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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- B8 @+ y" N/ Q* T2 c* T9 R　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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+ ?3 y7 c7 U7 {  v　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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7 y8 A) _+ m8 Q5 X　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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: Y1 U  E" |$ P: U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% S, `, k2 n: k7 X- Z" }　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 z% w; ^* M' \# |　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ k& O9 y" }7 ^$ P　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

% q& G! O& X; O5 X8 z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

' s4 Z  M. j# c) ]" Q- @0 S" F　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 ~( B: v$ g  l8 R7 f　　大开眼界
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0 l- L7 v2 A. }, U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

" r: [, }) P9 H% f" j  v　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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5 U8 E2 S/ A5 m. f　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ L3 n. ?# R! ]3 Y* _& s8 e6 l5 a　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 |  k4 V( u0 G/ J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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% ^$ g- H) P3 |7 c　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ C6 d: c: O* m: n　　和气生财

3 O+ e4 |6 K3 a+ C1 D- B$ ?　　harmony brings wealth;

# ?0 d3 L' [3 g/ F+ p* `3 \! h& i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' j4 k; ?  a6 }5 K' k% q　　活到老学到老
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6 Z; A5 _" n& K; M; T　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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7 j5 @4 L) q8 S/ c+ g　　let bygones be bygones

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2 |6 W% u% O! P$ y6 L( r: A; o9 P　　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
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3 l" o1 l3 F' e( ]9 U. T　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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+ A/ f% ]6 ~9 z/ O- S! V　　be down-to-earth
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! z" l% p/ |' f　　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

$ K+ v' f+ U1 Q+ |& j, j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 f& Y* @0 X8 h% h. x3 p  u　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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; r1 g$ N% ^- b2 }# I) U　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 y! o- T+ Q- u) v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; {9 e, Q# z1 i6 p  e# {　　马到成功
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. ^3 L& L8 [. D1 h　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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+ x. O5 i% C# m+ `2 C7 x  a　　名利双收
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" H- X: @2 a# N0 C6 A5 d　　茅塞顿开

& R6 Y; E2 y% p# E5 J+ M) z# V6 P　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: j9 Q; W: @3 z. g; A: _+ l5 ?　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 t" K4 V5 T, ^1 a- [4 y* C7 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 ~7 |: L% \: Y: a1 x　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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, h# o0 J1 r, G( A1 R# Q9 O/ S* x: J　　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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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6 p7 v: e  _: ^  K　　破釜沉舟
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$ y+ \9 L% s9 Z' q: Q$ q7 D　　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 G5 l" \1 [( n　　抢得先机

- x: o" U( [  W+ E; l　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

# M* ?( e6 ?' `3 Y4 Z) X( h　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! k& v: A4 O# g* Y. f　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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8 c: O3 F5 h' R( d& m　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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1 g  c9 v# d3 e* Q　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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* Z9 O3 l5 l+ Q5 f# g　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 ^$ p2 L- q# n* f* k　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

9 t& w1 O. ^  g. O7 Q　　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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1 _, k8 `8 P# H　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 }/ c9 i3 G# }. I　　世外桃源

# L6 q* c8 b3 S9 {, M: C+ {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 M/ Z) Z# R$ a( n& t5 V! ?　　人之初，性本善
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7 [% e9 c: O- i" F$ W  f& o　　Humans are born good.
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+ }* I8 B, o4 Q$ W# U/ ~　　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

; v0 g8 S8 A/ S& N. N+ B　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: J1 `, F- P3 X9 m8 \　　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

; E+ j% C! S; `& m0 M& B! l  c　　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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  ]0 M! s' o/ G6 d4 d　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ d% O4 I5 r6 o4 M1 y2 o) Z% R) E" H1 z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* H1 V4 @, b, ]: E. l) i8 \　　说曹操，曹操到
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: K# h4 v' N+ r　　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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, d/ j0 Q& _0 \　　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
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) z( [: t0 ^6 g7 g/ C, N7 f7 L　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; C2 |+ [$ v' B) i: I( [2 X  H: P　　糖衣炮弹
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. G5 d7 x6 G5 g3 |$ {  s# `( |& u/ }- k　　sugar-coated bullets59

' l# q! d1 F4 s5 [% O. A　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 S' B  |% t+ }; Y7 q8 u( U　　团结就是力量
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1 B9 r% [7 s' t& k% x　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( D/ V, W. z) d: s( y, H: w　　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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图

7 c3 x0 v% {& J. W( k# C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ ^' h9 e( {/ k3 m　　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

+ G, P. K$ ?" c6 U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; h7 `# k! t4 p　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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) P1 S% b4 u3 `/ q( B) H5 R1 B　　先入为主
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9 q9 b: g) u- X3 q! g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 C$ b0 h# s" N3 J* F9 H　　先下手为强
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- V  c# l. V6 A( V( g0 v/ L) s6 f　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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; ~2 S  x5 w2 J　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% d$ W# K5 e" `8 Z　　ants on a hot pan

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2 V0 d- B1 y' K( W9 j  v. `　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" V" p* b2 Y; j' D  u0 Z　　息事宁人

. @; C4 s4 n6 y/ M/ N3 q6 g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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2 J0 L6 W, s9 q: ]　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

# V5 V- @- l5 R' u+ K: _5 D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

, q: K1 ~; T* n: K　　bold but not crafty84

. s% a( \$ K6 {+ {' N3 _　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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+ g5 G" ~# C6 b, Y& o　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

& p  C) H1 I0 N& `　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! u9 M8 U- c: J+ i2 @  {　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

+ G% `& g+ @; Q1 T　　More haste, less speed.

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5 [$ K' C! Q! D( N1 `, ~　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

# m" M! s/ H5 P- U- [" Z　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ A* }) @' T% x9 f. A& d' s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# ?: P; e) ^% m　　冤假错案

: ~" I6 Z2 \5 t" y% X) f- g" T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) E: s6 q( h% h9 R4 e7 t; P　　一言既出，驷马难追
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0 P( T- x: u( c2 X  j0 ~8 {. ~　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 l7 R* |0 U' i# \+ q2 M　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 q' t: l, I3 e　　债台高筑
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4 p3 C, M; b" i2 g# }　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

/ ^( }, j, y( g　　be an armchair strategist

) \& [7 H7 W  D- J　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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/ r' `" Z1 j) ~/ A  }# S　　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。