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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9 K& {8 j6 I8 s6 {# e$ Z　　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
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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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- c( }- c7 l3 D4 i+ E6 K　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ m' P* [9 ~$ [8 p　　不打不成交

- B4 F4 P9 t8 n. p) e　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& ^' x6 H' S8 v! Q& K　　辞旧迎新
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( d( k. w: C! W) v( u) z, x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, U# x9 A# G) N3 x8 |1 m　　大事化小，小事化了

3 q: G! ]1 r2 w  v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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6 g' \+ m$ J5 y/ |　　大开眼界
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0 k( A( D+ D: p( {　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! r2 f9 U; Y# Y( |/ U. w& d　　过犹不及

5 D( p1 u; F# Q, c8 g* M1 \+ n　　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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! U- f, w6 r" M6 a4 x$ c　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 w8 Z6 D+ A: o3 ]6 F　　once on shore, one prays no more
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# ?0 `- o* e8 X! t$ `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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1 J* a/ `6 Y. y. {! M( V　　Bad news travels fast.

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4 W8 I6 O- t. H- h9 Q( u　　和气生财

; V9 H& h& j. M& L( |/ t: j　　harmony brings wealth;

: `4 ^* t  ~/ G　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 k* C. C8 q6 i! h　　活到老学到老
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8 H1 g$ |9 S# a1 S! x& W　　never too old to learn
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1 j+ b: ?6 f& k) L7 ]　　既往不咎

' K3 C, T. E- F3 R; |- M' p　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 J2 G* }/ h$ n3 ]& K( q% v　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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; J, M, ~# O" J1 B# ~. S　　脚踩两只船

　　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

8 d6 e2 L& l3 V6 s0 a　　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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# l8 L* O- [6 Y　　礼尚往来
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" u/ V+ A# ?2 H8 @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ `& q* z; P8 E/ P1 J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　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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+ T7 f, A# n, I　　茅塞顿开

% U$ d+ i. R" v+ L( d　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 M+ a$ {( G( u　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& s/ v* ^" s2 i8 U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ X" ]* N# l  U　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 e8 S" S- v8 O　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, p# D' Q) ?$ ]6 t5 ]　　谋事在人，成事在天
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  @; N) C7 Z, H7 v( l　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" ~; d$ y5 v2 p2 h　　弄巧成拙
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( a( @2 ]. R8 l　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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1 |/ s$ F/ c1 U  P6 N1 I　　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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  r0 _+ |" g1 _: B( s2 i　　破釜沉舟
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8 o- @/ O. ^4 N9 h' w* O0 F* y　　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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, e# N7 ]3 ^0 A　　抢得先机
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) Y& u4 [8 G  q) }2 }: m* {* ]　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# q- x  O& o% g7 L+ G5 r　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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7 z/ ^. c, l/ k- J. I) v　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ u4 T' e8 k8 E2 j! \　　前怕狼，后怕虎

' f2 s2 @/ L/ j, P$ Q  v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 G! z% z& t9 }8 d  F: ^1 ]& |% A　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  Q: w2 F! M3 h, a$ J　　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

& g+ M- O( z+ u+ v8 {& `  E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) u. y0 P- m' Y　　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
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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 {7 Q) Y2 e, o% T1 n　　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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" }/ V- }" E) P, i) }　　水涨船高
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# \4 E5 l4 K' j, @# v　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 t) c" Z5 ^/ M: s, W2 u9 M　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" U2 j' X# R5 S' Z( J; y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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) O3 ]+ P0 ]# f- n　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. U: K) x1 @8 O( D7 R　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

* J" E* E0 s6 h& y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 P" X& H0 H3 g; `: b　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

" H6 V6 q: Y. E* Z) Q  T　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 u6 C6 s9 L3 j% w. Y) }$ s　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 ?3 w4 t9 O7 _2 \　　团结就是力量

3 i: L. u. b5 t2 {5 a: Z; q　　Unity is strength.

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( D) b  P- ^" @8 l　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 v, F4 e1 r7 S; }: C　　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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, f, E- c/ u$ P8 c9 j1 U7 x+ _! ~; g　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 P4 L, {; r$ \3 j7 I' J　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! C/ H8 X' U- {. G2 B3 I　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 Q# P; \* `6 q4 ?9 p7 ~# B　　唯利是图

' I6 C: F3 r: c2 p% F　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% Y* R& l$ T) u5 e$ L/ P　　无中生有

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

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3 e. v/ y( Z9 z2 [1 O　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ o7 x* f1 E; L3 A　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

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! W% n) U% C4 Y) l" [　　蓄势待发

9 \1 |; N& t- T4 y+ [3 p% F$ m　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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- E5 A) }( a2 Y4 Z　　心想事成

6 M9 a3 s" R9 Q7 K$ q1 n& R0 B4 z　　May all your wish come true
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# {+ k" `) s' T5 r- s6 W. p- K1 Q　　心照不宣

& |1 P/ |0 ^3 Y3 X1 R# x) c# K　　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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- Z6 M7 m  A& x, g! V  p; M) P　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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# Z6 M) x' d; R$ m　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& Y, E0 p4 t4 N7 b3 N( R* |5 N　　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
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 N3 I* l3 a* l. }- p　　有情人终成眷属

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

/ `+ @- R% C* B: V( u　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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( M6 ^0 e6 ?! ]2 w$ H8 B$ ^　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 f8 O; B2 {4 L- ^9 I8 F: G　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 [0 }# |- s/ r5 l- `* j　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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: ~/ T. g* u) Z; ]' j8 G　　优胜劣汰

) @6 J& ]! z0 X- R$ b9 l" c0 j　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

  Q% {0 @; A! E- h1 y/ C　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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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2 o9 ]: {6 o& ]3 B2 \1 p9 s* x* X8 |　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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, @- f( {8 ]7 `- x( |　　招财进宝
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& S( P9 y% T0 u: Y% n4 J　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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! W& E* v1 z: Y- V/ m　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

' P* {. N& k0 `% _  z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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6 f. |* ?- ~' _- v　　左右为难
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2 R, c& t0 E: u2 n- B　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。