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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

+ D8 j# v0 U; z! s　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

" I+ G1 T# Z1 e5 n0 d8 v3 F  `8 r　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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, S0 m8 m& l& J9 d9 \- S) t$ P　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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7 D- r5 _, I6 V; X1 N　　不遗余力

+ R' O3 i8 V% g0 y8 ]3 E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( {/ e2 D. Q5 k/ V, j: f+ C& ^  R1 N　　不打不成交
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5 @; `3 P  |8 N9 A( d　　拆东墙补西墙
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& @0 c, F9 s% S) W: d. {. N1 l+ `　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* E) b) B2 _3 c4 m　　辞旧迎新

　　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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* h3 z) `0 \1 r- D　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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* h  u) x4 V# t2 x; z　　国泰民安
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! k0 j, T/ H( h2 O* H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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# W5 N+ |; S3 N! G* f, c　　过犹不及
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% ^" n( v- ~' o. _. |& e' G　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

2 N/ D. B, T% c1 |　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 O; \+ j) n% ^4 G8 z) x　　活到老学到老
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: C/ f5 Z+ S- }# M! l9 a, z! r　　never too old to learn

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, L) U$ f) h* W8 H1 i! U　　既往不咎

4 D) Q& O, q8 S: o) o9 R5 X　　let bygones be bygones
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9 Z7 T- T+ i9 C& a　　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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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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! ]9 r6 m* ^2 K3 G  W+ e7 T# f$ d1 [　　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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4 w4 ~0 Y; P$ u3 X. R　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* k" c$ i, J$ a( Y, S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* p  p# P1 _5 ?& K* y2 @- `　　cut and dried; cliché

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  t/ e) J; H. ?% m　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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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1 z6 f$ P) ]9 C0 A% U2 t! Z; b　　名利双收

8 d: P- l/ E' x$ Z, c% L　　gain both fame and wealth
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: U+ O& |% [$ L; _. C　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 t; F$ K: r3 k& A2 @　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- Y  x7 W( ?) L0 o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 {3 x5 T0 R& v6 ?# A　　谋事在人，成事在天

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& B" [, W( ~, y　　弄巧成拙
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- ~9 A$ b1 T* J5 P5 [3 L6 i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 a' v) n. Q/ f) s! w/ Y7 l　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 @6 ]9 y: \. @( v. w　　抛砖引玉
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0 S1 `. l1 L: y1 K　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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: }; S8 v3 K4 r　　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

( C! O. B: X0 _) l4 H+ M$ l　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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* d4 p7 N$ G" X; d3 I( j　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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- ~" _2 t1 S! l/ v2 L　　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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　　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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7 ]9 ], x. V1 p" B* F　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 i9 B$ J4 j+ i6 p0 ?$ o　　强龙难压地头蛇
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  |) p2 w2 A8 ?6 Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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6 r# I2 H0 Z+ s4 |' m+ d) d- C　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 d  ^, [% q2 ^( |　　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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) E' h4 o3 P2 W* I9 z9 g4 ]) c$ ]　　世外桃源

3 L, G! p9 w* @- c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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$ u( F/ b4 N' F7 C  X　　Humans are born good.
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: H6 E3 N8 j6 f' A8 ^" V5 j0 u　　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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; ^% n* ^8 _: @3 n7 r# f, ^　　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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　　三十而立

% q( Y% V" F# w　　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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$ E# u2 f5 N  B6 m9 E4 u　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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& L* e1 z& L! [7 D* [; j, l2 V　　时不我待

& i/ q" `2 B6 T; Z: o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. D" N/ w6 O% m, H5 Y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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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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, N* n' z* u1 b1 m　　说曹操，曹操到

3 X& T. f4 p. r) {* i3 E, O　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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+ g+ v  {$ h3 L+ F" S; G　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　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
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　　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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5 y& ^9 _: o2 [9 {& Q9 c) X　　歪风邪气
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1 N4 @$ A5 {9 a6 @( c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 _3 X5 H3 Z8 ~5 o　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% o3 A  |. ~1 E, j( W" q  O1 W4 F　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

9 u4 A+ ?! \( K5 U2 E　　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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" H/ W  U' [1 l' F. I& a5 ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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' B$ Q" t& o! U1 d0 i　　无风不起浪
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　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ Y4 n) }' f( ~, i　　蓄势待发
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5 m7 b. x! M0 B  M; T3 u( j8 A5 P　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

, k3 @2 ^9 ^6 p3 k7 C- ?9 k　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

, E2 X- B7 I* ]9 y' R; e1 M8 ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! K5 c1 T" L" M; q  y3 l　　先下手为强
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  c3 U- Z6 }8 L7 ?1 X8 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

- W& x' F% t, D1 b　　The best defense is offense.
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" R6 ]7 E1 e' a* z2 m　　热锅上的蚂蚁

7 v6 _  N$ ]" y　　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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: o# ?' I1 Q! h5 o" Z, X　　息事宁人

4 V% o( \5 Q/ `$ r3 b, p* p　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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2 x% ]4 N7 {2 R7 o. c8 B　　循序渐进

. I5 x: |! J0 a. G# h0 k) R" `" w　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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( B  j( k: X' _, A+ G　　有情人终成眷属
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) {" c$ I: j3 f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

8 q" H3 }6 p/ k' k, {　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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9 m! T8 E* Q+ n% e) X) k- ~: m　　有勇无谋
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6 n9 c/ {& S: @, [' L, M1 @* _) t　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

1 _5 A/ u, h' }( O* r, r3 t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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% M2 X* o4 q) I8 }: c7 W6 ?　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

, {& h8 B2 u6 v" c/ E　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' [$ ]3 \, V6 d　　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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* b& Y' s3 [* p. V　　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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( H4 z* W' e2 B$ e3 o　　英雄所见略同

4 W# {2 [/ m# U, @　　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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　　冤假错案

* v5 P/ f8 a; \5 g( D3 ~, C6 N* o　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, L* I. V4 D2 k4 e1 H! H　　一言既出，驷马难追

% V* ]0 g- j% }# A$ ]3 r　　A promise is a promise.
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7 Y! R8 t4 }+ J　　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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5 \8 o0 D, Z  g& w- u6 z　　债台高筑

0 R; o( E& _2 D　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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) X  v# x: \9 o" W　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

; p( X' g. u1 v# v8 s　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 T! G$ P. L* E. ~# f4 O$ \1 [　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) `; M% [0 V* S6 u5 \  T. U　　左右为难

- W  F/ n' ^% y　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。