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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" x5 P. O1 ]) }+ _  I　　Love me, love my dog.

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  \, [3 g+ B6 G* a/ Z　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 U% N! T6 P% L5 A* s6 @　　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

4 g' h. L4 J* |  ?* I* c　　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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- J3 a( B' a' L) o　　不打不成交
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5 W: p0 v4 f) O# z7 L' O　　No discord, no concord.
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1 ]1 B) g; u# p7 R+ u8 n$ b  e　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( q0 C( }0 B$ l　　辞旧迎新
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- h: v0 b& j4 L* X　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. B, C, s; Z, \　　大事化小，小事化了

5 S$ Y: j; |, M+ N2 I. n( q& {　　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

2 W# T8 B3 M$ t- R4 t　　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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　　过犹不及

' h/ A; u! x$ X　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) Q8 U  Z! `; V, |6 L　　too much is as bad as too little
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; g( Z  v0 `" \3 _2 ~　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 q  I. \+ z) d3 n; {5 U5 y5 e. ^　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;

& L, ~' n4 ?5 |9 T+ z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* D, z' F1 _2 x  {& y; L6 o/ u　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　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

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* P3 H5 y, K( a/ v3 i( C. R　　脚踩两只船

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

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7 S. v5 Y. Y" T; l/ s7 r　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 L# l4 u. r2 A' k  p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ `$ k; L7 B1 r) l5 Q- r# J　　礼尚往来

　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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6 o2 _# R$ n; C; i$ F# x　　名利双收
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6 ~* o! }2 V" Y5 X: {, \0 N/ }+ c　　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
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 F; {* C6 O3 l, s　　谋事在人，成事在天

9 v& q* [/ ^+ o  K! S9 w　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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, _8 ^; q' S! ^$ X0 J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( ~  g! j' y) g　　赔了夫人又折兵

" \" E' D( A0 |1 Y' \  G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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7 k+ t! R# v0 _# B　　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

. u' p3 S1 k( c* z" a　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

0 X6 [( A/ d$ ?# g! Q: |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& b& S3 z* V9 [6 z　　千里之行始于足下
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9 W0 u1 J- c5 J- j% _& N0 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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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
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　　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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! e8 }; m4 M! Z* ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* ~& M) E3 I) E- E6 D* B. W) G& R$ C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% u) @) G6 S5 K! B% ?, U8 g% t" V　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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* w8 G! B7 W$ V5 [/ T. t　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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0 [* x! g  E& y: F　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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4 |8 `6 _  {2 o* V) I$ C1 M# n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

% ~, S/ r# _9 D3 t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 z/ B" R; }/ Y- d　　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

0 ^% `- Q- p5 k! s% `　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

* z$ M" x  s2 _2 {　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) A; Y) ~& t0 ^8 m! p7 F( ?# q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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: m* Q4 o; q" {8 |* j9 l8 S　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( q) p( V/ M/ i$ {! A( m# n6 Q　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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5 y. a2 g4 D& H2 J4 F　　实话实说

4 O. `% p+ t; Y/ w　　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
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" w* R8 I  A0 B/ p2 }4 T: J3 g　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

" j  }$ i; `5 L5 k( U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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4 E1 D, A! s8 ~$ B6 t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" a% L! {$ T1 `4 B& ]" Y$ a　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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5 g; A! c5 ?. {1 U! j. j; `- b. i　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 r" r: x' W5 M( u% k　　望子成龙

$ v) ^, f% J/ f. B　　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
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' j# @& V6 n) C) ]( q　　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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0 Z' u! b5 L8 y7 }　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

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) s9 u7 @' j3 A* {$ H　　心想事成

0 m* j6 P" ]  J! v5 a　　May all your wish come true

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. K; w3 D; E0 j% J" o2 D　　心照不宣

) E& k7 p4 L1 }" v2 ?$ @- w　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ `; Y0 D% M2 _# ?　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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3 Q( D; d: W3 w　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 [' U! q& ]% {  o( W' t: Y/ l　　ants on a hot pan
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8 g2 |: e5 `% e; [5 _4 m* A% }. I7 h　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 g. [8 Q% m; |! d: y　　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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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, ?* h( P$ O3 T2 p" O　　严以律己，宽以待人
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% n2 h: u5 N; C( f" V  L1 D  f　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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# j( E# v% A' O7 W2 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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+ Y. Y6 G- T$ a+ ]　　keep pace with the times86
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- M  L/ ^0 W+ A) I　　以人为本
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% z: @3 f4 N' Q. _　　people-oriented
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# m* f) p: [. A0 P+ ^　　因材施教
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& E' P- b% Q  a　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' ]/ T1 `3 w1 ?* [7 @2 u& ]　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; `" V4 I, Z: J' ^! [　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' H6 s& f* M4 s; A" ]　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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/ A& r* {6 o- t. u7 O　　More haste, less speed.

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2 F8 [7 e( ]; X; l& o" H& ~2 t6 \　　survival of the fittest
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4 B4 D$ i- o. M# D　　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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5 o! t* S1 A: A+ b+ H( B( B4 O　　冤假错案

+ e- o/ s8 Q# Z2 u, d. o# i　　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 real man never goes back on his words.
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( j5 N3 U: U" }) w　　招财进宝
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9 `+ Z) K( W2 e6 }3 `　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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7 @4 q* |# j% M5 ]; X$ Y　　众矢之的

# B+ ?$ n+ _- C- R- w　　target of public criticism
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9 |6 a( C3 g, p% R/ E　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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6 [/ k' I$ H* F+ n　　纸包不住火
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8 J* I7 I( |1 m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。