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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% {) E2 p2 S9 q! N4 t5 r+ I　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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3 R: w& e7 C' u; [6 {　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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6 p3 o% [3 U% a, R　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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- Q4 N4 y$ p  S9 d　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

1 V7 S0 I- s) v; D0 {. r1 g+ m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

9 L6 V! I( A4 j$ s　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ w# Q( k9 c; M" r+ f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ r7 n/ |0 s5 i/ }- W4 n3 ?　　辞旧迎新
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: q: T# q8 d- {! Y, S( S0 l# h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% k0 Q5 |7 i4 s! Q; a　　国泰民安
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7 {+ ~' {: f" `! ^3 c$ R　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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/ d& t  E1 {$ z% i+ @- h# D5 F　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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! G& B, @* Y* i4 A8 o　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

6 x( y& @* {! P, w1 z1 Z. p# B　　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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5 P$ M8 {4 u0 h4 D( ~) h　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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  h: X0 n3 B4 [( j% r: f　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ v# \" Z7 y3 h9 S2 N　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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% l( g$ |, p6 R2 a5 `　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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; |' r5 m% l) {" {$ e　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' U8 \  k& G: R# I　　君子之交淡如水
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1 [; e5 y+ S! ^& A　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 Q. D. Y9 |' E2 E1 \$ q! ~8 E　　礼尚往来

. e' d+ a$ g! O& g　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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. o3 I+ C7 E5 a5 i3 b　　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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　　马到成功
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$ o9 r* h1 i5 @7 F1 ]; I8 i. q' ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

" w3 _% D. O% A& z8 p- Q　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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# W8 ~# [4 |" i  ~$ d0 z# e　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  V. p8 I5 h0 ^$ [% x　　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
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. h6 V1 C, n1 k2 |　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% I# G2 m  d0 N6 }$ `& a　　弄巧成拙

) L; Y& e( ~! z6 ]. M, a% T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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$ a" y! T0 d0 v* s6 ~2 z7 K# I9 u　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" b. u6 r' s+ L, f　　抛砖引玉
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9 g% L' B$ B( U5 u3 p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! B8 S+ r3 X. D5 n" _2 V) _8 e　　破釜沉舟

2 X8 g. H* b) s  k* P, k　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% i; z! z, o6 G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* Y  o( Q& s; j0 V: X　　千里之行始于足下
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- |  ~! U1 e# l　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 X7 P- T% f0 }9 L* _2 `6 j$ E　　前事不忘，后事之师
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" |' i& w" C. D0 q( J; \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 {# f7 p+ q8 ^/ V/ U9 g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 W/ H+ l' @0 i" h- B! F9 F% p3 B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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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
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　　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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$ }! Y9 W3 x) U* ?* T　　世外桃源
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6 r2 T$ `+ c7 U; U* w# T' t) J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; V3 J* Y6 g2 Q1 z, [( h　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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4 ~% B6 ~: d+ {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 g) k+ t6 w9 j' l4 \2 q+ J( k　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 P7 }5 e! R# T7 r# r　　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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7 J: v; |% S3 X/ K　　水涨船高

- Z7 j7 b8 R5 m. e　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　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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　　实事求是
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! C$ ^: {5 x7 F( T7 y2 V　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

" Z( D. V) I4 ~" W9 G4 S　　speak of the devil
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. s1 f/ }1 e) B8 ~2 W　　实话实说

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

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- b- ^% E/ l7 }# l' g　　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

9 ^  B' v5 X5 S$ h+ t　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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) q( M7 S1 A% ]) ?3 z　　歪风邪气
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  n5 X, t1 d) j9 _8 f$ |" T　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

4 t. e/ Q4 I5 u. }　　hold high hopes for one's child

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  E* J; M3 u) w& y( j6 \' M　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 k# O& L$ i6 z! v+ V/ Q　　无中生有
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6 D4 h( X* f& B1 B- U  b3 Q. X7 {* h$ i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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9 \1 ^9 Z" k* x$ Z* N. Q　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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8 }5 Y/ P* B4 C　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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2 b5 B  r& [' q) ^5 K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" i4 G6 N' P3 N　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

0 \/ i. J5 a. y% e- Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

% ]( j, S3 C; y% A* }　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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" H* J- U0 B. ~3 G! H/ ~  K  C  N　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ h. `: _0 c  H' Q3 \, ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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) P4 `* J/ [: d$ c0 ^5 x　　a man of insight83
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) Y9 X  c, `" M; _9 I& ?: N0 j# o　　有勇无谋
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& g4 y+ J! g- Z% h5 O; c6 W3 o　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

) p2 h9 k- H0 C/ v5 D　　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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　　keep pace with the times86

- i4 o3 k2 Y9 }5 B　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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) v. Y3 \% ^/ s& R0 R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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( u9 i& y# U" ]! `　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

- s1 ?8 V$ f: P2 ^　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

* X  d3 y" Z" z3 W8 s4 A6 h6 Q9 O　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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- K" t7 m$ M2 r! q: x　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

5 Y2 F2 e3 ]6 q; i. l- }5 i　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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: B  E6 `" G* ?3 c6 D# c- F　　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

" p7 Z9 ~! W' }9 t) E% {　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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: `# T) g5 y1 g4 m　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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( y& r2 g4 D. \& f: {　　债台高筑

& `6 x9 }; _4 m2 T1 y- n　　become debt-ridden
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6 R9 S) Y8 [: B, ?. R　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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1 b. M; D7 ~2 ~6 p, J　　be an armchair strategist
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: R1 I5 P6 X1 o% g9 S　　99

; V" x# ~6 h6 F8 H　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 ]( C! z7 w, p" r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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- d3 y- G. }9 o) u% o, K; P　　100

+ p9 M4 F- D$ ^2 ^1 f. c  P  k　　左右为难

1 k: F; S, q: E& k0 j6 R　　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。