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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7 f9 w5 l- S% w) a  {" j4 Y# W　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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: ^/ r9 m! D5 h0 m5 m　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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　　笨鸟先飞
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1 }: k' |+ u6 J/ b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 A7 g0 E. X# X5 L& U$ s- b　　不遗余力
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0 z2 \+ b% X( k8 T: L& c0 G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ Z* X5 `1 u+ \; p! J  G, ]+ o　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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5 n# N. n1 \) b; C7 K　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 \. q1 u- q1 K) [8 C/ L5 S4 B　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

7 k7 L# l, J) F9 G, h  R　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ r; i1 o3 L1 M. G# Q　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　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;

2 N# E, @" B1 Z6 j6 F　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' v, l" R8 P* C# F6 \6 G　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ ]: Z( _1 U2 ]6 L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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! |( X7 t1 t6 G7 {. K　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

, T9 g$ z6 B6 Y1 D+ e　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( k1 P4 `2 f8 U5 |! O4 b( G　　活到老学到老

/ i8 C* N  U  n' N( `9 d) E$ p& t　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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, u2 y. s0 e9 y& j2 C8 S　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, P' N4 y* B7 @" Q9 v/ Y　　金玉满堂

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- k. d1 N1 J3 s　　脚踏实地
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) t+ L5 D/ v- c2 w7 o/ k+ E5 C, M: d　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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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

$ {# x" [4 T# Q) f# Q　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ T' `, J7 r( K5 K- d3 L+ V　　礼尚往来
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5 X: @5 i5 R. s+ _6 x2 E' t/ h　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 B* K7 W4 e8 `5 U, T5 `9 d　　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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1 f7 h+ [* a; }; H- v; z, Z4 y　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  x$ ~+ r% k3 d) t: `2 F　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% \' i1 r  o9 [　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) ?7 p& b: _9 P! {7 J# v1 Q　　弄巧成拙

　　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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; B- g. x, R- v8 x* B2 p　　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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　　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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! u) F' N( V7 l( x; _/ o* p. s　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 V* w( ~' M6 w  j) Q' I' ^' n( Z. c7 B　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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) D9 x+ I6 n1 R; ]4 E　　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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; e0 d) [+ n/ W6 F7 U　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! y) K( c0 m: _" b7 ?8 L7 E- }　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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( z$ {2 t+ _% c0 A. O( }9 ]8 p　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 n, ~1 G* L$ M/ _% B" |$ V" L　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 R% ~$ [, I/ \8 F/ P0 V2 Q　　人之初，性本善
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7 h0 d* N& Q, w0 m2 g* N　　Humans are born good.

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/ j( M7 p& ?. Y, e- ^　　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

( C* a. i6 G$ f' {! `% `$ w2 u　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 i7 q' ?* E; `4 q9 e# Q　　三十而立

) `. d5 T8 Z8 C7 }1 u　　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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1 R0 ?& F% S. T2 A　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. p1 a( A9 d0 h0 g9 T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

3 c" m* o$ Z& J/ K  c  x+ _$ H1 D* i　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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, B. W/ ^" m, ?; X' m: E　　实话实说

　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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5 _* I1 _" A/ s, @7 U( Q" S: p　　糖衣炮弹
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$ M, U! C# |. Z, U7 o% u. }　　sugar-coated bullets59

+ V7 k0 @3 x5 e! U/ f+ R- C　　天有不测风云
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& ?$ R; I8 A: Y8 t% G" N. G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

6 E- U; T% M  E, k8 J　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' @* T# {- Q; r4 P$ j' W7 q　　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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0 f. Z$ M9 `% o% s% b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- ~. |7 d7 K1 j; W# F, n4 V7 F9 I　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ q! _: i- e- y) ?1 x' j　　无风不起浪
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: f, Q% ~* R9 o  a9 M　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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; v% N& J4 ]5 V4 R　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ D9 K7 M5 A$ E) V　　蓄势待发

: o: p; U6 V& f/ }; _& G　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

6 J4 e, y0 k( o　　May all your wish come true

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& z( R6 u+ p+ L5 @* N& t4 T　　心照不宣
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6 {! x, [4 m- X8 Y1 B　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

) T: k: P/ |& n# L　　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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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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) i$ f  B  Q( t$ C: J8 t　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ B) A) s% Z3 ~: M　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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- ~* \- X! _9 a2 {; v9 j& m　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 t6 A6 e9 A  }7 p" I% t　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% v( T  Q2 a$ l! Y　　有识之士

: i* g$ }" `( G1 \　　a man of insight83
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2 T, |  J4 I. i) Z$ G6 ?$ d8 X　　有勇无谋

. Y- _& X" B3 L2 {# Z　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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　　与时俱进

) u  f# p/ S) O! Y　　keep pace with the times86

8 J9 b1 {. `8 ~( @6 D6 }: g　　以人为本

# C% R3 I0 D7 T, t- z  X　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

% l+ E7 x6 p, f　　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

3 n, c; ~% t0 A+ ^# s　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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; M. v2 M$ q  p# I8 r, g3 @* L　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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) l- a5 w" d' h　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

9 E' P9 V# ]6 A8 {: t　　A promise is a promise.
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3 l6 @1 h& j; D  Y( P" V　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) m" I. n9 z# ]- {) G* ~! \　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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2 K% Z; |& @. k# s- \. X: }2 u　　众矢之的

0 v- v8 P& `' {( v% {& D( G　　target of public criticism

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4 N2 {( n. T" Z) w　　纸上谈兵

9 @$ x- L$ O1 o6 h# Q1 y$ Y; V7 U. j　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。