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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　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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* D* k' w( @& B) ~　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, E* }, c. u# \1 p3 Q# I　　不遗余力
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+ h  Z# Q4 z$ t* h- p# [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) S$ c: I3 \) \' U% `9 C4 k　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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- y" k0 {, d# i* L8 \/ n: Q8 o/ m　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

$ B& y) @2 b" \8 y0 c' I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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6 |. _5 g! _, W: q; y　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# U8 F8 I4 E8 u$ O5 ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 I& s! D4 ^# |" F7 D0 g　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

$ I, c2 [; x/ o' e! q, W　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% F% p4 v: H+ I! b: Y, K8 I" l; z! Y& F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　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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　　脚踩两只船
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# ~& K- J: ~1 F9 y6 w" O( p　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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/ a# P* _# \. c1 B8 U3 E" m+ f　　君子之交淡如水

6 n) J+ b: H8 m" r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! ~" T( B" ^: K7 U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

9 {$ p/ [' n) P- z) y1 p% d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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! p1 u2 M7 m$ {3 L& H# ?0 Z　　马到成功

　　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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' V8 l# N" p5 {' K. Z: Y2 M　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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% ~; {# b* l8 w7 @9 b* R9 h3 A　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" X" P& [7 @5 w6 N+ G$ G6 r　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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, Q6 f7 R2 S& R8 o( s& D: @% y% a　　弄巧成拙
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# l$ f1 `7 I( j4 O" f4 A　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 V& q$ R. T" R　　赔了夫人又折兵
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& |/ U- B7 {8 V* G" N, P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 Q% {5 ^* i% v! [* m: d4 k　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

% ?: o: @2 ]% E( r3 L; A　　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

0 |& v9 T/ |0 y: k$ y( q1 Z　　take the preemptive opportunities
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  ^. }" @  C. y# N9 \　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 A/ g( s0 P/ [　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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% [6 C! X! w2 y1 J1 Q　　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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% k$ H+ J) w- n6 Q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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& z- q8 W9 |; c　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" ~- K3 X) v/ b1 v) j0 d* K　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 p& d& e7 V- j, K  y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; M6 B9 {! r6 T# l: t　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

( @+ l. c$ \* i# H8 u; f0 s　　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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3 j$ P* F* w, y' l4 G$ @　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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. n0 g1 n5 Q4 E2 _0 V- ^4 A　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, N, ^) r/ t8 w) m; d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 p7 _3 D$ E) n! k3 ?　　实事求是

) S( k0 I- a, j; M7 Z$ `% t2 s　　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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　　实话实说

; A# L% V9 b0 k' g, `" e* V　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 q* H/ e! D7 r: N& ]* o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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+ x4 v' m; z6 C. b7 w! C% Y　　糖衣炮弹

$ h& u3 e; I, V* h$ V* s　　sugar-coated bullets59

! \. W6 ?6 B( |6 I7 K　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

$ _3 `5 T" M8 M& s　　团结就是力量
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1 N- X& f* w9 r; Y3 c/ _! x! W　　Unity is strength.
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5 g& H3 s' Q" y) \5 y1 s. s* n# Z) Q　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 A1 Q8 K7 a9 }0 x6 ^1 t  J" L　　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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' O- w6 {7 U  Z  J5 y' S　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 A9 \: E# Y, a* {9 W　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( |8 ~9 G0 o2 Y9 F　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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2 h$ N3 s) g: \# z' I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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4 G; A- }0 a  C4 |2 }4 p　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 J! i" V4 E( r: Y+ B8 S! H! l) H　　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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) P1 N5 p3 j9 q* m　　新官上任三把火

  K, K- z- n2 G5 M( Y5 S$ a　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ \, q6 s) I# g8 `. }2 h* _　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

. \& j+ h) X8 P4 ?9 P0 |$ V. F　　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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3 r- l. e$ ^& R9 h0 B$ A, @/ A  y　　先下手为强

9 b8 ~+ K* s+ d' c/ _, z) L( a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 J& x$ K8 E6 Y: F4 I: I　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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- s# C  J1 B( N　　息事宁人
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# K( Z0 t0 O$ N4 N! w　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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/ a+ a1 t% S) j, Q　　循序渐进
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% v" I: C: `, s7 X$ S　　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

& e9 |0 \6 L2 W0 z1 f; J9 S　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　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

　　以人为本

. K; s/ W" Z4 V　　people-oriented
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* F. k8 i" C$ M+ [( G2 f　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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& s) Y. {' M( w　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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0 b, N6 i* Q6 b3 j  w8 ?　　优胜劣汰
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( G0 a+ y( t; c" j. k　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

" j3 u# o0 _9 b9 C1 d8 Y　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 p  G" O6 r  F3 C/ L　　冤假错案

. m  [+ w5 z2 b　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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! f' f' D) k; M8 T6 |. `　　一言既出，驷马难追
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$ m* Q8 m2 e  |0 A' }　　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
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! N% w+ ~6 g+ A" R# u9 r　　债台高筑

/ {* i' a8 Q; C& K" h  G& ?! R　　become debt-ridden

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! f7 F" o2 a. X. s　　众矢之的
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2 }! ^; h2 Y; n* ]　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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) z7 ?+ x6 w; O& f　　纸包不住火
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4 V/ n  N$ w+ d$ i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 |& b3 i! Y  a3 D5 W0 g　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。