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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

5 Q# x! l" R  i　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# R" K3 W/ t- X+ i　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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+ f! v; e' r8 s+ I7 P　　笨鸟先飞

* E! F: r8 g1 f5 r　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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( A$ p5 D. u! D　　拆东墙补西墙

$ Y3 w& X3 ?( R9 p　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ U4 v+ [( S! e$ E$ \) q+ a& H　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 C% s  S4 Y& F& N　　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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( v& j- \. z& e0 L2 }4 I　　大开眼界
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' ~7 d7 _1 v% |; |　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" d/ m1 o6 F  c0 p" }　　国泰民安
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5 q4 r* E1 c, s　　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;
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5 L! _! Y* w" n; W* }( s　　too much is as bad as too little
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3 O( o: B9 L3 A/ H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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* m& T( m5 e2 ^0 o* c0 d5 K9 N　　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
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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. z* d0 z/ ^! [' C1 R　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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0 m- T% [% c- P$ I$ m8 [' B6 h　　never too old to learn
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5 a; U0 J8 a/ M; [　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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2 Y' `& h/ D, b! e$ B9 b) `) P　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 W. F+ {0 U) M. X' W　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 Y& {1 B' H2 F& i0 l- P　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth

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8 }! s1 m8 ^* u7 e- T. q7 g% H. n　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; H+ f; U5 D6 T: K* |5 V6 X4 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ J3 [1 U4 P* }% g2 t　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 D1 y7 b4 Y4 @0 h3 ^- J& m& e　　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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7 W. G  a3 k2 a1 q3 w2 A3 z# k7 v　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

+ ?$ Z) `% a6 E! y& s% H. T! U　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

+ L) F; M& a. x- x" S4 X　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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; N3 l' {: i4 A0 V0 O8 u  n; o　　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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  Y0 ~7 U8 e. q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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4 ?5 s% N/ P: I! D　　弄巧成拙

2 [/ N9 p' p* ?( F  o6 s- W9 p& ~1 A　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 v  v, K. Q8 V; M( T( ?2 d& y　　赔了夫人又折兵
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; L% p& ^* Q# l  e  O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" [0 y  r; u) R$ d( [1 o+ H  R　　抛砖引玉
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　　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
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1 y7 ]5 |3 V3 a1 ?# q2 A　　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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4 R) u# p  d9 {: J5 Z　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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8 ~9 S1 q5 C( c9 Q; G　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; P) x, Z: V4 X　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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  s) n9 C* C* C# c: W5 W- f  I　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 Y+ L: [( ~" u8 n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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$ E  l. m* @7 g, I　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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" Q* i$ _  G4 P　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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( M& u7 \, m" H* H% e　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; i% I+ S+ a7 u3 Z) f& v( D- x　　瑞雪兆丰年

) N/ m1 ~% I: Z& M% p! {5 B　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ c* e. Z6 d0 h% B  I8 X　　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

' Q7 D) N! r# C& \, @: _/ _　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　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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3 o- n, O4 h/ k7 Z　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- w7 X! O" W7 O0 F9 Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, {' A$ g1 s6 T* J+ n' x6 p3 J　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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8 N- o) d- @' M, S; s7 v　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- b1 \0 R; Q6 |0 i　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& e! X( y8 M. d% N* r. O: V( A　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; Y; P8 w1 e! `1 X' Q5 N& _　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　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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4 _' n; p) V$ }$ V5 v" O. M　　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

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

8 F0 \: F3 Z- h. G) ]　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

. q( ^% ~) s7 `; a: O7 G, _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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4 v1 ^& d( q1 ]5 D- `1 V! V　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

  O: D) z2 [% W0 R6 P3 g　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

- b! @9 D7 u. I3 [% Z6 x1 N* `　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ ~' e* f4 l" W, X% o; O+ Y　　望子成龙
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. }1 Z& j3 [* H9 T4 }4 ^　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& a0 X" {4 }0 y/ Y5 N  q3 |3 _　　唯利是图

4 u3 x+ r9 @2 K　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# M2 |" B0 f" z7 H0 `　　无中生有
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# }. B8 l! w" ^& S0 w5 f2 o$ U　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 q; w' b0 s6 q/ a0 _: c3 p　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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! }$ }" M6 x* Z" I　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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! A; E7 X. K/ y. J/ h　　心照不宣

! e8 O) i4 S& t$ t- n7 z: }　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( q5 x$ W- m: n$ v, e& P$ Q　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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) R# Q$ B" R2 M; u　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

4 E. L8 S; C/ B' j  C8 \" v0 p" @　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( L" ~# i- E& Q2 h　　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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　　循序渐进

2 Y3 Q8 ]5 T, E7 ?$ L) a5 Z+ m6 F! E　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士

2 n: f, _( e" W1 w$ l) a3 R　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

; N* B( p8 B! P! @& @: V　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

  n" g2 P! O4 k0 K6 \! x0 R/ q$ f* [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

- r, z# J7 q% ~* R　　与时俱进
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　　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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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- L" t' }) _1 g# r5 x　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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0 ?1 B- V4 Z0 m) i　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

5 G& t3 e' b) A　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 @' N2 ]3 {+ Z　　冤假错案

2 a) x6 f! @+ H( B( U8 b$ P6 t　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 I. x; u' C. I7 x) o; {  _　　一言既出，驷马难追

: a& {" C/ n7 M9 x+ n　　A promise is a promise.

* C5 g( l5 s3 p; q9 \/ P　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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7 U/ `; S; ~, ?5 c　　招财进宝
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# j# a! _2 d. w1 Y* T& P* X　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ J  j: \+ \, v" W. {　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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) B6 R0 g4 _6 H( N8 {- x2 b　　众矢之的
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& m6 O' ?" A) _3 k* _　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

4 q' ]' n+ x$ d$ J% Z$ ^0 H　　be an armchair strategist
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0 w5 p; c  k5 @" a3 w( ~% z/ H　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 K- n! v$ d( W7 i; Z+ C　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　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。