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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  F2 G7 Y! N4 X4 d　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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: e( a' i2 |! d  m: b) I3 t　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 j, N( G& I0 f' q　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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" V- l8 ~1 G  t　　拆东墙补西墙

0 G- k0 O% @7 z; ^$ O# V- J　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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, V- p7 H% ^  Y3 k- e　　大事化小，小事化了

5 h5 L4 A# X% r" D　　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

8 w, s5 W' d( M7 |3 I8 P* Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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) M6 Z" Y; `1 |7 Q　　过犹不及

: S1 H: i9 a! R+ U  G　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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% b& S+ R  ?; @. x4 y0 C　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; ^" f2 P+ Y" M. W" b$ B. z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) N! A) z' S9 z1 q% d" S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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7 y  d/ }8 B9 `8 i　　和气生财

* \7 U( f% _: D' B9 z9 n. K; g　　harmony brings wealth;
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' F4 W5 H% c& h( B& w　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 o* z* I3 M+ a* q5 b　　脚踏实地
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% R. @1 I& Y# `: e4 g　　be down-to-earth
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) {+ ]- [% t& L# L　　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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3 b/ m6 }1 n1 G　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 [0 S$ r2 j) }2 {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

# h  G1 e0 {) {* r8 x2 n- D7 ^　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, p9 {, E3 M; X7 C　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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! F9 L. e3 G0 I4 S6 v* [　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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% n0 d/ [  Y) z8 S　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 b* U! k7 W6 ]4 M　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* K( F9 `# |. Q' Y2 n4 m& s5 ^* K# F　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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0 ?3 Q; G* e  M; z/ m- H& ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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9 `' R" y* v: b3 \& ~# E' Q4 R　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" e6 T3 \' C: ~- B* i' J' I　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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& `" ]- s0 q* p; a9 ]+ n0 V( {" k　　抛砖引玉

2 ]0 s& K1 B5 j( w0 K: [　　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

　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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: ]# A! I7 I8 ~# ^1 [$ h! ^　　千里之行始于足下

" S6 Q  w0 z: [1 g' M, b& c　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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9 [2 R% C1 c0 q, c4 s3 Y　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ W. K; r% r; \  |6 b　　强龙难压地头蛇

; V! B( G# W5 x% W6 c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 k( C) k7 y" L; P' M　　瑞雪兆丰年

" h2 e& c+ ~2 e0 |* e3 l　　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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& ]/ W8 N1 N% g& ~  T3 @$ }4 F　　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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" }9 ^+ P4 }6 X, K2 @! S　　世外桃源

9 X* d8 C' d! C  O　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) v* T- ^0 z% w- ?　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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% D) o9 h# a" p; K( t  c/ Q/ p　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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7 h, t1 n" W3 p: o: ^　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ Q7 u- S. v/ @7 `# ~% q　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ }! x$ H0 y/ }  i　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

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

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1 J# z4 z4 Y: F+ b  s　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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8 D2 q7 M5 h+ v! k! j: l% a　　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

; N; z& w0 @& s1 f& g. u8 B　　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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7 W: d) t0 O6 X; G, Z# p  S　　糖衣炮弹

- q0 ^9 U& w/ N3 {, V, g! h7 z　　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

' z8 I! @) P3 M  l9 F/ B　　Unity is strength.
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! [* \* Z' V+ Q5 |' P/ D! S　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. \4 k. [& x6 Q5 C, s) U　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! U; h) y4 g% T. o/ 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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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
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1 D1 k. D$ l4 |8 V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 O. [& B; D) X; E9 ?7 t　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　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

" C& W/ G2 b0 Z/ ]" ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 d9 K/ r2 s- j. v9 ^: D　　先下手为强
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% t  D" {2 ^2 C! S& `, o! `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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4 i) H' g+ j: P) Y/ t0 d% ~0 y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 u( c5 j1 n, _4 L  A　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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/ X# `5 \6 C- t　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

5 L9 v0 o+ ~3 B: K3 X　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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! p7 R1 Q0 Y6 s- g. p' X* g6 V# B) `　　严以律己，宽以待人
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8 E  `3 f+ u2 u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 x1 L5 m5 u  e! q! Q　　有情人终成眷属
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. ~; l/ A4 T: x( A4 {# {　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, F; h7 g3 U3 `　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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" F* ?: w  c- e6 B　　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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3 x9 v. U( _* ~( v0 R' n  k3 x　　与时俱进
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  S- \7 ?" v% I2 |9 J. z( {* r　　以人为本
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9 p- h7 Q3 a" `3 S" X  [% G　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- V8 K8 q0 C+ u　　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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2 j0 a! C0 [; V! y/ h　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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4 A7 L8 w  j5 i/ K. K( _3 r0 N　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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) v( t( V; _/ l% L' j6 \. y　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( g, ], n. \$ Q. ?/ ?6 ]　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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. x* M( a- ?  y% p0 m　　冤假错案

( l5 k" T& [/ Y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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: {0 }1 P; D- x( X; W1 B9 p　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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6 D' j3 m7 P% L: }　　target of public criticism

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$ x# A/ p  p# l& C( Y9 X　　纸上谈兵
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7 r+ G. v( H' [# b9 `0 l+ x& e　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。