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

( x9 q1 Q/ {# p5 K7 t  K　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ e0 A/ ~. Z  h0 D' E　　百闻不如一见

; D4 Q' ~# D9 v# @& f6 x: N　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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+ S5 V  Y9 y2 [  r' E　　比上不足，比下有余
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, V3 h6 O+ w! W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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9 r1 k$ h# l2 I- W8 N5 g, N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% |2 @9 Q0 Z- R6 P9 c/ {7 f+ z/ q" X* j　　不遗余力
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) `  E6 d$ W6 u7 H$ _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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0 J, E9 {' C' t　　No discord, no concord.
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" J) t$ }2 y$ @2 {% X! F; Q　　拆东墙补西墙

; S/ z/ l5 T6 P' e　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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: Z7 Z# l. n! R+ y+ O: r6 l　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" L" u6 y: A& F　　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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% ^. X  I) E2 ]/ F, v　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 [1 r* A4 n% v　　国泰民安
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4 o3 N* Z; A0 x& M* x( c2 D3 v　　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;

$ s# l2 p8 b9 \5 n- d- z0 W. d　　too much is as bad as too little
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! C$ g/ H5 V6 F* t* ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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% e0 x$ b9 o4 I/ O- [! I; l) ~　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 n9 [! p  {2 x2 c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 ?/ x; l$ ]5 u, q" B+ |　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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, p* c, G; r6 P+ S8 ~6 x, S) J6 v　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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5 G8 Y# }. e. {1 H% [" ^　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 q. A" V3 W# m9 D　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

5 q. h. X8 Z  O6 Q& x8 H! n" h　　Treasures fill the home.

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) z/ m! {: `% B. w　　脚踏实地
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) K' u" k4 o  l& T" V5 T　　be down-to-earth
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2 m5 ]$ I$ @( L) 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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2 O5 [2 P" j" A+ P　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 v$ s9 q1 S7 ]( V& x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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. x1 M( n) i; }1 S. P/ f5 f　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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# y; @4 p3 L* |4 p/ x1 o　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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; ?# B/ h$ u" M/ G　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' P, `: J: o! V4 y' X) ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 z( r# Z, m, K- A) J6 n, i2 f7 E　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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* n- O; U& Q1 S　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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' N2 t2 ]( q5 U1 c# ]　　抛砖引玉
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　　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
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8 t* D& w& }$ N1 B1 o/ j　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- p0 R% R2 r7 M! H7 x　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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4 A: ?/ F5 W! `; f　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 f) F; v# Q9 O% @7 Q. Q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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+ a8 y3 ]5 v% Z& P( u+ {　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

2 D2 T, Q. e0 z1 M1 x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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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2 X- j( I- ^1 Z: ~* B/ g" f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# e, i; U9 K* @1 [5 N　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 h3 x0 ~$ R) [0 S　　人之初，性本善

) n! f' d4 E6 V; f3 b# N　　Humans are born good.

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' `( O( F4 A* [/ J0 U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! u1 X: D2 s  V& ^) |% u　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ \0 I( x  o' |: p& _1 }　　三十而立

) K8 y. D( `5 j9 k3 I* N　　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
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4 Y7 K% Q. X2 x) L　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. M+ D' G+ [+ s* t4 H' d　　杀鸡用牛刀
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: k# {& ~+ E3 V. ?8 A5 v. r7 E# U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 d" c' D( o" ?1 F' Y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 Q' f/ C6 ?" T　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

4 J! {1 C/ H+ y3 [( p　　sugar-coated bullets59

- a+ a  ]1 T; l) [! T9 z2 L　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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, `2 }! B1 ^/ o4 a- J　　Unity is strength.
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5 e. I8 U2 \9 a　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 W0 |) X" B1 i4 U( \2 |0 W　　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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6 h3 y3 _; A) y" M( T$ P　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% G- o# E# t- ?　　望子成龙
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' \2 G- P0 |# a　　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

4 `" t, M0 l2 P8 h3 X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* O- _9 ?$ u8 m: H; Q& C) L. N　　无风不起浪
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4 Y, Q0 F& ^8 A; I6 Z　　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
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, E: t. O4 j1 N* [　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 w0 _" e" G1 v. B6 \　　蓄势待发
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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

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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  A- Y, P+ `; A8 _- z2 n　　先入为主

  c! G* y+ e  M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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4 T0 z- h! u: _5 _, v　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* q' h) \- t, d9 m7 M, B　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ a) E6 a) }, G/ V; |　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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# n/ k1 w5 t  F; p5 g　　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
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5 Y1 ^: |, [) t9 Q9 k' Q; _4 m　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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$ a& h; b1 O6 u, Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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3 R/ Y  h( B& d' ]2 v　　与时俱进
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! W* N* v5 q; o* a5 X　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

! j% I. I) ^# U3 L. g, d2 k　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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3 T7 \5 f+ n7 G  P; t" R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 P( F6 g2 B% B/ d  z8 X% J' h　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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# |+ x. ^2 Q) r; T/ A　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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) [. \5 e, q; t, {  A　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　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

  \4 G* }, \) Y1 W4 I# y7 d- T　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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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0 n9 g; y, X3 [7 I% l　　A promise is a promise.

; I3 V9 T" ^8 J" ^: S* `　　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

. i8 j. q5 \$ y7 z　　become debt-ridden
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  k+ ~& L9 \. c0 p; j　　纸上谈兵
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3 ]" Q% H7 s+ G6 q　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) I1 E5 u! J0 g" R　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

6 i4 J& a! q( I* h　　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。