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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

6 Y7 i3 Y2 G! y4 N: z6 L4 W" O　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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3 {$ P1 O( k( m1 I/ B3 o* q( s　　比上不足，比下有余
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3 E" Z: x8 s& o! }( c# w+ j8 [# v# H　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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& g4 o+ ?) u! i# D) Q- K$ V0 n/ }　　笨鸟先飞

3 Y5 l! ?6 S! ^: z$ W! N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& ~. n" u' I$ Q" x* S& R( A　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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5 ^( C- H; ^1 C! Z- _　　辞旧迎新

1 K8 p0 `( C+ u: U) K8 e　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! Y5 Z, W' |3 H2 Y　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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
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　　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

　　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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6 K& m: I/ c" F8 _' n5 w) w8 G% ~　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! b6 ?) m- n# z" ]% r5 c! t　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) U" K$ g$ _5 K' ^$ t7 R; ^8 C( D　　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

, R1 ]9 }- v/ j　　harmony brings wealth;

! t3 h+ B) W, x" i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. [7 [& J& f' k$ P' b7 q+ t　　活到老学到老

; b' W) I. E, J　　never too old to learn
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. ^& w, R) q6 N9 i　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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$ H; k, b2 p9 j2 b& k5 V  F( u　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' @: l: d* Y4 B, c, t# w　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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; Z/ k0 H5 Q+ O! \' S! _4 F! ?/ O" _! s　　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

$ `. _: W$ _, O% K　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 ?# t* w6 V# J　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* B$ @3 W2 Q0 F9 L+ }　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 A" H/ B9 c3 q% D3 V- L, H　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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/ h' a6 R4 U' |! {( ?0 l　　名利双收
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7 e# Y" W3 g1 X+ T$ L2 l　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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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- \3 X4 Y1 p% X7 G- j3 x  n3 ^　　谋事在人，成事在天
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* l8 Y  W# _1 `9 V　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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2 j7 |3 C( E5 p7 C; T" p　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, F; J9 |! l% x6 C( w7 ]5 e' {/ q. g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# p5 @/ q4 R4 \) y& ]. r　　抛砖引玉

　　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

; W0 T' U  x0 q- ~# @  r2 A) h- \　　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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, `1 }5 J" A, {, Q5 H　　抢得先机

' P& y- A+ x/ x$ Q  m+ c' }　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& ]0 F" S$ N. g; Z1 h+ w9 _3 B　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

; i+ X; k( m1 U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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0 M* f" G2 T0 y3 ?5 O. m　　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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; F. v0 S4 M4 {# f) \　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 X( E; O/ T$ r1 i# r　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% T4 k1 l( ^9 X# m$ E3 q3 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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　　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

2 e; [: w6 F  g& u+ v　　Humans are born good.
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) q3 N4 F8 F6 e2 b8 o+ x　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

, O  _" k+ l; q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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) Y, z! d4 q5 ^　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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0 u  i( B/ i# A1 Y+ K　　a blessing in disguise;
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- `) U3 b- s; B* h　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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1 s6 \7 v$ J. I* G  k　　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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( q8 e4 ^8 G& t% t　　水涨船高
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* U0 x; ~, m7 W/ N$ N　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, ]% G& W1 P$ ^) [6 }! ]1 Y　　杀鸡用牛刀

8 j. g- \7 D3 ?: v# S$ w1 X2 t, j4 U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

8 r. p' X5 H" W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 w3 z7 H* |0 h8 Y1 Q3 E2 \" |. e　　说曹操，曹操到
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, g5 N& c4 ^8 t; i　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- Y! L" N* H4 \; l* h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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& q! C9 Y' i1 L6 J9 n! ~　　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

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, C( k$ Z0 Z! u! I$ H& Q9 u- W( m　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 C: d, g4 |& K8 n' F' V　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ K( P. m% U6 n) z　　团结就是力量

. X1 Y5 `* x  l$ e0 a: N$ v　　Unity is strength.
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9 q) G+ x* \4 R* L9 [; X/ x4 G0 F　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 l+ F/ H8 G# A* [: X, w3 B+ s　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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# l- T/ `' E% i+ _: I7 H　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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; D2 Y! \9 `4 ]& \  \# Z6 f　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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% Y; x' Q. K4 r9 j1 z5 I7 \  O- v0 }　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

2 r8 i# m* J: s* C0 f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) I# E% O% ^; x" V　　徇私枉法

/ d, a; @/ h8 j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

1 g, |( f" X( j& N" u) {　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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$ W+ T2 i. \9 k- e$ k5 e, \　　心想事成

* O) I/ }% n. C! l　　May all your wish come true

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4 z/ S6 \8 K4 [, V9 X　　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

4 y% W9 ]7 J2 {. r　　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.
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, l6 i4 \  O& O6 `/ {　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 R5 Q% g* \& t/ g　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ I  @* i. v- H1 Q　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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% `$ Z8 k! b- v( M　　循序渐进
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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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$ b- `2 c- q+ x+ n0 _; b　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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# {8 }( |. V4 q! R# }% ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 u( g2 p* i8 @　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

1 F$ z" Y/ g" f0 ^' V( Z7 `+ ?6 d　　有缘千里来相会

0 F$ e. _* K! w* R4 N( }2 Q, ^) P　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

; p, G1 x6 I; l　　与时俱进
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% d/ X5 s9 ^* ]; C3 ]3 E4 V: @. }　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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4 I3 m& ]: A9 |& |7 K% Z  V　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　Haste makes waste.
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2 C6 S: r8 D" H% J" O) P  {2 ^　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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" F3 P/ h, n' U1 P! `, k　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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; ]6 z3 M) z+ ]　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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" N! q1 X* v! V" r　　招财进宝
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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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( }& j9 k% \, j, p8 ?　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

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" y# g! p2 ~% B' [8 F/ [　　纸包不住火

5 ^: P* Q4 S0 S, Q% X8 B, z4 `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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: \8 C7 ]7 c% U$ p　　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。