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

3 r9 {3 J! X4 C, ?　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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$ p8 }4 Q" f4 q6 n　　One look is worth a thousand words.

& |& S7 {8 S6 x4 o. i　　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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) m& |& y- X) j; n- M: H( X& `4 Y　　不遗余力

: d8 \; e' r1 ^# v$ e6 ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

) \( N; _0 W, r& \　　No discord, no concord.

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: ]0 p" v! R! w( h+ Z! A7 Z0 J　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

8 W2 b6 a- n" k0 u8 T# Y! J2 _　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( z- o, j2 {8 C# Q: U　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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$ t" H* E9 I, ~! i& q　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 m' Y2 |7 U5 I, {, V　　国泰民安

/ k* ^! E2 j$ z) b8 {　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& @. S4 ^8 q+ m" {+ ]& x( H/ C# j- p　　过犹不及
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) K" a9 p  a; Q5 k1 @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; h( r0 ]  c7 U$ _" k　　too much is as bad as too little
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2 t/ v1 M. P4 N* s( V( U- D3 j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" }# y0 }2 X" m1 j) k, q" N　　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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6 V( i! w) G5 T+ R; {/ C　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

' J8 Q% f$ Z! F/ g. e9 j2 @/ J　　harmony brings wealth;

# m! d& k2 R0 `# s　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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# \) S% u# z* C7 [6 f: C; p　　既往不咎
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( n& i+ ~; |; y/ U; w5 }' L. N　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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& r: ~$ E  I% X, M, v　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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3 O) ^8 E, k5 w5 e' R0 k　　be down-to-earth
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( b  V6 L) _7 |% x6 ^7 w( M　　脚踩两只船
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2 O  o4 a7 z2 x/ i　　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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/ w2 A' B  ]) F  Y: F; p　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

3 l6 ?# F1 H9 H! i" q# g6 V7 H: a　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ {8 E% Y# K' r% g/ u3 s　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- P6 C; D  [0 T　　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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  I7 B; t2 u, u" z/ h( u　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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. p9 D; B3 e! {　　茅塞顿开

7 S% h5 ?+ l  f" h* \　　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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. J; G# r& N5 M2 c) }　　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
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 U; T: r, K4 O, I　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# B, Q; M6 b% ]" v　　抛砖引玉

1 S4 d, J% A. Q0 V/ _　　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

/ J% a2 `4 Z  p- j% ^% a3 k( `　　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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1 Z9 b6 n; v5 l- L2 Y1 Y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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8 {  K- e, t- D' e6 Z9 r% y: L　　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
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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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0 j- ^4 E7 S2 d- w# Z　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) `8 G1 d' Q4 z9 n' G　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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  K( [/ P3 O: m% H( u0 N! o　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 s; }1 q! L) u- z% J) n8 w% L1 A* F　　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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' m  o  h% `& s7 V　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ ], y. b2 k/ Z+ U' u5 O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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1 [6 ]2 P7 O  b+ f　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* d& t* E0 K* i- Q. I　　世外桃源

' G0 q! h/ d! _( D　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, o3 w0 c- j6 V2 W　　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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# r& f: ~: f3 C$ v& a: j$ X　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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1 k6 C3 n) }: b/ ~3 K5 m- \- Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 P, G  k0 B% p! `; Q　　三十而立
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. @' M0 q7 F* m) w6 U, E　　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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4 M( a- ~2 x8 q9 V2 k% X　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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; F% R& N  k& \# p+ l4 ?; l　　时不我待

( h. u- w& D' m/ r3 ^　　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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- I' X0 s( A( o! O8 N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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6 g; p4 Q$ F2 r/ I+ @　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& F% a5 {5 k* ^' V, z4 Y　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 E' v5 N3 F5 k( W　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- M* H) l& G2 l1 G　　糖衣炮弹

; }7 x) A* a0 R, c　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 G4 B6 m* u+ I! L" A　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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% ~8 K+ g& o+ X　　Unity is strength.
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7 k- Z* c  a  n- t( H" v1 u　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 g8 x5 |/ n9 P$ D. f　　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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! W4 A% B; ^" X# e' e: @8 H　　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

0 X6 q5 p/ k- j% c+ O$ v　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　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 H6 x6 T- t. Q0 ~# |4 s　　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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) r- H, j# d! e% m' l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　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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　　蓄势待发
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+ l" s, J1 P- x- F5 H# ]　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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2 m; J" C4 I& c0 L　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 A" G, A/ K. ^$ c/ z　　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.

2 u3 D4 R5 }7 K& w3 d: n# ]　　The best defense is offense.

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- D- b' O) d9 ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

　　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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; w% t) {1 g1 G* `6 j. g　　严以律己，宽以待人

& g2 I2 z4 X3 B8 \, u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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! A7 ~: s+ }4 C. i& S) T2 X2 V　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, x2 f9 b# [' y, h% j　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ Q$ U$ n/ y  ?8 b1 {　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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& N1 I9 {  L: Q0 |　　有识之士

9 P; f4 Y+ e! Q3 G　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

) K4 {& G3 K% o1 g3 O　　bold but not crafty84

! ]% ]/ X: d( x　　有缘千里来相会

/ B, B1 H; ?5 F: d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" c  k# C" B/ ^" l　　与时俱进
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2 H8 M; M9 X3 y$ Z　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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1 \5 a+ V" r2 J1 x　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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* T& j' s3 r5 v2 h. z3 F　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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6 `9 D' Q* p* Q　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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  I* g8 U6 M' m; Y4 [　　冤家宜解不宜结

5 D0 i- w* O7 c3 v/ L　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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" X# b' C2 s2 f" P　　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

8 n; ?$ o* k" w  g; Z+ M4 @3 D/ O　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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　　债台高筑
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0 F$ R6 s1 \3 |　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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7 ~$ b9 `) Y/ [1 x* w6 j　　target of public criticism

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$ z# |9 ?2 u/ ]5 z3 B　　be an armchair strategist
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/ d* Y2 Y2 p& i1 T6 e0 N! N9 A　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' ^& j% ]+ P3 r　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。