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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0 o1 Z- G6 Q: }! ^0 N3 x& C4 d　　爱屋及乌
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7 W! c$ E+ D' D! j$ x( D　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  c* s8 N$ T9 R3 q+ D　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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" I& v6 W7 y2 C& Q" {% h& }5 q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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. ^6 N  b" ~: P, z' P' g　　笨鸟先飞
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2 c% ~; R, r6 G3 _4 v3 g　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, ^4 [- z& m  _- `. B, {$ J& |; T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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: D5 P4 x2 i+ o& b" W  I. D! N0 k　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 k: s1 g# M7 ^! C8 z+ M2 ^# ^1 z8 ~　　辞旧迎新

+ o3 N/ {( A7 L# q  B　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 k7 S0 W! m' l9 y" q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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% l# @" m1 b8 t0 U; g& a　　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;
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) B1 I& M5 I, y$ \0 N　　too much is as bad as too little

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! g, E+ t& A' _% p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' n( d7 |- f; o  h- Q$ l* J　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 ^: i4 J! P# _$ ^* O　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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6 q6 v% V8 k/ P- ~/ ^　　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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5 j! H& |0 C8 m% N! y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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" ?7 l' i9 S: X: J) Q- P4 s　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

& `2 [2 P0 N7 c# W4 {, x) q　　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

& [7 U6 q4 J" [) ?$ ?" L; h　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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; w0 I' K6 M% r- D0 g　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 }. O+ G, z* z# K8 z8 p. J　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' k+ d, ]; X$ c3 c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 p2 c9 b/ Q" E　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　名利双收

+ U( B( a8 n0 B  ]5 A9 y　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) c/ O) W0 K9 H3 l8 }3 s3 \　　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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0 @  f5 h4 a: C# }; y　　谋事在人，成事在天

" k! j. _- k, l. Z  y9 U* G) {3 s　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 R* @2 O  g7 L4 Q" J; l! q　　弄巧成拙
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' e; k' l0 S5 ]  x$ r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 N: |( q- s& W* ]　　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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, G' r, S. ~2 R1 H  j　　抛砖引玉

# B" O4 x8 ~* F$ l　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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7 f2 u6 X. F2 _% |　　破釜沉舟
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4 C; n- Q1 d1 U8 r5 S; K5 @) d0 D　　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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- m8 [. t) I# z& a: t　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 L+ a! f/ P  y5 H: w　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

2 R: t2 R3 G8 l) u- ?: p　　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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- `/ c, s1 l) {( j: P" d: c0 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎

6 _8 n6 ~# z; D7 D4 ^　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

( e$ r( G7 C- I& k, K7 Y9 a! P　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& I/ Z. x/ y: ?) [　　人逢喜事精神爽

- ^8 K" c; |8 \. ^5 k8 q　　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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1 V6 T; ]5 {& E- @) r! g# V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% ^# w  Q8 s: ~5 j# p* z　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; L) k: b% A0 T3 k' `, c　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 b/ y5 E8 Z* Y$ o! L0 J, L　　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;

! {/ ?/ o# H/ G& h2 _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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& l7 z4 E8 D+ `# D5 ^　　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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) N) e1 H4 |& ?, q. Z2 q% @; w　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 O/ E9 @2 \' S( n+ u, {　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

! K- N0 @/ e' T2 N* {/ A　　speak of the devil
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* `. O* o6 `0 ?* Z) x　　实话实说

* Y; |- h: \. V$ z* v1 a) s　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 c0 U& s1 @' }% ^: b& `1 U　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

- x& Q- b. q; h, Y$ t　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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) n/ D) c' {% V+ {% J　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) c5 L# Z/ l! k) }% K8 v　　团结就是力量

4 u# S8 T& }# W' b2 y! [　　Unity is strength.
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1 {* k5 \. S! h! w9 @1 V　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' B5 N9 v( e) X# M$ b1 X1 d　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% z) S8 D* T' h* [9 ?9 D2 z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( Z, M9 D" m7 C$ {7 S　　徇私枉法

6 w3 m- T3 A1 [3 }1 V; Z' P' I  f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

! {4 c! v/ I! L, H' ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) a2 x! z4 A( c; `# q/ q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- X( E7 |6 F2 Z* O　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

2 i% [6 y  u2 b1 |( a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& J+ v( k$ j: s3 d3 c　　The best defense is offense.
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2 J' m( C& ?8 `2 s　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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6 o  l& t! i' {5 j# m　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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/ G* k" D+ @5 V: ~2 y$ X" z　　息事宁人

1 @. K8 D3 q/ U7 r: Z/ M- e( |　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" E# r8 ?2 Y& g7 y　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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+ O5 `- X( B; O" Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# w( y2 o  M# \, W2 W: x- j　　有识之士
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) A7 e* ^6 W2 [' k4 n　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

5 i5 t. J! a: W, e  c* {/ N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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' G3 r( B# L" E3 _& f　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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9 u. p& Y0 P" \$ \& t) {& Q　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' _. G( F9 h: E: e; a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 B5 N" E( N3 {$ D7 L8 j　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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3 x- k8 N1 ]% W9 U　　More haste, less speed.

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: I2 n  q7 ?6 X( n　　优胜劣汰

0 |% n4 N7 `. @2 `' d; R4 H+ Z& c　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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7 e- U" M. d8 ~$ [9 o$ k8 R" o　　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

8 d2 o, V/ ^7 L8 a　　A promise is a promise.

$ \# }# J* S8 _3 q. K; y% K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 [5 E6 L1 g! R. ?* @. U　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* B: J! G2 }' j9 w& X$ K　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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6 F5 r; F% D$ v　　众矢之的
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( v% w& m0 D7 @5 N4 Q0 |/ u　　target of public criticism

6 K7 p9 ^8 H/ o# T　　98

( A+ m4 n( l9 h8 n) A8 Y　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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6 A7 N' _% c/ ]: f　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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4 \- ]: C. W5 Z* I4 {　　左右为难
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) a. Z! l. Z9 P& P　　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。