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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7 x" @& g2 W; L8 ]. _) Y) y5 k/ A　　Love me, love my dog.

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% e! d" F* r/ v! p0 g+ L　　百闻不如一见

7 E& v4 s5 U( ]4 e6 `/ \2 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: ^& p' |1 b# c　　Seeing is believing.
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7 H, e* z4 {: r　　比上不足，比下有余

4 V2 ^# {- V9 u2 r" C+ k　　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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0 o& e3 ]$ p9 f8 O　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& t# i& E1 j4 ]8 E( M　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 \( c5 `3 j/ @7 N6 }2 [. K7 d* v　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

, {  h- e" v4 v0 i) E- b　　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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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ A# z/ u: t1 U- `　　too much is as bad as too little
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& u# S3 k9 _: J　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 p8 A( B. h7 U4 _/ S' E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; [6 Z5 N+ c. u　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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, ^! @: h! ?* E( o% l6 p　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

5 Z$ k6 Q, }* o% n# v- E　　let bygones be bygones

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7 L2 A. j+ ]2 n7 N/ @4 _4 b; |　　金无足赤，人无完人

' L* J- C4 J3 \; q+ S# i　　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

" g/ l3 i- e7 n5 A　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 ]/ m' @" {# @( p5 L. f% {" d3 a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

/ m) G) V  r# ~1 Z+ {3 u/ R  _　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

! \# D8 ~* O& Y) `. O4 K' j　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% O+ I" [8 r2 N! X" O# E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 q! O( _( p4 |6 d9 u' h2 m　　马到成功
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- W$ f. I# r, K7 D　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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( s. a. Z* f% B. O　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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3 |/ i. [  J/ }+ y, Q5 i' o　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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  g/ _% b1 b% [9 H) p0 ]* ^' h　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 T. i/ e' n, l; i　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, k5 D! y1 K; E& W8 S3 o　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  `/ U" \. ]3 u: @　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% P$ H' @9 y9 G* j- e　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, L; [/ V% }" e5 d8 ]　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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, y7 W( I# v- Y; U/ ~) c$ b" m　　抛砖引玉
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. ^7 D: R! G# J　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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# V! C) c- K4 b; F　　破釜沉舟
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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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) M/ L) L9 H# N8 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 W/ y1 D" L, D1 F3 [　　千里之行始于足下
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  N! H; m2 O" H9 ~　　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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2 s7 m1 Y6 A/ [5 q# j; T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

4 i% c: H% I& B- X$ ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 p8 a  `7 D& ~" E# z: R& @# M9 q　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; j9 D6 t" @9 w4 H0 ~1 I　　瑞雪兆丰年

: b. l5 o* K1 ~3 y　　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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; o5 q5 o( {& d' Q! [4 ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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2 S1 S" ]/ C; f6 q　　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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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

( H8 s0 S" d, v" Y8 o　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 @+ {& F! c. r/ G( C　　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

* p+ O$ @. \; f; N: H　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 V+ V8 W) a* i: E　　三十而立

　　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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, C9 _5 T) Z: h) o. s　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ D7 z* c% u7 h4 G* W, j) o　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ p. ?1 L+ X- q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 k  q9 j+ M! s$ h/ g　　说曹操，曹操到

$ O' u3 @/ Q  H  q　　speak of the devil

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- x8 Q! ~3 O( V) n* J2 p5 ]　　实话实说
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$ T1 i8 o1 f- l  Y8 {1 x2 z6 h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- ?: u/ L% S9 `# j$ f. k( n, ^2 F4 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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( h, r& a( z6 Z; c. H　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 C" \0 }6 J5 ?% z; [4 A! B　　韬光养晦
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2 N- K' c. z' R- x3 G0 v9 X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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6 X1 d# u8 ]/ E, H% g/ W　　糖衣炮弹
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' ]$ u) \5 h" }　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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& ~/ T' n8 Y' u% p- [* Y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 h- N* J1 @1 ~  F6 H3 m: \8 Y. I　　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

5 r3 d2 |, j1 a: U7 D* l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 a& z- o- a5 d0 f　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 l8 }9 h  I; n' Y　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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% S& w# G, q# k# X5 f9 T2 U8 X　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 T: \! Y9 V( f　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. L5 N9 M4 b$ s　　徇私枉法

2 ^' `- \: W# D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

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/ Z/ ]& O. g! x* F　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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7 ~3 u1 n$ V$ U3 @2 s; l　　心照不宣

9 g( l6 i3 O4 K) S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 M0 B2 @4 j1 F# ^; P) Y　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

) b( b% h& [! b2 o5 q　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 i- w. _/ o! j: p# z9 d　　ants on a hot pan
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7 X& k) P3 J0 d7 k; ?　　现身说法

; \: j- l7 T2 [0 P- X5 B　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" y$ e9 s9 H5 ]) I" h6 j5 F　　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

6 R4 I9 Z+ j9 X' L. a. Q　　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

. I6 C  |5 A- I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 q7 Y; c4 z% q: o　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! c$ q6 I: ~- _- G/ h& D/ j　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

0 c( Y# k5 m& s: L# r* ^　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

5 r5 E% |' b2 v0 B1 R; D　　有缘千里来相会
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7 a2 N: t# J% p8 z0 ^' @* E$ B　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% M4 {3 r3 e- i& Z　　与时俱进

& p, c4 @7 `1 S$ F1 v0 Z5 F$ d& w　　keep pace with the times86

8 y8 E: T6 N# ]0 Y: t! W! M* |/ f　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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. `7 R: q) P6 D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ i! H& [: ^; a5 _　　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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- C+ A) S' A  g5 N9 u$ C2 Z　　欲速则不达

+ ]: \5 T) e4 ?' X5 J　　Haste makes waste.
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0 \: W! F; {' w# O6 ?, V　　More haste, less speed.
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& ~, O+ J5 D5 N( I  l8 K" Q　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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; J6 `/ Z1 Z  W5 Q9 M' a# k　　Great minds think alike.
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! K: O) O3 a* d! T# h! m9 ?　　冤家宜解不宜结

* h9 W) M) g, e3 Y9 D  H6 j　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" f1 b% Q5 P+ i1 j8 X! Q3 D/ \, ?　　冤假错案
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" w; U, }: x7 p& H5 `/ W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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* y8 z2 l$ Q0 I& j" F　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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  m4 s2 K3 `2 p( Q# T　　债台高筑

/ z  ^5 A! M# ~6 _) g　　become debt-ridden

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8 [# c9 z% i1 w7 k　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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6 p  g( U0 R( q: |  s0 e　　纸上谈兵
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! m, B; ]/ U$ b　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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/ y4 W/ G- B( v* s' b6 ], T　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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  P/ i: @' A  @& a1 P　　What's done by night appears by day.

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( A0 d1 A- s, b1 `4 ^" B　　左右为难

$ X& P, E" D: ^% P( s　　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。