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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# k% w( r; r5 g0 G+ E, x/ {5 d: B　　爱屋及乌
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; E6 i8 b. N3 B　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 V, p% h4 h! D1 q( S7 y　　Seeing is believing.
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% n; w# @# x" U' P% O9 [　　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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　　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

& C1 A% B9 U2 O; G* j& r　　No discord, no concord.
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; `9 J# k2 c- q! }$ P　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 x* ^) Y, \/ g( P2 v( C　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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7 o% `: S! y2 u- l& M6 ~! k　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

8 U, J, |0 G) |　　once on shore, one prays no more

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. {* X4 ~' {9 \, F* B3 _5 m% O　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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4 N3 L8 k  y$ ?  {2 v) n　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( h3 s3 T: ^5 }7 }: ?: e) e3 C　　活到老学到老
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　　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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' K9 U8 K/ |! e5 c* \* T6 {　　金无足赤，人无完人

; W" Y$ |  R8 h4 K$ v' E/ [　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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# E1 F; l/ k3 h# F2 |　　脚踏实地

2 r2 D: S* c) y# `8 n! [' t　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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. x: D" m" |; G7 u6 I8 d　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; j( M, j# j" |7 f% g$ B　　君子之交淡如水

' S; d2 t5 Z- ^: X' ?: I0 @4 w7 X. E0 ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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" f; @- n! f5 s) g6 [　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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- ^; d) N6 r$ x. i3 @　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ n4 r, ]3 k: F' N# s! d7 m　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! G- n$ e8 w# t7 J1 u* b　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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- t$ x8 I% o% g) M　　名利双收
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) B# b, d6 [; N& H9 \8 q' _, v: ~, x8 f& d　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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" @: w( `! }: N- N　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 e7 n9 b( e3 T5 e' h5 ^( t* m　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" B+ v2 k) `: t* ^, w$ L- \' ]5 s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; J1 I) a& g, b7 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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& o6 }" d4 r& b% t　　弄巧成拙

( M; Y! ~7 x5 L; ^% B3 I+ {　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 ?1 C' b! w2 I4 t2 M0 y* V+ `　　赔了夫人又折兵

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　　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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6 l' C& B, h5 y0 @2 C( {! f　　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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3 A8 h! s# q' l* t* n1 }　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 q% t2 Q7 y* ?( F4 d  W$ [　　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
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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
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' ?$ ]  N9 k# B' _; Y6 {　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ v4 D6 [: [! |4 _8 i3 G1 I4 q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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# ]( j% k- b7 E; S% F2 C/ C% z　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  ?) L$ u( k. O% O$ ?% D' B) K1 e　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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$ e4 G8 S( Y2 c　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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! b$ [7 ^: R' n& T　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 K1 d2 E& O" G! z3 E　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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5 }7 g2 S) k1 H& h$ m　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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, Y! e+ I4 n2 |　　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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" x6 X& w, Z5 V2 g1 q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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& h8 y* l3 S: G2 p& P; B　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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, Z* A8 {3 P; U% P5 s% v& Z　　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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* D5 P4 q) D/ c: h3 N( @　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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) Y% f4 [1 U3 Q　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ B0 s+ [7 B) Q+ ]" t　　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 l, ~9 |6 ~3 @" v. C　　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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. `, N1 B, \- t3 i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, e$ ~7 p* p* R/ q6 o　　韬光养晦
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! g* k* Z& J1 h- S6 E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 O3 \$ ~9 v5 p, m6 q4 j　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' x* m6 ]4 [+ B; ?  K7 C  _8 m　　团结就是力量
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( o. x/ y, M3 I- F4 l5 q　　Unity is strength.
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5 V6 y$ L! {% G: i8 _1 G2 g% {　　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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9 ?1 C9 Q4 w# S- g; x5 u4 P　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 a5 }& m) G9 N/ u" K3 `　　物以类聚，人以群分

% T3 {$ q0 ]; e　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 V$ I8 r5 E, A4 B& f& t　　望子成龙

! @: B- e4 N  z- H9 _, D# ?- N　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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

# L& J1 w9 |/ x" M, \3 R　　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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. p3 j3 ~; k* l3 c6 g　　新官上任三把火

2 Q! x3 {2 d4 g: i1 h　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* z0 @9 j0 [' o; W　　心想事成
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- g( E# g) I2 P7 ?. P8 Y7 I　　May all your wish come true

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+ U5 H& }' D( ^3 b# r1 ?* v　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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7 S( f# [/ j4 {　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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8 B9 Z1 {' `0 c% r2 v, N. O　　循序渐进
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( E2 d- T: c; m# g, L- F8 ]  c　　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

& C6 W0 {5 z/ _9 C　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　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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: `5 @/ O2 i- ?- Y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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- |" e% j! k9 r1 u% U6 A8 k6 m　　a man of insight83

' K0 ^1 X: }1 e8 q1 }　　有勇无谋

7 p6 b: H8 N1 @0 V5 a3 B　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

9 q% k  t. I' Z3 _% q5 V" z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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, Y1 E4 P5 j/ I5 X　　因材施教

6 v! f  h2 i; c5 \4 X　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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! U7 i- ]. M* X" K& X# l/ C0 F5 u　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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* k" H: w# M9 e% B9 D2 D0 Y  Q+ Z　　Great minds think alike.

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0 ~/ ^' u/ A: J* S　　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
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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.
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3 n  [" ]; g0 R5 K* h　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

* W) @7 ?* t% v　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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% `# W8 r  r2 E+ U& `" v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。