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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$ T4 I$ I- m: l( S5 ~　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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6 y: g5 h& q2 ^　　百闻不如一见

$ \  U; g* d* C. }2 T  g+ }, [" f; }# S　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

( v- q# y2 D( k1 P# W  U) a5 S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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' a7 }6 }8 L; ]  Z1 {　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

% g/ q& ~" b/ Q0 Z' m; @　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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! o! t+ e7 l) I/ }  @* B/ Z1 @7 o, l　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 U# G# |+ h0 f8 n　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 U# b" J0 ^8 j8 v8 {$ q3 m' y　　大事化小，小事化了
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) E  }2 D) \7 w　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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7 x1 M: V* b1 J  {3 m: k) T# r　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% V# Q. T! G2 n$ ~5 r0 w8 `　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

$ x+ }% S1 W" u' D  O8 j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　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

4 r0 M9 v  x& H; m( d　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 o9 _7 `& G% |1 w+ O. l　　活到老学到老

- n' n0 e5 A# V# N. v　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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; u9 H% v" N) ^8 B　　let bygones be bygones
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) N5 X3 X2 p8 k' a) b* p9 X　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ s: ^% z6 Q# g5 N  M$ l　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ m# N* y# T& Q% z" v, ]　　脚踏实地

/ L5 J: O: ?$ O9 X, j$ q　　be down-to-earth

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$ C7 j# ?1 C5 r3 L　　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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. ^5 f8 x3 M  n2 W6 i. i) B2 u/ x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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8 h! Y, |& C9 w$ @8 G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 E& P$ r" J6 w$ z1 o　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　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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+ H; U, @  ~4 c4 \7 {# H4 U　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; B0 @; L* C0 r$ ]+ n0 W8 k6 Q/ r　　马到成功
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- x1 @1 `9 i8 v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* A* W* U! C0 ^　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ N# ]2 D6 |* P" C+ O7 I* v　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 X) _6 ~; A' v9 P& w8 Y  z( N　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ r5 d* C$ m: t, T3 I$ w　　每逢佳节倍思亲

9 g- X* u) ^! N- g( }　　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
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! p# g! i& |! n2 E0 K; z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

6 ?3 f- p9 `4 e( K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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0 O( c! T, `4 g# d- M* {　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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0 t. s; ?9 r) ]8 c0 T　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& j8 `5 l8 D8 y6 h　　破釜沉舟

$ A) x) u# W7 x: _, B9 |+ p! n　　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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" \# j9 O/ b8 P' N* |" ^　　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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$ k* O; {6 C+ F- m; y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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+ o2 ?3 q9 c8 c2 V9 d" V　　前事不忘，后事之师
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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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: f$ ?* E& ~( y2 c, A" P; s. n! y" v　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

* y% I. r4 R, g8 `6 Z2 }8 l$ O. n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 `, r7 U$ ?+ Q+ N( O3 l) j4 |( T' N　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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' G! z  R- Q% b4 E. @5 n( Q- c! r: z　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

  w; P4 E" S' ]1 N4 z" i5 N　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　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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' |" H9 W  P- i" G. M; r& O; J- T　　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

) F! A# t. L) t# ~　　a blessing in disguise;

$ v% z! u# n& e6 }* O1 |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 G; @" |7 D: y9 \! \' G( R$ |　　三十而立

; M5 F) L- S! r& |　　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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$ I& y9 z' V, N& B% U5 \4 u　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 W3 _9 l9 ]( p& X7 x( P9 g$ I　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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- ]1 I9 ?7 x6 S0 D　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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9 W( l/ A2 C; R8 w　　说曹操，曹操到
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7 z: U" @3 @- R　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- K  z$ J( o+ V" Q; ~2 j# ~9 H　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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4 X" \' t1 w8 m! z　　sugar-coated bullets59

; ~1 x' G& i" `. S; B5 s. E- Q$ J　　天有不测风云

5 }) l' x1 Q6 o) q7 }. [# J. X　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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* Z8 D! e$ c) k　　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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+ Z1 ]; k. c* S2 D7 i! R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ t# T. Z/ d4 ~: Q# W# m% C　　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

　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# [+ V/ N/ R" N& a% |+ N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

7 p7 V1 O& d8 o　　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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; i. A) {, }  g* o, Z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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$ l0 H7 X' A& D( h# M　　May all your wish come true
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, X" [" C: |- Q# v　　心照不宣

8 W1 G  e- p8 X8 O. t8 Z$ g　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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4 R/ g. \* Q1 N　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. a2 K3 v2 a! M) e5 q　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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# u4 [; B, n1 E; _5 r' A　　现身说法

0 m( _, o0 U! Q7 _( P　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, d, z2 C3 n; e　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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( Z  u; y* n3 m0 @1 `: J7 x6 [7 h7 v　　循序渐进

　　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

% b  r, R+ z- o8 y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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' P+ x: ]" Q" [2 j9 }% d　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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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

　　keep pace with the times86

1 u8 z, V" x" }8 J+ l& \: J　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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, E4 w$ p- k2 X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* N! Z2 O5 Y) e6 R' \　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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1 J7 {) b; J# C$ F　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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% Q0 p, w( U9 O+ p% a" g　　英雄所见略同

$ m( w. }5 T, M+ f' \- ?　　Great minds think alike.

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  u2 h9 J# R) @7 A8 v　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& |8 \5 ~: e7 R# w　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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. g! s8 C" Q! C) x% W3 f　　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.
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% z- Q8 Z1 O/ b: C9 o  f　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 l1 \2 u2 M* j& m- Y( b2 x　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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# _$ V3 y1 z' }: Z( ?" S! F% j　　众矢之的

" u# i! f; i/ o' n5 ]4 p: a　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! g6 E, j4 j% Q5 r& P9 S3 A　　What's done by night appears by day.

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$ V: X+ A& r$ Y6 e0 c6 \# y% F+ Y　　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。