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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　　百闻不如一见
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  b7 L; G, t+ U$ b　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. K3 _9 ~2 i: [. y) `9 M　　Seeing is believing.

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% q& G' f! ]8 Y5 d　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 {3 r$ r' ~  P1 B　　笨鸟先飞
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5 z( z# k2 b# d, l( x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) I/ w7 P5 Z( b- M# S5 N" d9 s7 Y　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- G2 H% j+ x$ h' }& ]$ ^2 y. L, {　　辞旧迎新

; X& x  {$ ?8 V7 a; O8 I  I( M　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' i+ x" a7 O# h9 G: G/ C　　大事化小，小事化了
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( I. L3 D3 C2 k5 V1 j& E　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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8 t9 x, j! ?- T  o1 e  a7 G' Q　　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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　　过犹不及

1 O/ U5 e( ~2 U　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 T6 P1 j3 M2 ], c4 m; ^9 k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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3 p2 H  K0 a6 N. t　　和气生财

& C  T. G' r. `; W3 @　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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& q+ O  L4 ^1 \8 X" @& ?　　never too old to learn

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1 M/ [- w/ n* N$ a0 y1 Z　　既往不咎

& a/ X/ n: @& E　　let bygones be bygones

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. f; T- t( d% S& ~　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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* D2 z+ \, p: u　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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; S# W7 J( R0 y! r　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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5 l; V8 J* B% h6 U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' I! o: j- R: d0 U& ^6 e　　君子之交淡如水

3 y" L8 o% Y; q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 e6 `. s8 f5 v9 i0 g% W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ {6 j$ b  k. ?& J4 q' l. E+ E7 }0 {9 i　　cut and dried; cliché
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: d1 R5 t3 E6 q　　礼尚往来

3 {8 b/ t: O( j- `　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, x& ^& k; p1 h: x  I8 u7 O　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 u7 v5 B, c4 U7 z　　马到成功
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3 J( G7 a1 b  q1 w1 I' B: K8 a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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% _6 C- w5 @  r% p* ]( G　　gain both fame and wealth

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  {9 h" J% `. N" W" M3 l1 u8 K　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( S, k9 e( u' X9 s, i% }) b　　每逢佳节倍思亲

9 s% [# f1 a& Q0 D( j8 Y　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 C  Q: Y# q1 t　　弄巧成拙

$ _1 g4 H4 g' @9 Z. |( l# m　　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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　　抛砖引玉

6 @4 b/ P( f$ ]2 o8 N　　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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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0 l" u/ R, g2 Q( @6 N2 d5 H, H1 ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 N: Z) V  B- l! L( M0 M* L　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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( l6 W+ M# L( k) \& \　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 p0 [2 K" ~) b) _9 C& D　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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0 V4 q" D: T+ y$ p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- n  [* ~) \3 K# Y; L5 L, @7 P% e4 q　　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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3 y- W4 W9 G- Y4 S　　瑞雪兆丰年
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; C+ G& ]; P$ J; Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 `& y1 K' J7 w5 m　　人逢喜事精神爽

2 S  ]: M2 ?  O+ C! X7 n& f　　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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' h, q( P0 ~& g  {  j　　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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, v8 O  A3 C$ x( o- v  U! `　　Humans are born good.
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- n2 X: Y$ Q' n  T4 P7 I7 S　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 b9 p. Z4 s4 f" n- @- v- @  H; G# Z　　三十而立

0 G5 u2 q5 t- A$ ?　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

$ h' Y  P! L; h- Y, l" i　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 U7 d2 n3 H6 a' v1 c　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

5 L( ?: D5 e8 Y( d: I# X9 v　　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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" q% {% D+ [. `7 u. F3 b, W" h　　实话实说

. P+ U/ H4 V  c! k6 ?　　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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2 R0 s2 T! n5 p' W　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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! B- y8 [+ p1 {3 U1 r+ k+ u* o# T　　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

　　团结就是力量

% [' u0 o( {0 R. t　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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! z1 c/ Z# r" ~, a　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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* D4 R: K5 w, Z1 H. ^　　唯利是图
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1 ~% V/ |! n& c" b# ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 B7 P$ y( v$ V$ D　　无中生有

1 w& }5 g+ r( g: `　　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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　　徇私枉法
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- ~  J; N3 q' c* F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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' V2 S) ?9 A/ ~0 o4 n　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- e5 t  U$ @+ ~; a% S2 s2 q' Q1 S! E　　蓄势待发

　　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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　　心照不宣
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; n  O& Z; A9 Z7 V1 X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 E  c# I. m% b4 S$ i8 z  n　　先入为主

9 z+ ?8 `  M% x) n9 q, S　　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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! M. }+ |& [# e　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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' y: R5 f" D; B# `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, W6 o* A( ~( |0 L! i　　息事宁人

# Y* ~" X0 Y$ c) k　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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- _  Y) G& \4 M9 k+ Y　　循序渐进
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0 H- O! z% S9 V8 ?( V6 _　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 v/ g5 W7 ]' T) L% @5 n　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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- @8 M" T; S; A( v　　有识之士
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% Y/ T6 R& w5 j4 k" E! g3 \　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

0 o. u! E8 J5 b" S# W* P　　有缘千里来相会
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9 k  E; Z, c( \3 P　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 c2 T0 i9 c: m8 V　　与时俱进

/ [* e; s, G. _+ M0 C　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

' e: t' k5 J% i9 y, Q1 q　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ n3 H! ~$ y0 h" J* o　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

, l6 \$ g, {4 I- W　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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- R0 m7 v  y8 N% _3 S7 s　　英雄所见略同

" I& d7 v7 I6 L& c　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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/ U- N  Y5 G0 r3 @& X* r9 i  P　　A promise is a promise.

; Y! T- p  G* j4 ]4 i　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

- ^7 A+ i: d/ ~0 T, P1 o0 T. i　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

0 T2 Y* K; m9 p& \　　become debt-ridden

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2 A" a) P  c! b7 t　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

0 U* \+ z0 d  q) S( h　　be an armchair strategist
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' q! o% l) q8 w" D　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

- K* e! |/ x; v8 Y3 O- `　　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。