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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; }# n8 i3 f( s! [' `　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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

　　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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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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, N0 y4 u8 U4 D$ Y9 b/ X& Z7 K　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: o$ Y% u3 l/ x9 N9 W　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ f  k) d7 G$ U7 K: _1 M1 {6 {6 e　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　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
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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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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# j% ~7 `2 u( S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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: H0 X: O6 A, Y8 H# x) i　　Bad news travels fast.

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2 ?1 u/ |+ `0 X0 \　　和气生财
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0 L3 m  y! }2 }: C( o　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 Q* Y- o/ Z; C$ f  \8 D% u; g) E9 C　　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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0 E) t9 ]4 P2 \% R" ]( ~　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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. ~6 S+ ^  ~: z3 ]+ O　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

0 y. }$ E/ ?; U. {9 R　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 B% ?( x  f! r! U2 W; X　　脚踏实地

% r3 K! x1 S% M" o$ P3 f/ f& `0 a　　be down-to-earth

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  I* e. {" K$ C6 l　　脚踩两只船
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, i# k( a: B5 ]6 t　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. j- c7 I$ U" a　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 |( V- c9 t9 t* Y　　cut and dried; cliché
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, n; [$ A6 `) Z　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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; B  `8 j( x# x# B: B& H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 R; ?: K' D6 A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 d( U/ ?6 e2 ?% r- }  E- v　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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- O2 a& {4 H( J6 F　　茅塞顿开

7 B7 M. R4 ^* A! h1 j　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

8 {+ `* V& i: j3 @　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ M2 u  `& V/ E  @- U5 x2 W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! p2 a7 ^9 S7 e　　谋事在人，成事在天

. e: c$ ^" A2 g　　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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1 I6 i4 H$ a/ ^: O0 J  @　　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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: ]" g6 ?2 {# D　　抛砖引玉
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( Q. k$ L  i5 }* e( 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

; c$ N/ ?  P7 X6 B5 j6 m　　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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$ r  ~9 T3 r' r! L% m: r　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

) o/ f' K9 R9 N8 @' A9 T* H- Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. D  L7 x  R, G0 M# y) r　　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

" F# G9 j* \1 \* Y# q- k/ E4 h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

0 d/ t, q5 }3 R$ E+ j0 f$ ]/ Q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 L; u5 d% u1 ^7 F, {/ R8 h　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 t& ]- J5 N% W+ D5 h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

! r9 P1 u" P- C& z# O6 z0 ?　　a blessing in disguise;

6 D; Q, B" u6 A9 A　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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5 f1 e; ~5 F/ L  D% y　　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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　　水涨船高
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4 J! ?! _# G" _. U" G　　A ship rises with the tide

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" j; ?% G) D! }& M0 Z. J( w　　时不我待
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, m4 y6 ]* {8 o! E　　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

# Q+ W# k# ?" s; @) x　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! T. I! I* J0 J' |　　说曹操，曹操到

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' x+ I1 J2 h$ `0 H8 C& a　　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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# |' C  q0 a- c　　韬光养晦

6 C$ n8 @5 n: p  _* S5 U& L  n　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% g5 {/ U$ u' D0 t# G' v9 a　　糖衣炮弹
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/ J- y7 I3 x/ g6 C  r8 t9 \- J/ ^　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! k$ i$ U7 p& R( k# L　　团结就是力量
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4 b, \2 _3 r3 V$ m　　Unity is strength.
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6 a- {3 w; X% Y0 o! W5 C" [! X　　跳进黄河洗不清

& B! w) U" _( m- f& D* N" x　　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
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9 S6 W6 {3 A" o+ ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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& i, B1 y8 H$ c+ v　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  V* o# k# G* b1 Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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4 p# `' M; q0 t6 h' x8 R　　唯利是图
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+ _7 z3 J% e/ K. [　　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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) ~9 l7 X; n7 w　　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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　　徇私枉法

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3 l) [7 ^6 T# w. B* e- n　　新官上任三把火
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1 F2 v1 c# q  H$ o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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2 u. h- O( B0 x, }& P　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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2 O8 v0 e# g8 [7 `' }+ B/ q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ J* [2 Y! R$ V9 y/ |　　The best defense is offense.

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8 O9 M+ a5 p! {/ `$ `% x　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! a; {, F( N+ R/ ~% }. ]/ p3 V* N　　ants on a hot pan

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7 |$ T/ t( m, X8 v: e. e- H　　现身说法
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3 p2 L0 H/ ]; s, a$ p5 q. L" ~0 e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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5 D1 z1 r) t2 k0 N. g$ v% T# M- t8 _% q　　严以律己，宽以待人
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# `7 \; R( l1 d, u9 b4 R　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! C0 o8 d& u3 \+ [% O( `　　有情人终成眷属
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& x6 M& z2 f" q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, u2 L  N  J0 J8 R( ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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- ~+ h6 U3 e+ l* C. o* t5 F　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

5 ^1 J5 C1 J+ B/ ]/ c( m　　bold but not crafty84

0 y) O4 _4 a* {. i1 i: O# q　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. E6 l" p4 s8 a* X　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 M5 _3 ~4 {  I) H" ?6 b　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

6 ~8 A2 [3 v1 N1 c% K# H9 x　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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4 I0 i6 ]/ J, J　　Haste makes waste.

0 S, w# P; c+ B1 R$ B7 R　　More haste, less speed.
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7 [3 `* I) g/ T5 u' L5 j6 _　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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- t1 G4 @5 M$ }2 e2 G% i& M　　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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　　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.

: _# ]9 y/ U4 F3 g6 w　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ k- v: E, V) x: Z　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。