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

1 v3 r/ t+ w. A: a; {/ O2 a　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 E+ v2 U& O1 j　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* T8 W6 b) Y! w8 Y　　Seeing is believing.
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* \( S, o) X' h4 ?: A2 U& T$ S. P- g, G　　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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. w4 I  j' T& ^) S　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ m! G( z# }; E( z9 {8 v　　不遗余力

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

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, e2 @& e- k8 B$ v9 a+ q% ?  t　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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0 c+ l7 r* }4 r, F+ A　　拆东墙补西墙
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) Q$ H1 v% Z8 B* f- g3 f$ D　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 V4 p- o1 C8 Y. G$ {8 f　　辞旧迎新

  Y5 O% ^" N" ]' V$ p/ u1 L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ W  u- k9 Y/ l8 e; k  k3 q1 @: a　　大事化小，小事化了

( x& W/ i: k. {* s$ b& @0 n# q　　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

2 |  l2 p# j* E; |% b3 _　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

/ q8 ?, a1 m) o# t/ h. g; ?5 T　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( E7 g) R  v, d% u" `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ }: x3 U* F! {( l+ ?9 y　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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7 r, b4 b% N; w1 O. u　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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5 O# E! G  c7 {7 P/ h! @7 F* |　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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* q+ i+ m% d( I　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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; {0 N& N9 g) y9 `# F. Q) h! N2 B　　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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) p: L' ?, ~( r　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 I; V& K! C: m% j, J) O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

% h4 ^0 j9 X- q) x+ v0 g# Q　　cut and dried; cliché

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' X( U5 k1 ~$ |# n, t/ Y  l　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 s9 O/ @2 F2 v# \0 J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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; @, G8 }  L' m2 f3 S　　马到成功

1 ~) [+ k$ `7 T$ G1 t& m& X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

- @& O8 [0 d' N" U* V　　be suddenly enlightened

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% a1 O/ |2 v: z* l$ R/ ?  v: Q0 K; @　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) ]3 `; ?1 Z1 y2 k: ~* 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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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# M. q; U% r5 A' K; U' V　　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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( A& g/ C- {% }8 `# r5 o　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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2 R2 ?7 f- K& {# q　　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
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; p, |: w& R( T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ z2 L; v+ e5 \6 q5 C2 T: J　　巧妇难为无米之炊

0 d9 c* @7 f% y* m: o　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 L6 M0 _7 O! x; I7 H% E' |' [　　千里之行始于足下

" ~. o) _% F+ e7 c. B7 X5 S　　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

- F) [3 M& q* x2 [, b% s! U1 r　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; M# L5 Z) D- ]8 i　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　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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　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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, C$ b2 ^3 s; _; Z" x　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% {/ |6 R8 a% `4 f　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% }2 |; h: @8 G  M3 t# h　　三十而立

& `  `; Q" D* ^0 D) X/ o. |: V2 ]　　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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! |  }) h8 d7 M& z　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 Z: u/ r) \# f( J0 \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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" \- ]1 r" ^0 a8 F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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0 B: p- u: ~, ?6 _( v) @　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

, H' t$ ?2 p0 c. B　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  q9 x/ Z' B0 T" x( W# }　　团结就是力量

: c) o+ h! v$ y' W　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' T& Q$ m/ f& p) {: f　　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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　　歪风邪气
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$ l+ [/ |7 O7 h  {( z. W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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6 `* R% Y5 h& R0 L5 i- O; Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

. N. w- r% L* E3 h4 h# A! Q  |, Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ Y" }, @2 U# }0 K2 S　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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* x+ A5 d' z0 T) E8 c　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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; m: C2 V. i1 L; G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% N3 O6 R: X! e9 B$ [( U　　无风不起浪

9 W/ p. r1 a4 N4 L8 w6 [　　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

, ?5 F) L7 \4 ?0 k7 B( f/ D　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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3 `! R, O% c; v" g! S　　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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& c1 `' o& l( |  ?2 P　　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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1 a' ^8 c. z8 M6 b, g, f0 ~! ^　　先入为主

1 {1 w, h) ^3 F5 i2 z, B　　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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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

' g6 p; L. V0 c+ ]8 B6 Q　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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% I2 Z: P# ^. h; X　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" e, f; P* b# J6 b. f7 ]　　息事宁人

) Q5 n. O" x" S( y7 _　　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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& O* F; w8 L, b- u　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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% C- B* s1 b. S- q! d$ b" y! r+ F　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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. n2 X: w. k( }% i2 W( [　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! N9 D! Q; P3 e' \0 t$ d+ O　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 ]; l+ n9 L: B* r　　欲速则不达

2 u! i8 w' f7 `  m, }　　Haste makes waste.
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( Z8 L7 V4 S" ~$ O! y; ~" N　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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5 _  c" X- P$ x8 _9 p* a# j( f　　英雄所见略同
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4 W5 |8 o% l, H: Z0 @+ ?4 C　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　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

- u( o% s$ ?4 V, P" n" b' b( H　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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; y+ P) v' q9 N3 a　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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( X$ o8 f; q* e5 v　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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  n0 B  u; X6 U- I' P　　纸上谈兵
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% h6 L5 N5 V  o1 I/ r" {( `, X9 Y　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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% @( V) R9 |, [4 z9 `8 F2 f　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- {3 @4 ~* L- H4 D5 j9 p" ?1 h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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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。