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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* k* |/ ?) i2 _, J) Y　　爱屋及乌
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9 w/ r  c; V( j/ S9 H　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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

4 X& F6 J2 q& P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% k! B, ^! W0 m8 [4 L0 q7 `　　不遗余力
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0 j2 Z) \. A3 [. j　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 y9 j6 p  O' v" N' w! m　　不打不成交
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% E+ ?" E- X7 j　　No discord, no concord.
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7 |6 i) u$ ^8 c, ]3 a　　拆东墙补西墙

) I) a# z( }! L. l8 B- g+ w　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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$ x% @' V3 N2 N: P' L. h+ m" m6 _6 X6 z　　辞旧迎新
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) B- ]. \3 k0 j- m) k3 R: a: }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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 U, }. L: o3 f. f6 M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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$ I1 u) M+ {, p1 {( k* @　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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7 A- F& _& ~% u+ X8 o1 ~2 A. q　　too much is as bad as too little

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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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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! }6 K2 S/ x  x: {" X( P) b　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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  Z3 [( B! G8 h; \* R! |　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% u2 R" S! b& x  R) ?! n: G: H4 n4 c3 E　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

% E% b/ R6 x! {- j　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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7 M3 i8 x, g: q　　君子之交淡如水

5 r5 j# }0 \& ]6 g& V, Z- y# }　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 P) P2 w- p- ^　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

: q1 C& l( J9 j) m　　cut and dried; cliché
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, k; \% w6 q6 U: i4 L7 o4 ]　　礼尚往来

  b/ n) f% d5 D$ O8 a　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! h9 n9 b  {8 ?: S　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

7 Z% Z! H# K  k9 Q　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 n% a8 L# \  N$ S4 q/ D/ a5 S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. D4 K3 }! w5 D. P/ Y$ |8 {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 ~. A$ g  {) U6 |　　弄巧成拙
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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

+ s$ w: T' L' t% s& ^　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; }; c4 l- u0 r5 s　　抛砖引玉
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' J( Z  S! n2 `' f+ y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' k7 Q' i1 v4 @# x　　破釜沉舟
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- M9 v# s: f9 |$ ~) x4 _　　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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9 R1 _# s0 Z/ Z( d　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 I1 |$ c! X* W' J6 k　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! u" y3 E9 L( w- O) U8 @1 O: R' C　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

; w/ y3 ?  f+ f5 t0 f. `; {　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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1 i  a( s7 Q$ _0 [9 d; G- R　　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 y8 W  X8 G6 w　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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  d+ O& k# b( a　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 f/ L3 {: T' F5 ?/ Y% w# N9 p　　人逢喜事精神爽

' t6 ^, D% [1 A3 x2 e1 N　　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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! s$ Y+ t2 V3 _8 |: G　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  H; I' S7 d- M9 l/ \　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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2 j$ N, h" C. Z　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* e% v8 _3 a: G. z0 h　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' t/ k; ]- s. `% d! ?( ?, M6 ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! b8 }: V+ s$ Z- f$ f8 a　　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

* ?) q8 X9 I; |  W* D! t9 e　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 \1 O$ G9 w& F" G6 J7 O　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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2 Z, R0 c; Q1 o1 S8 B" T8 c　　实事求是
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  A% s$ Q. p0 @9 Y2 P" W- r5 o　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  |# u, Y9 r8 Q$ X% J. S　　说曹操，曹操到

& @; L9 ^! y" |* E　　speak of the devil

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( b/ b7 w1 \% ^3 o: U; \　　实话实说
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# p% B- s6 F( J　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& e0 p* p- s/ v  w5 C0 @# b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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( H2 a0 N7 [; D' m: {1 Z　　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

+ {- n0 J/ y% J9 x　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

( I# ]$ {: @) E, b' J( |' V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 w4 R/ l! D) O1 m) P  K　　团结就是力量
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0 [2 l& N; B6 P* f　　Unity is strength.
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4 u. [) T* ~, h# m　　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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  A  Z; W  I8 U: v　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 r- d- J1 U/ `+ W9 H5 M* m' M　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; Z) b0 o- d! A# }; D3 ~/ y8 R　　唯利是图

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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% H! v$ m, t6 ~# l　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 [2 ?9 ^0 I+ S　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

- _& K4 M. l. I* |$ d　　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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5 o  B/ w' y; Z8 I! m2 V& I! E7 ]　　心照不宣
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　　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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8 b, C8 @. V( s% v　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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3 J& ?$ e$ L; [" z& d- B! G　　The best defense is offense.
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: _( @6 I$ ^/ U. e　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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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
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2 b2 Y. d3 `5 b3 X- o9 [　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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" \; ]4 ]4 u2 k# u- _　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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9 c1 x  s1 `9 v6 b　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

( Z8 {7 h  m% p) {! h　　bold but not crafty84

: d9 @' b  Q$ U! ?* A; E! _# ]　　有缘千里来相会
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5 B/ q( R: H7 X2 d2 r) ]; k　　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

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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  S3 x. d1 f+ j8 d2 ~" M　　teach students according to their aptitude
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+ _% Z8 Z  g( L2 b! g" U, H　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

; d1 O( c; U/ e3 X) ^　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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/ u4 L, |4 F* d6 O$ D4 b/ K+ P6 M　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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/ K$ A- {2 {% @8 O5 W5 T/ s　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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( ]9 ]0 t7 O) _9 j　　英雄所见略同
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& d7 N: v4 D; w& n　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 @3 W$ L! C2 m, U# D: Y% P2 B　　冤假错案

  c( b% A; e& M, M# u5 A4 w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' Q) e' a, e/ A3 ]! ^# s0 P　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 V9 w) y3 D% p. d% R　　A promise is a promise.

- a1 S5 m1 x/ X0 q/ Q6 H6 Y  z　　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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　　债台高筑
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$ x: A4 ~: h6 F4 I　　become debt-ridden
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' k# u7 L1 [+ `　　众矢之的

& c  G3 |$ d  K: l: z- Z& j　　target of public criticism

5 w, g) {- j( G4 G# u　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

+ c  X* i9 G2 H+ V* s! x& B7 M4 _　　99

9 X! I; Z# W; F' ]' E0 P　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

' Q) [' c! j! A" ]( q) c  ~& x　　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。