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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6 g3 A5 m" a" I4 n+ T3 \# x　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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& H9 N7 ?: z5 ?9 [: i　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 T) `7 H' y$ B　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

' s; x3 V0 N* F& k0 V. N5 X　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 h" E. L$ A% f8 i9 C( s- L2 {　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% V6 _+ s7 Y5 Z+ W　　大事化小，小事化了
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) w' H+ j9 |$ F+ Q" a, t　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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2 B9 R2 y+ N0 {" s* o　　大开眼界

+ k- ]6 @! d6 K: K" {: y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, E: W" O6 b& ^$ [* o　　国泰民安

4 q, B. u  d& U( ]5 a9 ~' f- V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 v: r! `5 c1 t# u! q* [　　过犹不及

4 L( a7 U7 Q" d# V& w( j' w1 @4 r　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 R: K$ j! X. w2 U9 w　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 ~, ^0 s1 p8 N( ^/ {　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! Q; `. f% m5 j$ m# C　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

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- ^8 m3 a3 H1 i. @$ T: F: p　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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0 B4 z: L9 i3 g: N  Q, d: _2 E　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 M  y% z. R/ x! Q9 M  R8 b　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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' b; {4 L+ r9 u2 y　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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* K' j5 F( z# V8 i8 k- h　　脚踩两只船

* l! _: q& U1 Z0 h　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 x2 J. |& y' w! h1 Z  j( t! D; j　　君子之交淡如水

7 t( _, D/ w1 {9 Z3 N5 N% Y" O　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* f( q, Z! |; v& f$ [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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7 z, s  C, C$ v6 @: G$ n. V　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 Q' X" }* \( P4 t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 l; O* f& G, _$ B3 V' x- _" B　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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7 r. R* I2 u4 @4 X" s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

# H1 f0 X% r) X5 ^; F! _; ^　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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% s9 k. r6 e8 q, \- _: L8 }0 ?　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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+ J, U* T% m9 F8 z5 \4 u　　赔了夫人又折兵

" F/ }1 e. N" b4 k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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* b! b, O3 l& n2 r3 A　　抛砖引玉

　　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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  n4 s! j4 Z$ |) j( 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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0 B6 u5 D2 X9 ~3 v% c3 g* Z　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

* r! P" |: |! k4 l5 Z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 a: g& o  O& |- z　　前事不忘，后事之师

( d3 S9 W. Z, N; V0 K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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8 U3 A% P) f% |4 e5 G# i　　前怕狼，后怕虎

  @( l1 R( E. L: j( n$ l/ G; Y　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ G* x' u; j' i( A　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ z) v* L3 S: h' Z. g4 A! e- N　　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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7 Y, h4 K: j) V　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& ^" y% @7 p, `0 h1 s　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- ^' ?% b) g. k- `4 G3 [; `& u　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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, |- x8 p1 U2 \# _0 [0 b( X　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- I' u) V9 b) R3 z5 i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

$ d. z9 e9 r! W* V　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 W( @: U6 c5 N6 g' T$ @　　三十而立

) h1 {0 }5 a) G) r% Q　　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

  k1 g! }- `; [3 @$ X% N　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

) G5 g6 N& [0 N2 y, l4 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  L7 M# d+ w: z  d" Q* y" u　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 }3 Y( s, x( h7 t; u% x2 R　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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' O  V& u3 n+ j3 c　　实话实说

* z) ~" r1 k% ?% L5 J9 \　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" f  H* \4 P2 j  M$ o　　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

7 i! M% M8 o. B　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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2 [" F) v4 p' q' y, M3 c# w  v* N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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& P* F, M: d( }3 g* a  H& S　　Unity is strength.
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3 L& m" |- `) [2 t- d　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; P1 P) h, p% X/ }: {2 C4 g" m7 u0 z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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5 K: r, ~, n" v  `% D  h　　望子成龙
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/ ~2 [& I  L& M: Q& [) a　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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2 B; U$ G1 C% |　　无风不起浪

$ K- h" {6 c" Y' k- t0 h8 W　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* X& j6 _) c. ?+ _+ G; u) P0 C　　徇私枉法
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- L( p1 r) {6 P1 ~0 M/ ], }3 t　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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) d3 @( o4 A: }  R　　新官上任三把火
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! l. D4 \2 ?# Z. E. t/ m　　a new broom sweeps clean

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+ A2 Q& q2 J4 P$ _# {/ w　　蓄势待发

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

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% J1 f' P! t+ B1 _" z: y7 ?1 L　　心照不宣

　　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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( L2 z0 i) ?) M& i　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  q% K1 ?% a( |/ U　　先下手为强

3 [" o7 h& e: B9 X& h. `7 N9 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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% W9 }$ a/ d: q( K/ T　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 O, U9 w; V2 L% s　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 Y! C: P% N; _' l6 j6 K1 m) f　　循序渐进
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0 Y6 x; [' ~1 A　　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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0 f) U4 O8 F1 T　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

% l! E" f8 I! t0 M& _6 p. o　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' h" `9 ?3 B0 a　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. f6 K; p$ x, X8 l　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. u% }. y" A6 n" Z6 e, E　　有识之士

  ?2 @' J1 L# A9 ~- h$ |* @　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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# X2 j/ J2 w% V7 R5 u　　以人为本

3 O, A& F9 J: |. J　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　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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0 ?# ]! g4 n$ z( Z4 `, F8 M" k　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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2 g6 v" O6 a, r+ L　　More haste, less speed.

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0 q3 N1 L# i, x　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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7 y0 z( s$ A. O% B4 `　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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  j  d) c/ e: ~' o4 k　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% t( U9 |! G8 U7 i　　冤假错案

+ m0 T5 g( U5 V: o　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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6 {2 f) V1 S' S7 m/ j8 B1 ]　　一言既出，驷马难追

) `! \2 i/ W. T　　A promise is a promise.
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; f/ S# P( s" R% l0 f1 K1 G　　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
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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9 s3 e- I9 ^1 h3 I　　左右为难
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' k. R8 s6 j& i( N1 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。