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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- s; _: [5 k3 B: C# d' ^1 l　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 X/ a; G# u# w( I9 Y4 g- L3 _6 c　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

  j9 B0 ?' Z- H6 q! T　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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! @0 C, @$ `: f8 t+ x  m　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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

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　　不打不成交

' ~7 i3 G% z0 a) N2 a( D　　No discord, no concord.

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; x7 \$ ?- {6 K- ]5 C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 @9 G$ d, f0 b  M' n　　辞旧迎新

　　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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$ M$ J- `2 b) {) j, W. @3 }- W, t　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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7 Q2 o2 }4 Y, \& Y5 B% o　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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  m' U* T" E! G6 r6 G　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 d* y! N/ P. l% [0 s　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; _7 k! b% \- d　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ Q5 L& e- d1 y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  X. c+ g# `1 I+ b' v* z$ }　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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$ R1 v  M7 A! H( @$ `　　金无足赤，人无完人

, C# y5 d# j- X8 a0 T* p: W　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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' f3 q" J# @  j* ?: ^( W  D　　be down-to-earth

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　　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

" m9 n: n) K5 q6 h" W4 P　　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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+ X0 Y: V: a  N% _- `9 {　　礼尚往来

3 J% B' T8 U  i5 m　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& P( n5 ~2 W5 v$ Z4 o+ x+ M" \1 d. J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 ?  a/ _- j9 O% p) h　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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/ c( r1 X& z: Z8 m/ b　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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& V; o7 M" T# @8 v　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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# d) z8 Z! Q9 y. ?/ G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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' M5 \1 J6 \3 c* l6 t9 e　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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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

; |3 z  G9 w0 v# h# i7 H6 @0 q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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! |6 m5 D8 \6 l9 \　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　破釜沉舟

　　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

1 E& k3 E- M' j, {" g$ x; p　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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# L0 U- C; s2 }　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

2 E6 P; g7 T7 X( [9 d8 P( v/ C# n　　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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2 c8 I% m! n8 @0 u. I6 c, Y　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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( h* q5 ~8 }( u　　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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) E: V, q6 z0 `% V　　瑞雪兆丰年
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: ]  ^% O# @1 Z! {% c- r　　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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( Y8 `* C- [+ x4 V1 j5 t$ e; |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

8 {& x& w7 b8 {  y* s4 u1 q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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$ v& p$ a3 \3 ~! _　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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- ^6 s/ u1 k6 u- [　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" R- [" U0 M; M* P: z; i& B　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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; O( P! }; g4 m5 o. \0 K　　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

8 M; v3 ^9 n# y; j# {　　A ship rises with the tide
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" }9 d5 N* j# w. C% ~- ~6 d5 d7 s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- A; }4 t' {6 A+ J　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 h9 M2 a) R2 K1 c　　说曹操，曹操到

6 E( \1 R, B$ x+ J) w" M6 O　　speak of the devil
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2 }7 Y  V: N3 E1 k　　实话实说
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# y4 C. t  {8 W6 b! z4 p; @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 W+ ~$ C" ?4 C  h7 Z# L) L5 ^　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 f) [0 u7 K9 \) }% {# I　　韬光养晦
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0 h. [( M2 E) {; s& m& d5 e0 s" q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

, J" p& m6 i' T* }  S9 o, X: X　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: E2 Z& |; I8 d% e  }1 l5 L　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& m  w$ `9 g, r* p+ V" K　　团结就是力量

* @+ ~, p4 c$ h6 _( m# J- k3 }5 g　　Unity is strength.

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) J; @" i2 z. V　　跳进黄河洗不清

( M% k. Z/ X- y8 N4 Z　　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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( t; @9 y& l4 g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 c! |8 W3 B& ]# T9 ]1 I　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# M3 Q5 G9 z2 ?; {9 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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1 E# |5 x- V4 Y+ o- t+ B' e　　hold high hopes for one's child
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! G+ t7 z. b8 m- a$ D  B: q- @9 V　　唯利是图

' q) X0 s9 i1 M1 s" q% ^　　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 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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1 y6 r5 G: V: r　　徇私枉法

5 I# }. f! ?$ ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; S8 }! ]/ m3 b  r" n# c/ c" q　　新官上任三把火

/ }7 X; ~/ |- @9 Y% s" O% R' }$ T　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

  h% i% V, C' @7 w0 |4 m' t2 Q, N　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 m2 \7 a) x7 s　　心想事成

$ m) h) D) t) \8 {$ t, G/ v　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 W* G( \* P0 e7 G8 P; J1 n- w　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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$ U: l  }1 C8 z7 [　　先入为主
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7 Q" q2 E8 n' ]$ g, K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( b# U! j9 s3 L1 c　　先下手为强
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0 F- \) P6 e# s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 E) b  l) z! }! f( N　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

, }% U% s. O! w: e( ?, y　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 b& t# X6 Z7 J  R) O# k' ]　　息事宁人

: Y9 A* e' B2 |3 l& w　　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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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 ^7 Z+ `- w6 X" Y, d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

" d6 p3 o6 N, A, e- T  c# i　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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" z0 L3 G  m3 Y! B　　bold but not crafty84
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8 M7 T% F. k/ C: S　　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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: U0 G, g+ ?: C3 }/ E　　与时俱进
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　　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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# L8 f, C5 h# I$ i$ R! Z, c: o　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 x' m+ e2 |5 I4 K( F9 O; J  I　　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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- _2 H* k* d7 m8 Z　　Haste makes waste.

. `- ~. [2 R: h6 T2 ?7 B　　More haste, less speed.
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2 r' `" T0 w0 N3 }" ?- x　　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

- c6 [- u3 r& o& _) x* H5 w, b* g　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# A, l8 b0 d6 H9 x5 h! |　　冤假错案

/ K+ ?/ v& M$ X3 N# 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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; a- Y. ~! |1 @( F8 z; f　　债台高筑
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, c2 k! Z  y/ p) _, d9 F- B　　become debt-ridden

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1 j9 N3 a, k( O$ T　　众矢之的

. P1 @- q  x8 p3 }　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! \$ ^* I; U! i6 o　　be an armchair strategist
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0 a; Z: c7 [' e0 v2 J+ ^( j+ S8 ]5 u　　纸包不住火
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1 L( ~7 _' Q: K1 l- E) N　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" |7 z: Z& r. m9 y$ o: g7 Z0 h3 y　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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: q+ `, M; ?* T　　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。