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

* h4 O& C& d3 y7 P　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ _5 @. {4 o0 Q; ^1 a) T3 z　　百闻不如一见
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6 t: C" R/ o5 B# ]+ b! k' o/ ?　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ I/ H2 q/ v( ~/ a　　Seeing is believing.

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2 u9 v4 w- q$ T$ X' b/ c　　比上不足，比下有余
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) d) j- Q. W2 K" a7 L6 ?　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 j! g' B9 A% y/ N' ?* t　　笨鸟先飞

# m5 U, b  Z& H( g% C6 w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( C- a  D  T, B6 t  N3 |. b　　不遗余力
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# R( \8 S9 X" n8 y8 q2 A　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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/ p1 q! o5 a2 [( @7 @# f　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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0 ]  b1 `- [6 o5 F; f$ w9 L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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9 P  W. g: D8 p0 Q6 M* A　　大事化小，小事化了
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- v0 [8 x5 a, y0 f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) l) S/ [6 a. D7 {( }  I' {　　大开眼界

+ T5 Q( v9 r' P' o% T$ i& A, Y/ t　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

. X  _4 t$ D. A: s　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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3 O; ]' a  t& z/ a! O* V# ^3 q* c　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ d2 J! X1 E7 f6 d& l' O* f& R　　和气生财
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7 c% ?" r3 |4 I  Y8 j- B　　harmony brings wealth;
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; V% P+ S7 z' w4 o　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ v, g  V5 y3 t　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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: Q" h1 v, h+ ~/ l　　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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　　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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　　脚踏实地

1 i  I0 e3 G9 j3 Z0 M2 K$ z　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 W8 Y# b. }; R) N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ \* ]1 A- g8 Q; W# W% e　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 {! L  t7 d" I. `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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  \+ p: k# Y6 x' T4 O　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' p; i% ?( M1 F  c/ ]8 R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

8 o$ c9 N) O. Z8 [$ ~( W　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ P6 V' F, [: D; e' Z, [5 g5 j6 P　　弄巧成拙

; r* \3 {0 n  P% C9 I+ A　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) ]6 U3 W4 {( E8 T/ p0 ], t6 X　　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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　　抛砖引玉

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0 F" r- A! r6 S2 ^* Y/ {0 J9 k# B　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, z- B+ I9 M3 I5 u　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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# P3 k! ]/ [+ i　　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

, b* \3 e/ |5 V1 i　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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/ j; A2 O; k+ d6 N  N　　瑞雪兆丰年

! v1 e5 ]$ j8 y# D! W, j3 e　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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1 @& }* F/ \! z6 j5 g! M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 @$ u' f1 f$ K8 j# {　　世外桃源
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+ V' l) ~  f* |. M: u( t7 R* j* K% ?; F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% a; {& o* R- g  m; N# {# s' [7 |+ |　　人之初，性本善
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, T* Q0 r' F4 O; e( ~' j# g　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 Q% Y6 p0 {1 F! 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;
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5 f" ?% A! L4 ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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5 f; J# P; D  G3 o; E　　三十而立
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　　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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$ ]9 Y% b+ N8 f　　水涨船高
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0 @7 T6 @6 r  L& b7 K8 ?$ X) _. _　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ k& Y" w# R* d+ E+ O　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ T3 i7 S3 @8 S6 h　　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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6 I8 Z9 s! P1 g　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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* h3 z, o3 G3 G3 n1 i9 y　　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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4 g) ?' j4 z9 {2 E8 k7 u; A+ t. R　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 [. C2 o) \8 L' y) ]. `, h3 I　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( H! C8 z( }( k$ g2 G8 r　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 f3 i7 O" b0 t* E, E" e　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' T9 R6 _) ~0 S! F　　团结就是力量

- v9 }9 X7 P! v1 I, D　　Unity is strength.

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) i2 O8 _' I: o" W( v0 y- E　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 z% d$ K7 k! Q1 J* L3 n/ p　　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 k0 U; _0 n/ B% K* c$ E; f6 Y5 C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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0 d7 D) @* Q6 w# C6 k) X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ F7 T* N6 g. f　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 n- ]! f+ y6 `) k　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: r1 ?' X5 t) {1 ]　　唯利是图
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6 {7 y4 e( L# ]& s. O( u　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% i3 y& E5 N8 ^! m' C3 c　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- d  U; \8 x2 ~0 E) J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 \& J  Y1 i1 `　　蓄势待发

　　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
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& q- X+ R2 q9 a. G　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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" E7 R' N7 n' \* P　　先入为主
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% H0 X5 }6 y% T/ m2 U6 I6 r7 e　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 s4 V1 r( e" p' R5 P　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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0 t7 S: i9 x# w! ]9 |5 A. v+ a　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

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8 S5 S5 Q# a+ Q! ]# s　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" N# i3 e6 H7 n　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. U) x7 e& V: D　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

# _4 o+ r2 g# d  M( H　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 V7 O% J! b1 w4 X9 K! K　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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  v! g8 s* ^) S7 E+ w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* W# s3 m* i" y+ O: L# T　　与时俱进

0 F7 J) r1 I0 h　　keep pace with the times86
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( m, J2 w! k3 _　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 S/ M6 `" l* F4 z% f　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- p2 x+ E, t& V1 X4 }' R3 f　　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

6 q2 I3 c$ Q: Y7 y' Q　　Haste makes waste.
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! Z/ N" q5 J1 a- w+ s　　优胜劣汰
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( _& L7 A/ n. k9 p* }: o; k　　英雄所见略同
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/ i8 F, s% X4 U8 _　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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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* Y& f3 _* W$ {% g: o( f　　A promise is a promise.

* @5 e  O1 Y3 P& `! m+ H( H5 L　　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

: k6 H& V6 Q! z  o　　become debt-ridden

7 `* \* p3 q6 }2 i9 D8 E9 A0 ?　　97
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

* A  N. E' e5 v0 u; t1 Q　　be an armchair strategist
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4 r/ U" N$ a! X( T& B　　99
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% D9 y) Q8 k! s　　纸包不住火

3 m) k- B. z9 w" X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

: C( B7 L' W* f. f8 `' t　　100
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+ ^8 E2 d: V! z7 y, v　　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。