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

" ~. y/ r' t: s　　Love me, love my dog.

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" C8 X0 I  u& \2 [　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 F2 Q* K0 J$ |7 o3 y　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& V- p4 c( N' A: j7 o& ]　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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1 y0 D' Y: z+ ~" V/ f+ \- R　　不打不成交

2 O7 c  \% P7 u$ X9 {9 e　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ x- o# F* \& j6 x6 D　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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6 y+ Y. [1 G  f6 a  _( z; M6 P" n6 Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 }* F: c3 _6 \6 @, v　　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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9 V& i2 r) U1 `, B4 Q　　国泰民安
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# J( T+ [' Y) K6 F2 U6 x. @　　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;

5 e1 s4 v: B* j7 X/ T　　too much is as bad as too little
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3 S& V; y- i7 Z, g  [0 c3 H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 z( ~' u4 Q5 p& i　　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
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn

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$ d, A, C- _; ~9 }% [  n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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. A* S/ o' Y7 D$ u/ L　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( @2 I: j6 ^1 B+ Y2 f1 d. D! K: p　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 D; n4 z/ D, }4 l; G　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 A" P+ \' `4 Y  J' Z+ n　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  T. [: g/ c6 w2 V　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ O6 s5 B6 R& N& L　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# f, S, s/ e5 }% @/ z* _+ `- E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ M; b, e* \4 R/ e/ B; x; S3 f　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ c) J1 y$ }) {$ ^! \/ ]! g) c9 x　　马到成功

- ^2 ?9 [5 ~% A* `, @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 B9 C/ \0 F) B( r/ M　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ y5 Q5 D# y- C. S" i6 T! [　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* F* s( ^/ I! e+ Q4 |6 q$ D  J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! J* d: Z8 i8 i& A　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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" ~  y% x) A6 C9 a* E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

; r% L. k8 Y& f0 A　　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
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$ A2 V: j) a/ x4 n9 {- Q+ y+ U　　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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! v, l) u( x2 }6 ~; ~  L　　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

5 k6 U, M5 t9 }2 c# `) |) b, j　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 H8 X7 |) P& \0 D) L$ E　　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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% \; N7 X3 i( R6 e8 F' v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! f) L: M: @% D% l　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 S. v, ~# b) L. _　　人逢喜事精神爽

& g7 A7 G7 _# V. f　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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7 G# H' [* D3 E/ X" G, g　　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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4 P- P. s+ M+ n" @# y8 ?) Z/ K　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- c: b% R0 @* V* M' W3 K) q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

- `# h8 l/ U* `1 a! `4 P" t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. Q' U' I2 E' ?5 a. o　　三十而立
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3 A8 O& @7 o5 N. ^2 J0 f6 l　　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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& c) Q7 b  g4 r0 w　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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1 y/ w( ^8 B/ O& [　　时不我待
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; P) M; H6 G4 K5 o: [- y) a$ W1 |　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　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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　　实话实说

. f7 d2 B. p+ b9 M5 o0 P　　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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) }% X7 Q) R; d$ |6 r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

4 l: s- e2 w- c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

; A: g$ Y0 r% J4 n. _　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 Q# V* t' W, o9 {: d: a% a# B　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 w- W- o+ B% a, C: V1 ^　　团结就是力量

  }4 h. i. P9 D0 C. {　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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4 w: o6 O7 U6 a* y6 ?+ @* S　　歪风邪气

7 Q: H- B8 }- ^; x/ L& s( P　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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" z9 c2 j( h9 l1 i$ Q0 @　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ f( Q3 d$ _+ n　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

5 u+ ], B$ z, i) ?) Y9 ?6 J　　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
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% W$ N5 J; k0 M+ X　　无风不起浪
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$ f8 E* O- c9 t: }　　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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0 V) Q, A, F9 j. N　　新官上任三把火

1 C( z5 ~" u6 z' R: K0 V　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& O3 O  ~% z$ X5 O　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

+ ^* |9 ~/ `8 E9 B1 l　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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+ P8 l, |- g% n+ f3 G. ~5 `7 h0 G　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ w2 U8 ~" ^) q/ i6 @  r; U　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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- e6 g& D1 r3 o: `0 Z& H: p　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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/ i6 `7 l; {0 Z7 x! M- j　　现身说法
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0 }  J* j+ x# u" I" G　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% ^  K) a, r+ e; v. c: T6 }0 P　　息事宁人
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2 U4 n3 @+ H6 q; `+ A　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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' Q1 V: t& O6 {% P7 z/ X　　循序渐进
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  V+ n9 ^& Z( I7 `/ R9 L- B- x　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

3 d% q' S: `: @& R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& C" R! J; v+ y- h+ M3 @　　有识之士

: q- v* ], i: o7 h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

. L/ w: }. E% G! g5 a　　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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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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9 w! Z7 t! T; |6 _+ C+ o  _　　以人为本

: e2 F0 w6 L) o/ n" E/ A　　people-oriented
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; F  \0 @) A+ q! w1 v, q9 z　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: q) K6 m9 L: ^3 t$ f　　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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+ _+ m5 o' ]+ D4 t) s6 x3 P　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

  S1 J$ M) ^8 g: o　　survival of the fittest
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# ]5 f% O# _( 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
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

& ?0 q2 ~2 h  K; u　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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) W7 w/ a* F% s5 `7 q　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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: h  S* T1 g, q) v- a1 E& i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 }; p  v' W( Y' m7 ]1 a: e% {　　What's done by night appears by day.
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1 e' U% b( [: x3 [  m2 d　　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。