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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; V; q/ X4 V, O　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 X! V9 [; ^. m) t+ J0 m( r　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; ]: X; S9 c- y' R1 r% y, U% d; v6 G　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

3 f  f' O3 H  S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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# K0 p2 y. W" j/ @3 \　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

- V  {6 q, A; S4 V. q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

% ~; V# X6 o7 U1 w' f　　No discord, no concord.
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, \- @2 d7 i8 E　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' H! |2 m* z. l　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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: T  K/ y6 L8 n9 C1 L) X　　大开眼界
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, I; A3 c# f" V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

! p2 M: I& `% }3 ^' l/ O" z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

, y. v2 v8 ?0 N　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, J2 G. ?$ B+ O3 e7 N4 o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

0 s  `: D! E$ h% W　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

% Y: {1 f1 Q3 P  a　　harmony brings wealth;

& z/ Y$ i9 T/ s* o, R　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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, q% N7 p8 r0 v3 t　　never too old to learn

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: p# H0 @% N/ s+ V# S　　既往不咎
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& R* ^, v& Y2 @- O　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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  D$ \. ^6 s7 s6 ?# L3 g: _* ?　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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% N% @3 p; {% L' F8 @　　君子之交淡如水

1 z$ u6 y2 v' h7 O% o　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& I) x6 ~6 O# E# |" {: [$ J8 `8 ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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# [' q) e* ~0 Y( z　　礼尚往来
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9 c, ]& g! W" g0 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ M2 j5 P4 ~& Z4 {% ?/ F- L) H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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8 b3 A- ]8 ]. F　　名利双收
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  j" s" A0 v9 Y3 f! P; y　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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/ _& w1 K7 b% c* P$ t8 i4 P! R3 e　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 W0 _" x8 o! J$ u! v　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ R# P6 X7 o) V% [　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 R" d6 A7 g; w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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" z& i% }# O- ^: B7 Q; [　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

2 }: `" r. D1 R- K! y3 I+ r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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' X6 O9 k7 p( p! j7 |4 M$ v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; y+ X; X7 U+ Q* k4 K　　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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* H% E* Y6 ?6 n- m, j9 Y　　抢得先机
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+ G% X' `$ c; X　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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　　千里之行始于足下

; {& o) N; l0 f' i　　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

) Q# v% G' Z, ^: W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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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! Y7 E; s" E3 q  W8 c7 O" _/ V　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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8 C$ D% p( U5 A$ ^) G+ Z% b" w. r　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

: ~$ o/ p0 r! C9 i- H8 Y9 \0 s　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 W0 _9 u5 [8 g: j* I5 r/ h　　世外桃源

( e& j0 b6 p/ [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) y2 L' A/ f+ F: x3 v　　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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$ O- Z! ]" g& z4 Z/ [1 `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

+ ]) t" V4 ]* o3 E　　a blessing in disguise;
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& U+ {7 X) a- ^4 K5 R　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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5 P7 t  G- M' g　　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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3 U# u3 ]: q. h! Q　　水涨船高
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7 S5 a* j1 ?3 v! e　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

5 [. L' r" J# _; `) O　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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: S/ h* E3 ?( T$ \  C& `* n, J　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

6 j" R7 |' r, T  q6 L　　speak of the devil

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6 g7 u2 Q" w. d　　实话实说

6 @2 z# t# R$ Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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: k, P- R% k! B  O1 n" Q' q* z　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% u* |$ G2 \7 I# M4 \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ k+ w3 u" a* ?1 n( l7 Q( R" K　　韬光养晦

( |8 z- W& W) a2 F$ D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ B  B+ P/ u! c6 Q& f　　团结就是力量
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* Z  G; O: a7 W% a, E8 z　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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- A2 @! Y# i2 Z# Q7 P　　歪风邪气

0 [% C, a% U+ g; z; ~- z- C. X　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

; x$ p; F# M  Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 P8 x* o& w$ I: Y　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

5 W4 e  [" B4 m$ W8 x　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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+ M& }3 ~  R3 P" a" B3 u　　无中生有
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& }2 h! h2 v$ F0 S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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8 c% r- y1 U2 L6 V; U$ x　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% M) [% x: Z- {% ?3 F+ H7 v　　徇私枉法
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9 d/ [# d# T  j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# {$ k0 {" X, K3 b　　新官上任三把火
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# @6 t5 ?& j4 M$ `: \# m# t  y　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 \; u2 o5 V) l　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ u6 o8 `- z% H8 `2 H　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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$ S# ?" }& Y$ h3 H$ r- ~# z　　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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4 o, I" ], G4 i# k8 j3 ]8 |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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
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; E4 E' a( I: \6 Z1 r　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* O) m9 e: g" ?　　息事宁人

　　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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+ O8 G/ x$ V& ^% M- z! p　　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

+ O. ^" \, k. E2 ~; q0 D' o1 S' K　　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
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! }/ c: l8 [, L3 `1 V5 \4 \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 @# w5 X5 s; l7 H5 g, u6 ]　　有识之士
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# x1 K( N" e( H　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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9 Q, \# q  t/ S. q　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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2 u! V0 {& R" v　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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+ G" C- d4 o+ D　　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

+ r# l& h" M/ Q# a9 X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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. @' F: c" U' x* z' @' n9 I　　一言既出，驷马难追

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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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7 c; d1 [" D# K0 m1 G* c　　招财进宝
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! ]& H) S$ h1 Q* o: F) o& ^$ c　　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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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

- J' r0 d$ {; j  X% @7 k. K# Y; K& Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。