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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/ b8 }8 d: d+ H9 p4 `7 g　　爱屋及乌
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8 ?4 o4 S) C* z- i( O$ \　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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# s$ R  H, x% T3 B6 x　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, M6 i2 r3 F  U5 y9 ]$ E　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 d+ j% f+ ?, }1 L5 b　　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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  w4 }8 r9 r4 Y　　不遗余力

2 a. p. k5 }8 I- Q1 H# p/ t! g8 K　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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. D8 l( N8 `" O/ L: q　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ R$ n% @9 J4 p1 w　　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
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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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1 B" E$ a) C2 C　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

2 x% ^! J  |& X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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4 ?. {2 v7 A0 V% r: X" ~　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 w& r2 d0 ^% v　　too much is as bad as too little

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' N* \3 B: Q% E7 n) ^0 X　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

  T, Y& _3 _. O( t. Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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8 V0 Z5 g2 X! L- ?3 v　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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% R! s, K1 p4 p2 [7 ?  V1 f　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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0 W. m. ^4 c3 a- r  u0 h# t　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 D5 g0 T) `2 R1 X8 p& x0 [　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ R1 l6 `. v/ S7 {( C　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

) \0 a* e% H, u: w" b　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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9 ~' N# r; B& A; \4 ]　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 K, Q6 `2 d8 W" {  q( b8 S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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( U( ~8 W, o* L! V2 g6 W　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 [1 |5 W) b8 ~( X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 V. r6 |4 K4 J/ ~6 q4 w6 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, b. x/ {; ~7 e　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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2 I. D7 X% y- Z' s0 Y　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

( X8 o7 Z& T. r& I  z　　be suddenly enlightened
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! b9 C+ e' o, H) `: k7 O　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) K4 p& H/ |: H4 T　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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

0 |& ~# ~1 i* T' l, Y! l! H( z* I　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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2 V* K, J  {1 p  \9 D; E, ^& m, u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

' {1 v' T& [* a" J' \　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 I$ z7 D: F/ E5 T" I/ D9 p, l　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

8 n' U. o/ o: O6 G　　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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( d: n) h( m+ p3 b: T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 f0 B/ g; ?6 z; Y6 V% Z* b5 G+ P　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 E) s/ |& Y+ z' F; x　　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

1 k5 V) ?1 l1 d+ _　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: Z* c8 ^2 ~+ E* k/ a5 o. v　　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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0 O# }/ A& f' `" W$ n& }　　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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. `( L' ?' v9 h  T) {, q2 Y　　世外桃源

, }" y' {; O- P8 |8 {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" |( O" V/ m) M' `9 N: t2 ^　　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

# i- Y" p  S$ ~: F　　a blessing in disguise;

* ]2 _! ]+ C) x2 r2 G$ P. g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 Z5 A, @  E+ Q6 P# b0 T7 A　　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

6 m; o: y7 w$ c5 X) e　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

( N3 x$ J1 ?& o1 ~8 H: }3 Z　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 @* {0 Z% L& x0 J　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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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% Q/ P( ?! ]6 x! v" g' R　　说曹操，曹操到
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3 G) c/ ^8 o) J4 o! f( O　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 e, _, `' d- ^　　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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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

: o1 I; {. Z8 L' _$ M　　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
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　　团结就是力量
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/ h. {# v5 c( L! T) ^3 `9 B- \. a  _　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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1 E9 o7 {$ r, A9 r2 k　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: G; L% ?" j- {+ ^8 w* f　　物以类聚，人以群分

. o/ o+ k8 }5 P/ I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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　　无中生有

9 |: Z. x$ s  X6 c/ v4 m  d7 h　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 d- Q/ g6 v* \% o8 \- K% x7 i　　徇私枉法
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8 [2 q" Y& o) k% I3 h( h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( K0 l: v4 l# I! V　　新官上任三把火

+ Z- q* d. D0 b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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) L: y6 [0 T/ r: ~4 z' E7 P, K9 [% P　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

( Z- x: F9 c2 `, ?6 T　　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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　　先入为主

4 H! `4 t% |) M0 }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! w4 N: m! \! M　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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# X* Z+ C# E" q0 U1 H　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 m% y. x% r" [. L6 l3 J　　ants on a hot pan

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$ d! V/ a. P  H) a  I" c3 t　　现身说法
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% A' T+ j- w$ c6 v# }3 ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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  ~1 C0 Q& u) ?5 d' A3 c　　息事宁人

) z$ r% P9 _& I  n* A+ j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

+ Z: r& j8 Z7 k) E　　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

/ R7 E5 i7 ^) O) O+ x$ K# w/ v, D　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- t" `% }; z, r( W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

+ C3 C9 I, W% {# L( W! C, z　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

% A8 j/ d9 C$ l* V/ @　　有缘千里来相会

' W! z# H) r& ~5 h9 K　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& H3 D, l) Z! d6 I" l' N* I8 i　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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0 ?/ d: \+ ~0 E3 D- g9 v! `+ {　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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: B" D$ G% _9 u, k* w　　因材施教

* U* k  Q. ^3 T% q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ @* K0 E% G  z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 M# |6 R0 j9 p$ P- Y　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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! Y1 B) Q6 _, f/ n! z9 y: r+ a* x: i　　欲速则不达

# l$ A1 ]# q# R+ @2 A* u- @+ P　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

  x- u" S7 [7 V+ l" O9 ?5 D# t7 A　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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2 ?1 w: Z# N) i' o1 Z8 S8 g5 A) R　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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. H7 _" \# y. \) l　　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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, X/ X9 @) U8 M　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

9 M) B& e* ~, a　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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( U: j5 e1 s7 H% S8 t, B7 I; H, |　　be an armchair strategist

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+ H; {+ l3 N, C, O8 u/ x' j　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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, o) b+ V7 a1 X3 {7 \- f2 |8 W　　左右为难

　　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。