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

# I% _- u+ s+ F% G0 H" t　　Love me, love my dog.
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( W1 `, O' B8 t) q' \% I　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

( K: n) r5 i$ P7 s, M! M　　Seeing is believing.

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" U% t& u; I. k' I# P　　比上不足，比下有余

. U8 l: U2 Y& c% K8 ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 c' l/ [& s8 g2 O, q　　笨鸟先飞
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% f: n5 ?$ i, E  z9 F( K$ a0 P& e2 ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

* y. A; @5 v3 ~- W# ^! {　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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' d$ W) L/ N4 D8 d: r　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

0 `. B4 G3 B, N, l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

% ], J- K# c- Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& r6 [. S' R: {* O) ]　　过犹不及
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; f  ?$ P9 }8 ?  V: n, n　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 K4 G8 @4 _5 K; k　　too much is as bad as too little

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; o8 b4 u, O% \: Q6 x2 q  j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

6 q2 C8 k6 e2 S( {　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! w. f3 G: y3 r5 A2 e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 s: X+ I. Q; R) }2 H+ m' m　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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: K4 e! E: T! i3 F　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 F2 a% d" U1 v8 y- L+ g　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 _" F0 |+ r2 B　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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& \/ ^2 U8 L$ t; m$ O; }  F3 D　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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2 ^+ o! M/ L9 N& L1 L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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" G/ m! i5 ^0 }7 g$ A" E8 l0 [6 L　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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% |, ?; ~7 K; G" a# \/ B　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: Y! L$ N2 E! T　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# R3 a4 M% ?  m: C  x6 B5 V' I　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

* M, [) u/ B7 O4 q' K$ S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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; B5 X4 z9 P( v/ M& Y' u　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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& K) _' ~) S1 r; _' d& n　　茅塞顿开

1 b2 V8 n; A/ d# b1 |5 j　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' O7 z) h1 {! f5 Z/ x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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2 E3 Q$ p9 f1 P5 _8 I" y　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

7 a. u' j$ n/ D8 b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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$ D' p& f- Q5 ]( p　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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- H& J; y* X' Z) M　　抛砖引玉

( y9 Y  f" W$ J2 S( ]" E　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' w, [0 H9 M0 d. ?4 F0 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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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; c% W$ w, ]1 \; I, {　　千里之行始于足下

7 M8 F% _2 P/ d0 c' M　　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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9 o1 E% Z3 r* l0 U　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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9 ]* Z, i4 ?2 a5 z　　强龙难压地头蛇

& Z' w. P3 B& i+ ]( O, X8 y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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) B6 j( L+ T9 `6 z, j% ~　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 h* Y# M0 @  X) \- H$ r4 N7 t　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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9 N; I) g  N% x$ O　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- K0 f$ O# z8 t0 `' m　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; y6 J0 [8 p3 z9 }) s$ `5 c　　人之初，性本善
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& s& j' D- _5 k" E7 m2 C* ?- P8 n& x8 X　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 Z; V# t! I  r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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% K8 K& x0 ^0 J* a, i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  D6 w) f/ `8 V9 T1 Z# X$ O6 y　　三十而立
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' O+ L- o) q/ l0 D　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

. M. l7 v0 L  n　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 b& y0 U$ q/ [8 M8 V3 S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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' |7 \! ~7 R- l- b　　实事求是
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2 o. R4 r) A! v" H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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9 o( v& t1 o2 C+ s# v　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

$ Q6 ]. i( E( b3 p4 [4 Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: r0 `. s- k# |+ S4 y. C　　韬光养晦

+ p; g  d, T/ @　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

# l0 Q5 ?- P: }1 u+ b1 K　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% _5 Y0 c* a- X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 g4 F3 _9 t" F/ ?+ W) Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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  m, ^) S' o5 S+ q　　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

% d5 ?( q1 q: l4 F  O1 k3 l6 F' V　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

! i: s- M0 L5 F/ H　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 `& L0 f% h9 K* C　　蓄势待发
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* o; [3 D8 ?" t2 a　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

1 G+ U8 u0 e, x' F　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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) a0 k3 i6 H' `# u- F+ \+ R　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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  N6 q+ v- x9 S$ y* ^9 }9 i$ c　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 L& V7 A* z& L: v  U2 o　　息事宁人

9 o  w( k1 E" c9 }　　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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7 [8 `2 `! q9 @. Q. f　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ F5 w8 n- c: l+ ~9 M. S& K: n　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! P" H& b4 K# _9 a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ ^# n- [6 p' x; p　　有识之士

+ y& v: W# @' u8 N　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

! d9 p) G2 u2 _  }　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

1 v/ y/ g: @. ]3 O" B　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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　　More haste, less speed.
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: {# S- T$ Y' |, r) V, W0 u4 ~　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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; f( s  h7 N) C* H1 z. Y/ a" d　　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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+ m1 V1 |9 p6 i& s7 S　　冤假错案

7 {, x  S2 Y$ o　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* Y+ m$ k$ G( l' E4 m　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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0 q2 C8 ~. d) Z. ~　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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, k* I- r" W( Y7 {　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 ]+ G% D) v* }+ x" |4 Y　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

4 n$ ^, m6 ?/ r/ p, v- g9 W% H& z/ J　　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。