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

" J& a, i. s& z4 T- n5 H- ~  \　　Love me, love my dog.
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, M( R& @* l% \% J/ q8 G　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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) U( N. K' i: x5 b　　比上不足，比下有余
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" p! L# h0 P: f" x　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

8 H; \- ^8 e% m7 v9 c# \$ v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ O7 `0 \  Q  t/ ~  U　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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' l. M" V+ I% O1 ^6 y　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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# ^3 F$ A3 o& |, c/ s5 a. g　　拆东墙补西墙
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4 S$ x7 D8 L8 k- u. K) c6 d　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& M3 D0 i2 n# q　　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
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+ G6 r" [) o! J　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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8 L4 A7 O  F& A　　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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+ Y8 N/ J1 b* w0 Y' @　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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0 P8 _8 w7 e' H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 b- j6 C% ^' _( U, d6 c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 V; y3 _# ?: m! \/ [" a7 h　　Bad news travels fast.
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( m; ?" {+ o# g+ M* q　　和气生财

$ R% x8 R9 A. s5 j5 o. T# [# i+ l　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 o: w. ^( }- y, X* b5 U; C　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 X& m2 `- ~* r/ y# h- n7 L2 w　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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1 R; F2 {* h/ Q+ g- i　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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7 y( B7 q* T6 w) Y+ l% f- S　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

8 `$ Q2 O9 |: p2 y, U' M- K　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ r3 N: q6 l! V8 m/ E/ O; l& H7 V　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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) i; W$ c% L- L% z8 s. e) D$ @　　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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3 n0 J% q0 C% M+ A　　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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　　礼尚往来
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8 x& _, V. k+ }% t: j& `# E, M　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, D" k- r$ S" X　　马到成功

6 T& ]5 R% G" C9 y7 n8 Y7 s3 L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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5 d0 S( [$ |: o' J. K; G3 s　　gain both fame and wealth

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% B5 e4 R6 z5 |* s) r; M　　茅塞顿开
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1 D" }, P+ x5 O- B  }# b　　be suddenly enlightened
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* m9 X$ E, B; Y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 |7 \6 h$ h9 W* H' V4 r　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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; N8 }+ i6 C; \; f　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  j( _5 f6 D* v" [" J' R3 L7 m　　弄巧成拙
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5 g! h4 {, l% J4 b　　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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- v% d2 Q( x" H7 E* ~　　抛砖引玉
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6 d, ?9 p: f% q" `& ^  d　　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

- Y, w6 S- N5 K" Z0 U& i　　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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2 S7 ?" t( {) ~9 W5 Y+ }　　抢得先机
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1 C6 ]1 V! [% {9 O3 {　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 `  a. ]7 g- d+ |2 d　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! I: s; }2 P8 O* G7 O8 `　　千里之行始于足下
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" D' Y0 n2 M' }% Q' V6 }0 U　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 F- \$ `9 |9 c# P　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! v! p/ v7 d8 W0 D- ?5 D. Z: n, H/ \　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: M! o- R# ?, T! z5 g( ?- x　　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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# g+ Z, ]' ^, m2 P  i  i4 z+ y3 g　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 k( o  @' P- e- w　　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

+ q: f) Q# C" X, }　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 r3 F4 Q# t1 j6 F; U　　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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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! M  w' p8 N3 _" V　　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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% K2 D' e: y; z  d! S5 ~) P: P; O( W　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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7 K; e5 V& a* G* G　　水涨船高

5 n$ q6 ~9 u: f$ W) {) C　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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  Q+ O" {8 `3 l　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　实事求是
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3 _: O( Z; A' H6 M6 C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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9 R1 R, W9 q" x! v$ P　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 S. _* o9 W. K4 F　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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7 _9 X) W; P" e2 V5 ~5 h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

* v8 X( X& T8 V7 u5 H* J) T　　Unity is strength.

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# }; D5 p% r/ q9 C6 @5 r: M2 @$ I　　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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9 q9 R' K# s/ m* G; K" S  `3 k7 b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; s% i4 m: J/ G* U- w) E& ]2 s6 M　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　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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4 a7 }, x3 m  C+ x1 B* K2 a6 j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& |2 g. a0 i* }; v; z　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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4 r: S1 ~; U. l3 X& |　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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/ t) L" Z" I% r3 m+ s　　先入为主

' R- S/ r/ Z5 k/ |9 u$ o　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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0 p1 X& _6 V% o0 ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 `( l" X2 Y7 e% R# s) R% P　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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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4 m8 n$ T/ w, K7 B5 }　　有情人终成眷属

/ g% M& b  l% Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

* F0 i# t/ @3 w. p3 ^$ x　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

2 Q2 `) x  L; y0 I　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会
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' G% M% w3 [, \4 n% l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

- z% H* V% B6 h  i% A9 C& S, S1 w　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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" {$ w6 L7 `; L% i' j　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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　　欲速则不达

$ i9 q9 a! z& @* e6 Z4 f　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest

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7 v7 {& u# A9 Q" ?: q+ a9 H　　英雄所见略同
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$ S$ j- `- Y4 n5 e/ T$ i5 }　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 c( x3 ^9 K. x% s  z　　冤假错案
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* [4 k1 J% b; f- F* k/ ^' c　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 S# ~# `7 a- w: c$ b  ]　　一言既出，驷马难追

. b1 s: h: i3 v; H* J+ H　　A promise is a promise.
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& i( ?7 E" A2 o- `　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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7 O( ^4 o1 y+ j　　招财进宝
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: R5 t: L2 W/ j% ~　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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" [- i$ F* E4 o$ _; |- v　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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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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　　100
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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。