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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( J) N, z/ O- S3 R% ]　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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7 Q9 _! y) `1 s2 }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

: t: I* I9 f. Q8 N$ E1 J- R! _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, o9 D# H! ^) y9 F5 S% Y, g　　不打不成交
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. p# V. I( E( ]  d1 c　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

) Q& R5 H% u: Q* F( [+ L　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- i  Q8 A# W+ s& n$ l% ^( R　　辞旧迎新
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% n5 Q& ^! g' h+ I! a9 I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ A# G7 v' M7 i7 Q/ l　　大事化小，小事化了

, W; e- Y. F: S; @3 T　　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

7 E) M3 B/ M9 Y8 U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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9 V& \1 G; O% p- @+ E5 E　　国泰民安

7 [% a( N2 r9 e$ N* G7 G　　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;

" c1 I" @3 _$ f' L" _　　too much is as bad as too little

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: b2 Y- y6 R0 w7 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: Q3 k* c, R$ _3 }0 \) i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' G/ e& `( X$ Q+ z5 ?6 Y: M　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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: R) {# \3 O) d! r6 }2 d　　活到老学到老
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: u& b- I5 e- C2 j; M　　never too old to learn
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$ i( O. a- i5 c6 w% g　　既往不咎

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. `( `& X8 b. v7 w　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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& G9 K& T7 w$ ?7 Y- h# q　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

6 d% @, j6 A! M8 e- Q+ f; a. n! j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ \  w" ~) E( T9 A　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, H  c4 L9 R& c　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 y% F# d+ F" o; \: ?# D5 t　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

/ ?1 Q0 U# {6 I$ T3 e1 Z( Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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5 c8 F- ]5 C. b% [! @4 C　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ g! j8 K* D+ \  Z7 i　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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( ?8 i* k8 I! }0 a4 i8 r& c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 f$ G0 N& s3 B% r　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- r3 _6 i* W6 a　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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* t+ j8 K" ]& K: X7 I5 C　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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" E5 R% J# S  R9 D( ?' {　　破釜沉舟
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# F2 h, c! t" M+ d: I8 Z9 n' v* [0 ~　　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
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7 E" s: R2 b+ c% R　　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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/ l$ T& N/ W. z1 t4 K- j. K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 w% F. d: Y; U　　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

0 V3 @8 m( n/ b+ U8 a/ L1 M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' I3 P0 B5 J+ c. U/ w　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# ?4 F, d4 N7 M  ~8 d　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& c4 L# R  Y$ `" L; t8 L3 q; x9 ?　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ i9 e6 b. I. j: W. J" U) _　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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( F# h1 t" w" D; z9 [* p, T! P　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% S2 V' k: G. B  g; ~- b　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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9 {1 A: c4 ~: _3 g) @  w1 y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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! n' u+ u$ ]' ^; Q4 w1 ~5 q　　a blessing in disguise;

; F' l. U5 z5 A+ R1 g　　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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, W6 e, v5 q6 V: M　　水涨船高

& C- }4 r( T& w4 \" R" i% t9 S6 s　　A ship rises with the tide
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; I, k% D. I" W& s　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  d6 [# v4 S6 F& k# J　　杀鸡用牛刀

, S& N- W6 ^. t7 V# v2 a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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* m( {1 K5 z$ L: i: o# C# d　　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

! V2 d+ P9 u' p% I6 K9 D" r( z　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 B: }* I, W5 I: ]" ]! N　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

' b4 \$ v4 E  E$ l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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4 E; ^0 K8 j6 C　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

( ]1 H1 K" }/ {! ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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: j2 P0 Y! T8 d& M　　Unity is strength.

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6 ]7 S2 e  Q, V( Y0 q　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* q' Y" o4 Q# I# Z% @  w+ X4 X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 z5 T8 }# E* v# A# Z$ K1 b0 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

3 U; J7 K7 t- Z0 f; Z# T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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/ A  W1 @. E& _6 B) ]5 N$ z( B8 b2 @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　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
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　　新官上任三把火
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  H5 A) J) R; f- i" r! p　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# G, G- W0 L0 `# j* ]' D& r5 y　　蓄势待发
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, D4 n  ~8 J, ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 Z+ }) I# @2 H3 D6 c" r　　心想事成
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; x9 `2 c5 O, T- L　　May all your wish come true
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2 _3 ]2 T6 z% |　　心照不宣

7 \) H7 t6 V& l; T8 z) d3 {　　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

$ C; m( p4 n6 y+ l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

+ W4 ?" ~& L) f2 [9 F5 C　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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% l/ w# \" C4 f　　现身说法
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$ c% X( T8 m" \% G7 a7 j9 H; p- d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

) M( H, B, g2 }  e$ s( {　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

# s5 i8 `9 d- c) k　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　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
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) ?( r9 Z3 V# d. |& |$ W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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, Y1 t) S# F; r' N, O* e　　有勇无谋
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: u9 k) G, `  Z$ I2 l3 s% x　　bold but not crafty84

( t; o! ?. Y3 f2 @- p* E! t　　有缘千里来相会
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" s9 X; O3 F1 O/ J$ k) u1 P　　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

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( j3 _. F4 p) B: c　　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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: l& ^7 T; K% n5 d: z' b　　Haste makes waste.

3 P5 q3 A3 b/ g- Z　　More haste, less speed.

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8 S6 z+ E, N5 t# C　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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& i0 x' }; Q& ^4 c9 c; p* z　　英雄所见略同

& o3 i, }& r7 U; ^　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

% r$ m- p  j" |- L: w　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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& x! b# \( Q0 l0 i　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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& R( Q8 E  {) V9 o# c; R- n2 k　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 F3 c3 ?- V9 c/ K　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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$ o- _0 V( J2 s, K　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

- `7 @" r4 ?2 B# y. ~　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。