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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) J5 t& E8 y3 z! F$ Y* q) u/ G　　爱屋及乌

4 I0 o; p3 b" Q: Q4 o3 j/ }　　Love me, love my dog.
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. y- R' k; P% E　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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2 J" ~. U& l$ X6 i( g$ N# ^& _+ N　　比上不足，比下有余

& G* _0 m* G1 P1 i8 u% N6 @. q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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) T- D. |6 Y0 C6 I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 Y, M1 h) F& q! s4 Q7 {  H5 N8 l" N9 M　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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7 p+ m* F1 w$ A7 V　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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+ G3 Y- L7 D. h) w　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% d8 l2 r3 D9 l; h- n0 C　　辞旧迎新

* [. U6 ]2 `3 l" n　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

" N* \9 f# M* R0 ~+ 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
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; t7 [5 J  p1 u' X/ s- D$ p3 ?! ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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" a& ]7 M5 O$ D) P0 ^　　过犹不及
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; O5 o! V; e1 k) F% p5 ?! o　　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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* Z! B, V8 f; H. n6 b( p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* }1 q  c, O4 N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

* `% p/ Z. }8 O: H% Q' W5 D　　harmony brings wealth;
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( M/ s( q) z, e4 G$ h- X　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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  P& D& i( w; e* P　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 }' C' _; {) Z, p# M; k0 z　　金玉满堂
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/ n- m+ T- n% t8 E5 @- x　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

/ B1 B& u& D) ?7 o　　be down-to-earth

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4 n; o0 ~  P  e8 I& Q" f1 l　　脚踩两只船
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; ^6 W- O) W  I; @# }* x/ v2 X　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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! p& z8 X+ l# @　　君子之交淡如水
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+ S% r( \+ a$ ]: ]6 d. [/ j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& t5 W3 g" f9 b0 _0 c& J8 y3 A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

. ?* n" ]7 I3 |5 D; G. H1 f　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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& N- J1 |% K' z8 ~　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开

( r! {! X8 ^3 A+ M) w! I, c　　be suddenly enlightened

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. [+ x, o5 B) [; ^- V) V　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- t. a' S3 ]2 D5 I3 N( w0 Z　　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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' ^8 @4 X) g9 [/ `' B  M$ Q　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; i5 b3 x1 L# y( Z- x1 M; R　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( m% n  A- _8 F　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! t/ W( Q- E& x3 `6 C/ q1 j7 |$ i　　抛砖引玉
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3 d) b+ u, A% Y( ?　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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  x2 k; ~. z9 X- d7 ?　　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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4 x* z$ @+ g0 X　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" R: U; ~8 t9 K  ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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! m+ C6 C/ O. z& }　　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

  L! T8 \2 b8 d  q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* `: v% {) ]3 O+ N2 F$ b　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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0 z: c8 z* d4 ?, B0 F　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 n7 [6 y# v/ k! d& }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 y. i# t/ m* ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' D$ X$ N& e8 a/ z& {$ F　　世外桃源

1 b& V$ W, l5 e; ~% ~- s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, m7 C) @1 b; N$ [5 R　　人之初，性本善
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7 J. R# e) M2 y1 W　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 I3 B) m# B+ d' E　　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

3 a6 R: Q% U% a# Q　　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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  M" I0 L% P2 }$ h　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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1 ?' k" Q+ H* u3 M6 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 i; G5 E7 c0 f. A2 f+ M+ c　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, H) U6 b5 F  f7 e7 i5 q9 g　　说曹操，曹操到
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! f! j9 [' p6 N$ o* A5 X8 [　　speak of the devil

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! |# @( k8 s$ O. Q+ q' g　　实话实说
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　　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

* h: d) N; s7 O8 N/ E8 T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

! K% D0 z- z$ T: t" A　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' D" W7 x; j6 x" n　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

: _* ~# w- C2 N. m+ a9 a　　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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( [' r) i8 S8 u: s2 w　　跳进黄河洗不清
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; L: O1 b& a" G  k0 g4 J  s& d6 y　　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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3 B! B3 P$ Z7 C) t/ k+ e; u. W　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ N. }+ L8 ~! k' L　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( {, H9 Y( W* k! A* ~　　望子成龙

5 c) Z5 I3 i: Q& c/ E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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4 ~7 l4 c7 b. a2 p3 r+ x$ i　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ J* A: F9 Y1 R　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ x) E5 P- p2 E　　无风不起浪
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　　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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　　新官上任三把火

' j3 t; }9 f% h3 D　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) J8 ~% o3 b8 t# Y; z0 t) {4 ]0 n" }　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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5 _# j& i6 y+ U# X　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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" H- x" E5 e5 N' t# z+ Y8 D　　心照不宣

; x1 B- {% |5 X( O2 o/ u　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 b! M5 I' P6 ]　　先入为主

# `  _5 I- j0 V6 t2 Y9 U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! |: n9 E0 J& E0 }5 F; e. I　　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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( T/ u- k- H& W/ P/ x4 a　　息事宁人
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$ }. J* w. t& S% c　　循序渐进

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

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5 a6 V# Q% {. S' I9 A　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 A. ]. l% y' V1 x3 r. W　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 S$ B, P4 _) G! g& E　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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) j7 S8 [/ p/ R9 V6 s　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

8 X. G( ?) x, h" }0 W　　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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( e1 c7 g1 n: e0 g1 v　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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8 ^! J) w; J$ m$ ]　　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

, n! ^" \9 N7 H3 c. [　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 ^" @: a9 z2 s2 T% K( _# ?* y　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

& ]! g0 A9 ~, p( I! X　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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! H. Q7 I( \7 F" a　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: c6 ?8 @; G( P　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。