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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+ e8 \2 d1 f  o8 a7 ^　　爱屋及乌
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$ B: ?) I6 I8 F- q+ z　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

, Q$ W/ m( V- R3 p　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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& E% k# ]( E; B- i4 E+ z2 l5 U' D　　比上不足，比下有余
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( w+ ^0 g6 |! f8 E& I3 V( A* P7 [　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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, Q5 M2 x7 s; f. H' f1 d　　不打不成交

4 u2 m& j5 }/ E- z1 q/ W  B　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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. d* @* Y6 W; b% d4 L( K: d+ G/ D　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- {  H2 A2 p( f8 U. r: _4 }　　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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8 F& L' q6 `8 v8 L  S$ w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- T( s8 }4 S! q. c9 ]; J$ k: {- J& p  f　　国泰民安
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# ?& U+ J# I# x　　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;

6 ]5 }2 s6 m1 i　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ T9 X% i0 J& _# }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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% ^. N0 o8 J/ ^" [) X　　和气生财

, Z! e; G) _5 y+ l　　harmony brings wealth;
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* y0 E& f+ W& s: X2 v1 x　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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$ T8 \, W# y% U* l- d- x" z　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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# B6 g4 v. S- D" Y- e9 m　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; L$ f. u" Q  @5 h0 ?8 r　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

. }9 p0 x3 D4 s　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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$ |" F6 Q- h+ L' M" f8 M　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 l0 X+ s( l! n" u, E　　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
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: L1 r1 f4 g! S# e1 S8 q! @# J0 i　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' D8 [* ?# h6 H" q' ^　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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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. w& |+ _9 f/ ]1 w- n! `. u, i　　抛砖引玉

( o0 u* q- u/ h$ ^9 w, K* z$ Y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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$ }; r7 e. D, X5 T! A　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 k+ J. k; h9 Q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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2 t7 I+ V1 K* `! _　　千里之行始于足下
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2 J! Z  h& R! |9 g& e: I　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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; [8 _1 p8 d$ j: H$ Y) c( d; [5 F1 t　　前事不忘，后事之师
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3 Z- {; j0 ~1 L% t: g* }　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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/ [( v  b4 W6 Q! o8 J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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/ \1 H: |: x0 _/ L9 K　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

! H/ E1 }, C0 E% x" S% w　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 C5 {% O: b7 l- j　　人逢喜事精神爽

( k3 F8 q! f. B. V' {　　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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, S: i( E" M, l' X- g' k9 S. S% q& f　　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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5 B  V9 O, F0 p5 e2 t3 ]% H$ I　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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# N3 K  w" Z2 a* g1 q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; a- a/ o1 y$ a4 C/ }. ?  n4 z9 G　　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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0 p. v+ U4 E: @6 Z9 F3 c" S' M　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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  d3 n' c3 M/ P5 e3 M. o- U　　时不我待

4 V( ~7 W5 f1 v　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 A% I- ]* G( k$ l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 l; B$ L: I0 q+ r5 |　　实事求是

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

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　　说曹操，曹操到

9 ]$ U6 K2 ~' a  R, p. ?- l2 I　　speak of the devil
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　　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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　　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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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& ~4 k0 P8 P4 S" a1 {$ |6 a3 N　　糖衣炮弹

7 H0 w; J& t. S, U　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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; N: y1 i) V2 ?( O3 t, w" m8 t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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' V4 s- l7 t; o  `- w6 g　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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0 E, S7 p6 A9 o) Z) r　　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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4 v9 D& J3 Q% t) X6 S$ B% }8 T! C　　望子成龙

/ C7 |6 }5 v- ~　　hold high hopes for one's child
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6 ^, P* P1 h* W5 C, s4 h5 P　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 N8 [' l. O' j$ p( C　　无中生有

( G8 q( T" t. Z# I' z+ y0 R0 f. R4 _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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* k' v7 F( R2 k2 ]; j9 a　　无风不起浪
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) Y7 Q% _3 \) L. r+ R) w$ x5 x! E; }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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2 C% E8 E# E" m8 R6 j: T( P　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 x2 C; K8 u1 ]4 S0 z, S　　蓄势待发

& k0 s3 {5 P0 R　　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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( ^! E4 V; M- S' ~3 ^! S- c　　心照不宣
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& h. f- ~! \5 k+ x9 E　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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5 W& E0 V2 D3 P. r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 Y, p# t3 m* J2 V　　先下手为强

$ z* O% I7 z* M  a: H. a: k( {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ R) m% O4 }  ?: U; ^3 P8 a, a　　The best defense is offense.

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( ~& _9 x) Q$ E4 o　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

: V7 o2 M- H+ J) ^　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! M+ r4 `" g- N  k5 }, M2 q7 E8 Q　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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6 S1 e8 c( o) Q: B7 Z& K　　循序渐进
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! @. r0 I9 q- t2 [( z3 k　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 F2 F4 U1 Y( x0 u　　严以律己，宽以待人

+ d6 T% X; J! B2 d: y- L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 |1 E6 V9 W  v. p. s　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 T% @- J3 h6 J; w6 g　　有识之士

6 F8 e: {: N$ ]2 v  _　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　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

. |0 o( C. b# V; K, Y　　与时俱进
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0 v5 Z. c; e9 e, {0 D* K　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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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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　　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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( N: n( p, ?2 G9 C3 m, i# y　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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6 _# ^( m, `8 {1 p1 \2 w- Q　　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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; J  D  O; U9 A! G1 J8 q& f　　冤假错案
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% K, ?6 M) `, {: l. g　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

% w, J  Q! M  q6 B- \/ A　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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7 T+ r! P! d& g　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

7 F* p+ x3 p  b2 B　　99
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　　纸包不住火

, K0 k" `: U  J$ Q' H; O　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

' R) m+ W5 u% h　　100

　　左右为难
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) q1 x9 e' l6 ^4 M　　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。