事在天

# w8 I" V* p6 }8 Y1 ?) V　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 y+ j. L! q( V0 `3 Z7 _　　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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6 e5 z6 V0 e  t　　破釜沉舟

* m1 h  t: C& d+ ?7 n) B  [　　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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, @! _( r/ J* f% l/ o8 [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 B1 I  g7 c- h) m　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& q/ G4 X! G2 Z! ^- {0 r　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* ~* N6 d* z/ A" \　　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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  o& U# G/ c! q　　前事不忘，后事之师

/ ]% U3 V3 n1 w. R) k　　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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0 `2 l9 z" p; z, k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

0 r1 T/ j: W& F! C　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

. D" @  o: f4 E; r8 T1 ^4 n9 I　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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; E  [+ C' C1 \9 L7 W- I  ~8 E　　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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5 N, G2 h; T! j& H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 g4 W& @$ V7 |- c0 Q* X　　世外桃源

% r5 P1 [8 x( z' q( {! L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. t8 ?9 `7 f1 ?; m* e. I; ^　　人之初，性本善
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& W! K1 H7 a% [4 C6 k　　Humans are born good.

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) l2 g9 t4 X% O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ z4 S! R. f$ `/ C0 `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

, c; V/ h# E+ \; ]1 F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* A, n$ {2 j5 s; q　　三十而立
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& x- J6 O  y2 J4 F　　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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; p; L; v, |% D6 u. j7 I　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 }, D7 `' H$ d# `6 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ _( d7 ?: x- d/ k1 W  y　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% V! N2 b5 o3 E  R: c　　实事求是
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+ s* n( @7 ~( ^# s9 V　　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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5 R4 d4 q1 F5 p) R" ?( }* b　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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: c, _2 B; b: u+ P1 ^$ k+ c$ L　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 D" u  o' ?% L- n! [/ h2 `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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3 E0 z: Q5 b' q* d　　韬光养晦

3 y; f8 j4 n9 g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& ]4 p9 X7 E* m- i: A6 T　　糖衣炮弹
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, E) g+ v5 c) ^  K7 C4 L) h; G　　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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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

# X% p$ N6 Z* m1 M　　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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: \2 G5 }& D. m! p; T- A, o　　歪风邪气

( c) H4 |& a& }/ c% S! u5 J0 |* A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( m9 m  r: M5 M" V; m) _% ^/ |8 d5 x　　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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' p2 A- C" a: }- A　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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1 u( G  A. Y$ I0 z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- @, ?+ \3 j& ?. W6 \% K! Z0 t　　无中生有

6 Y- d& U- L( T2 v　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ i. m$ f9 w/ }5 v; ^% S" P  V　　无风不起浪

) X) M; h) `' Z. h9 T+ o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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7 Q9 k) P- a5 ~/ K3 i9 {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; z6 u" P! c3 v, d　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

2 a  e+ [. W, W- z　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

* }3 E$ l, l/ d3 V" d5 c8 M　　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

: ?: @! r" l; n0 k& l4 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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( D- h6 D4 D! ~! M1 n0 p5 K　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) u! }, c" B; ]3 U" Q" w0 A9 `　　ants on a hot pan

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; p* P, W! {* e9 I8 ~　　现身说法
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3 Q/ v5 m+ j" a: Q, f! B　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 l( O5 f$ k) _" c% W% b　　息事宁人

8 M, k* h6 x' ]" }( O) O　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 z! u- ?' P3 A) e+ O8 R　　循序渐进
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$ l6 N' B" D3 z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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0 q6 A  `4 i1 O/ p' ?　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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* v: ^7 w' v. W; c2 f- T, j) s　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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2 e: f! O& g( e( x+ i　　因材施教

+ j2 q8 F7 [) Y  ]# ^4 u: R) U　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

7 x, b0 x! K' F7 D) H* d) {　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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) M; Z6 B6 n& J8 y- V　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

/ R" v. W* K7 @$ y" F( f　　Great minds think alike.
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1 G; F+ y( J. O4 [; _( I" v　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 m8 b/ n$ @& @  V+ M0 R　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# u5 [' D1 R" O5 D　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

8 ?: Z) z  D( S0 M) l* v　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( u' `  T5 Z8 h# J7 S/ ~7 J: l1 z　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

* H7 t' K& A$ f+ R* e　　target of public criticism
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3 }& B9 u! \- ~  V9 P　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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' |$ f1 D. E+ C. c# e. V1 n　　纸包不住火
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7 F1 `" C( ]9 c9 z0 Z1 ^; `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 b" P' A+ q0 S; O7 d" Y　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难

2 r0 o  `$ n3 ^9 |% ]　　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。