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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

4 M& V7 ^" L* F　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% R6 J. y) A- z" j& \8 K　　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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$ V1 p$ ?( ]% Z" V　　笨鸟先飞

- U3 S  O% {6 ?! A; x" x1 R* }! _& H& H　　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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% d7 P! F( y( e　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 V5 W0 O; M4 ~: Q, D  L　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 Q7 m6 x9 `( R. {2 R　　国泰民安

, G- v  B/ w3 F& i, ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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& v& T! r" L. @　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, J& g: b+ Q" L　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 B, x) K6 G% y+ O　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 Z& E8 D/ h& m! X3 k# u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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6 V) C. y7 X4 [5 C　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 Z9 V# W% |" L0 n2 T　　和气生财

, _4 q3 g! q7 i　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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# A" i( m* o1 ?# o# l　　let bygones be bygones

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1 o7 b2 D$ W; j% y# f2 U　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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0 D& |$ l2 M" c, a/ g& m+ r　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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$ N' T; e3 n  i　　君子之交淡如水

7 b& P5 J" f0 O  o7 }; r& z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 Y( M0 q1 r. l4 h　　cut and dried; cliché
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, `' v* s  c# G6 ]1 u% j' k6 r, V　　礼尚往来
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, p8 Z/ d% M! T- s# w　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

, x4 g1 d" C+ Y. f　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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! l/ E. ^+ w5 A6 X  z3 z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

  \8 u# ^  g7 c) \　　gain both fame and wealth

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) G+ `$ N: U# m! P, v/ n0 |　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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# Z9 S: T0 B( \+ y  s  C　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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

3 S' l/ R4 N: r; X% w　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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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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/ S% v: L! y5 B0 {0 q% |　　抛砖引玉
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6 s% y* ?1 r  g　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ H. D, M- K* `4 {6 [　　破釜沉舟

; ^$ F: F0 U5 r# t' E4 o  S: ^* R　　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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) T9 y% d4 i1 Y　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) V: k9 i% x! ~# X, H. L4 E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　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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. D) }, Q$ p; m, [. Q6 o1 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 M0 T, F3 i/ T　　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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# m/ B! V9 M  m! A' e　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

. T+ e# n" h% X! a　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 b9 K8 Y" ^' _6 ^　　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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1 _0 T- P; T: n! @, ?: H　　人之初，性本善

& X" m- _9 U0 @+ e/ P( @8 f2 v# n　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

/ `& @1 J: b4 t  z　　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

( [" K% d* ~( B/ U　　a blessing in disguise;

8 b1 l6 E0 W: l4 S3 \( i' m　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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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

8 D& j" {; v* s9 T( u3 F　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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) H  ]3 t6 N7 d2 f" W6 z% r; d+ G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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% V' Q& B( t: U7 a1 l　　speak of the devil

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9 ~( }" v( w2 c+ N  m' h, ~　　实话实说
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& i$ v  I0 e/ i) `2 y) F3 y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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+ E. \9 p" U! W: I3 |. c& K# B; ]　　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

2 i1 ?# S; `$ H+ |　　糖衣炮弹

9 ]5 N* c' o, O0 ?; Q- E　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 T& J9 q1 H9 w3 G　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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& o2 |5 P: y( T, ]2 P" m- m3 _　　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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2 e& \) m3 m  R5 ]/ O, C. F. z　　歪风邪气

& F! C! L: F3 i4 Y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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  c  i: [( I  n1 S5 q　　物以类聚，人以群分

% m5 W" K9 D( q% b- P　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 ]% j7 S$ p: O2 z2 M　　望子成龙

9 n/ K/ j8 F7 }, [& R" e" l　　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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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 Z8 x" v# k7 W2 i# t9 U　　徇私枉法

2 |7 v& X% c8 s0 D" q; w　　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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7 i0 N# M6 P- L2 e# u/ v$ r7 h　　蓄势待发

, S' }  G+ l' H( ^2 o  R* S　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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/ [) Y$ ^* j9 p) U% y　　May all your wish come true
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4 W6 C8 ?; j6 v0 N　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

, g" N7 h! s2 j1 \, a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 S) g( P" U# l+ p  C( i4 a　　ants on a hot pan

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! J& U. S8 V3 T, |* ?　　现身说法

/ T$ D3 O  b/ t6 `" Y* \/ a- ^4 r　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, v8 \* x9 K* l. |, G) N　　息事宁人
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' \1 S8 J. K" a0 ^! X; G- W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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  j% Y& e9 O3 `/ @4 |: Y　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& L8 E$ h. J1 g, w, e6 C( \　　有情人终成眷属
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% K! o, H4 s( C3 |' [* V　　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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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

" P2 k0 m+ `7 t　　有缘千里来相会

: F/ ^" f" e+ Q& R; w+ {+ u6 V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

+ k; H: g. m" K; d: E　　keep pace with the times86
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. E3 A0 ^+ }6 ~　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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, @, q  @4 ?$ }　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  h, e: k; J* Y9 `! `) v　　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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  y5 D$ m7 x5 r$ C　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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( U: n& p5 N+ W/ _1 v& p# n$ T! ]　　优胜劣汰

, {, m1 @5 Z7 F; W5 g$ F, o　　survival of the fittest

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* P5 Q  E9 J. s　　英雄所见略同
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1 X& J3 U% z: x7 F7 R　　Great minds think alike.

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$ }5 L$ I* ^2 z0 F/ ~" Y) V　　冤家宜解不宜结

( b# L0 E" Z8 A  s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

# i! s: \( Y8 W9 B% q+ j) a8 Y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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: \& A2 ?  V/ w- l　　招财进宝

  z/ Z( [  A& E9 G　　bring in wealth and treasure

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7 Z. P7 q6 e. g$ v( ^# n/ F　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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4 B5 I8 V1 a7 h. v, j　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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7 G" Y, |  X% q. n  S( @2 a6 Y　　be an armchair strategist
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8 }. |( b8 e% m6 N% w! M, _% T! \1 R　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 b  c; m( ^1 g' i% _5 f6 z# E　　What's done by night appears by day.

; N, J1 M0 o- u　　100
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2 Z) J8 a6 j8 M& M　　左右为难
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5 [+ K) [7 `. G; x, V2 P% V6 L5 v) V　　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。