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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' h' o; H* H# v1 H: L　　爱屋及乌
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4 Q9 R) E6 B" i8 y　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

1 }; R* q/ u- K2 O; ~5 v( _9 b　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  O) _8 B1 e' G3 N0 F0 t　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

! A: R# S3 H! P( ]6 F- z& w8 b- L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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- o# G4 i1 l# \  q8 V* m　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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4 x( Z; `; {( n- \. A% D, C% ]　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& i$ u: U% T3 x6 X; l: U5 y　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% U) ?+ D6 b% l; n4 _　　大事化小，小事化了

5 U- j# K: y6 v- Q- @4 a　　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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2 a% H; w; {. L" N/ ~. @　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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# B% u7 L( U3 y% |8 \, D　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 r% k1 |- Z6 y4 e　　过犹不及
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" N% h1 z! z! Q4 Y5 d$ X6 P7 x　　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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  L8 T$ p) t0 C9 l6 o! I　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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. U) I# W" _& N( G' A　　和气生财

4 m0 ?9 m" ^; m- S3 [0 E　　harmony brings wealth;

2 M4 Y3 t4 x8 e; f: i; X　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

! t) y1 u6 [) S/ y& i0 |　　never too old to learn

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- {! a& u5 o6 o  h6 D　　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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  \* \3 d7 f! a7 G　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

5 |$ p+ S1 \1 s: f　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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/ ^& b5 U, K) A# L1 K6 @4 `, \　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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& @+ Y8 U0 g; [　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) D! k9 R% ^  J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# K: B5 [( q2 b6 J9 X! t3 e　　cut and dried; cliché
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) A5 H4 d5 G8 M' j4 D　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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& A5 }- j7 q2 ~+ {% Q' H　　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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% L' N+ `. ^0 ~　　名利双收

. a3 q3 y# b$ o) v0 N* z　　gain both fame and wealth
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+ T1 ^$ S) z# {' e& f6 h　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ A6 I5 E, h! w, j5 P* m2 b　　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

7 Z: V# a* J; e# o5 M- q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ A0 T4 l5 i( H0 f　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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& E* H2 N  s) R: F　　破釜沉舟
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: s4 Q1 a3 ~8 |! 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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  D' c8 V- _! h# C/ W9 G6 L! G( {　　抢得先机
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. t( g  J3 \' O) @　　take the preemptive opportunities

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/ q" T# p0 S! B　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( |% f' R5 d' m$ Y4 x　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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0 P, m0 m6 J/ x& r' W( J　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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0 b; z. P$ t/ {/ u% C: t# O　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 I* `) f0 P' N- \+ a　　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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. s& B# m# C" Y9 _9 c- b' _　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ U  l+ g6 u# G. D. k# @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- M8 ]8 _* ~  L3 p  ?/ P6 L　　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

9 h1 X/ n% q/ s2 }3 {: k( Z) ]& q　　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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! Y( m5 b; v; l5 C* t- U! K　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

) S  {# k5 y6 f　　a blessing in disguise;

/ p% i. K9 ^# \　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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6 X) J7 f- Z3 b1 k& O' g  X　　A ship rises with the tide

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  V2 o7 R8 S& k4 n- h　　时不我待

- Z+ T8 q. P% r# X( h8 K4 H　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, V) ]  y# a- t$ `) M7 o$ I　　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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" j6 [8 s! C+ f' R4 d' X　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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2 Q& q% T1 A* @5 ~　　实话实说

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

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, S6 u- j, Q: W8 O2 h　　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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) _( w9 f! o- P8 C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　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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6 l) E! p" Y$ ~! y: l* ]1 K　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* U7 \8 P7 X- j; O) 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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( j1 n5 I+ T! s0 _8 h/ h　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% E3 U/ {2 ~$ S6 r　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

. m: `* Q+ F9 M6 ~7 _　　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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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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8 d4 ~- ?2 m  f" B% @5 |( k9 \　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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! q+ y1 t" b9 i/ I6 l1 h) |9 m( W　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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5 {8 Q8 U3 i! V. j7 H" e4 u　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# C' \  a8 Y6 D- r: _9 N　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ t! l& i7 R# H3 T　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

' L6 ?% l9 {6 h1 C7 j" s3 _　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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

' R0 T4 `# I' U% `  y, S6 f0 C　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

  [7 M4 v% ?9 }7 y4 A. Q  `" a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: i$ U6 I* q; p  p2 t$ [# Z　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, j- H6 B3 r& t& ~# b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- K! X. H4 c- M* ^/ K7 \　　有识之士
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1 D( q; J6 y& G; J8 `4 l　　a man of insight83
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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
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) r" d$ {2 P/ C6 ?2 u, e5 A  K　　与时俱进
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5 |7 C& s6 G8 W. j, e　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! h! Y- t, K2 U, r: v0 N- l　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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4 \- q  y" K! e7 E# q　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

* O/ e1 ?7 \5 m: q. A　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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6 q8 K' m, P* i* B3 i& W　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 e2 i3 q- i( o8 |9 M　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

* u6 a" ^2 P* K9 j  K9 w0 w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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/ e6 ~, B4 b0 k; ^# V( ]" ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

  E% t% l, j2 P' T　　A promise is a promise.

6 A2 Y- k/ L6 z6 K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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) b; z( x7 B7 c　　招财进宝
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; S& Q" m6 @  Y1 J　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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  N2 S& ^( u& t2 m　　众矢之的

* Y$ i4 t1 g3 T　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! k+ R, m8 B  v- r/ W+ u& k9 b　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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! F' p0 b1 {& R$ F! J1 T' I! J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( m' C. s# o" E" f. x3 s# z　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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; [1 J3 ?% P; z; l' F　　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。