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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* Z# A( L9 s' Y7 r) q& F　　爱屋及乌
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5 E" k8 ~* J: K% i　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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; P+ ]' O, |& H6 |  m" q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# z, ?$ V) c  x& I3 c  j　　Seeing is believing.
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( E6 A+ @$ C5 t9 f　　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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- w) r4 E5 z% Q' s) x5 c　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 C/ l/ M* b4 c0 _+ P　　不遗余力

: A) r; f1 ^0 m/ Z( f2 E- m: B! [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# F' h. A0 B* C- N0 R2 W0 u" D　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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+ F" a/ {* E( S: N7 y. }　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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, r( F- Y7 G. X0 f: w  A　　辞旧迎新
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8 b- R& |& H4 ?! z- _( k　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

+ E9 _# m% T# p- O' s　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

0 K4 O+ G, x, y! x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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# \2 \9 p8 H: {( a9 y1 `  @: J　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ T- v! V0 P# k# V! U1 s! W　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 Y; t7 o; Z" I# u) e) L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; ?* j( s$ Q0 u; F　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 K, \+ v( D* O7 e　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

$ t& o2 k; s$ n; w% z6 D　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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' B9 G! |  k) H. x0 t　　let bygones be bygones
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7 v0 H5 {/ [) n+ K' d5 M/ s0 O6 Q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 [& ?1 |% B: V* M) |　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* @: t; Q! |+ `7 B　　金玉满堂
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6 x1 d7 m6 D0 ]. A. ~$ b- }　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 T1 G5 U" o, H' O: o2 Y　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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" y# F2 _6 ]( F7 ?4 T　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ B" d3 M3 o# L9 W　　礼尚往来

: i* D" r' K2 K2 x　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( ^# _; {( h8 A3 j( t5 S; V2 Y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　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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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. f( h! I! v7 h- t  J　　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

8 ?3 t! B* J; G1 S( G" P4 U　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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) Z$ M" F4 J' _* h; M; W. n　　抛砖引玉

- |% k3 }5 D' G- u5 i2 A8 s1 J) i) Y, y5 U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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8 S8 [- E  H+ L5 ~6 P　　破釜沉舟

$ K; M: B$ s7 n6 L5 P　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 D4 b9 X/ O7 o　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

& Y- |# E( d6 f, `& d* h, ^! y! A8 |　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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: |$ _3 m  d1 o, [. E　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ G1 N  B2 G* a3 \. n　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- R3 G* `* `6 [　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" J4 }( T& Z  s0 w$ i' L- d　　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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0 C* H/ `2 T. h" V) ]0 R　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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  Y4 Z) B' C4 o# v/ C* ]5 B1 K　　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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$ Q$ F9 t: m2 r6 K* N' f' A　　水涨船高
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. E3 v9 d/ ]0 D  R, x' j& T　　A ship rises with the tide

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: s' Y0 T$ y2 S% u　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* p6 R9 X3 X+ P7 p　　杀鸡用牛刀
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7 S! i6 {2 M4 O% _% d# Q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 ~- t3 G$ y+ w0 Y2 D6 f) V　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( o5 p" _) Y+ }/ H　　说曹操，曹操到
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& n4 J+ ]# i/ ?+ z1 v0 H9 {( I　　speak of the devil

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% v9 J5 G" [% V7 Z8 f( d　　实话实说

( u- r, k! L! g" A' G" @9 M. i- ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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5 R9 M/ J' R! x; |1 I　　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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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

3 S3 n9 m/ P0 |　　糖衣炮弹

8 \3 I7 k( I! |　　sugar-coated bullets59

: ?- d% V$ d- x  M- t% O　　天有不测风云

$ V! G* {+ S5 X- [　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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; z0 u) j# K+ i" j6 n8 \　　Unity is strength.

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. U  F- c# m! Q( ?. R2 U! J7 y' N　　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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/ ~& x7 y) N* u) `/ h( k　　歪风邪气

　　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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3 g+ q- t7 B- A  O& n3 W　　望子成龙

6 a8 d$ q6 x( O　　hold high hopes for one's child
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0 ~( Y( S0 K, [6 K' S4 g　　唯利是图

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

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

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# o/ Z  E, y2 i3 I, d7 j' H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- G/ `+ i( i, y5 ~0 Y) X　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% h/ l$ s( W3 L( [- a+ F$ A　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

* |% Z$ I) s1 W　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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) j" f) }& ]4 K3 s3 M: ~2 c% D　　心想事成

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0 [+ X% A8 B9 M+ g　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' D; n; d* s9 a7 M: q0 o) l　　先入为主

& V+ Y& @9 _% z/ G! }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

# E+ t' a+ g( b; h$ M5 o　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, W+ E; u4 n& _0 b4 h　　The best defense is offense.

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$ `7 ~# V( _$ z% S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

' u" M) F; l) H8 m& L7 Y7 S/ K　　ants on a hot pan
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) L" Z! J4 {2 j/ [$ j: a　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 C" s+ Y; t( R) g1 K. p　　息事宁人

4 L9 H$ i8 [  H+ [0 b/ x& I　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, n. u7 n% _9 ?; j. K　　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

; a3 N8 b6 l' ~　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 X7 p$ C% [# P$ Z　　有情人终成眷属
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* z: F! Z  L' n/ t8 u8 C% p8 J　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 f) `+ V6 l: i; ~% M　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 ^) N9 B9 u8 a7 {" E　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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+ a; s8 m6 O$ m　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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$ D+ q3 l$ E3 \' C& `, E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 T# Q9 t% q5 L1 ?/ i$ l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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6 F9 ?2 Y5 Z) i8 Q- C* C5 D　　欲速则不达

7 A* L: r1 B( X5 [" T% Q　　Haste makes waste.
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3 y; c: S0 v7 M* U　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

, u5 o4 j+ a' E1 H+ Q+ L　　Great minds think alike.
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: D& Y1 A* e6 Y　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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

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

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。