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
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0 ^4 f3 s6 I$ v6 v. T9 u　　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.

8 d" V- s% V' D8 N, j2 b　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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* `; ~+ _8 [+ x5 `9 c$ y3 @　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 n/ N% l( I7 S- h　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

7 b& A$ W& v8 M( \% S+ c6 U: f; v# \　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" a4 Y# Z3 A' h, }) M- E　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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% g2 E; Y1 c9 C6 b8 R2 e  t3 z' |　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　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
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　　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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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* k, s( H0 ^7 U  ^) V. B2 Y　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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/ x3 w! d! l9 v# s: Z  v3 p! j　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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3 Z: H+ b3 v9 X2 |, z/ s% v. X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 I- ^0 ~& u. y6 s6 n　　Bad news travels fast.
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' b' z! {( ?3 \1 D　　和气生财
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8 U& i2 R& a2 H+ b5 T/ U　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 {8 }6 i, d( \' S5 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, V* z& @' p2 ?  z1 S: M/ p　　活到老学到老

　　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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0 @* Z. s+ Y+ i' y7 m0 o　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 p* t6 S. c" c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

( T' b4 ?& T3 m3 e" s4 `4 H3 ]　　Treasures fill the home.
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" s4 j& V( Y3 K/ i- S5 L　　脚踏实地

4 L: r, ~5 R. X$ \( R3 g0 I　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

% [+ ?. o; W* Q. o) T9 _3 P　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  Z0 T* i- }( B9 ?( a+ w　　君子之交淡如水

/ p# v5 e/ U+ t, f! s0 U% ]. D3 f　　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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　　礼尚往来
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8 P- z) }! B( j, x& M0 f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 ~! I3 ^4 b6 f/ F　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ q- ]% k# S/ y/ N　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

0 G- m, `7 F* K3 c* g　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ H' A! k6 |5 X" z　　茅塞顿开
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2 c/ O7 f/ f8 D$ V0 P- [: R　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" h0 H1 h; s5 N- V/ n　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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5 O' d  q$ ~* a　　弄巧成拙
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& X1 B5 m0 m$ ^4 u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: w4 }) `* x- R2 k　　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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4 C& G% V0 }1 z& @( m　　抛砖引玉

8 s! H% `7 \  a3 L2 f: D$ b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* K* [5 l' }" |　　破釜沉舟

6 a5 M. R# v' s1 [0 p# T$ T* u　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% T, ?" L& W* ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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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, m0 c8 w+ X6 C" z) J/ _# ~7 j1 c1 C　　前事不忘，后事之师

) ?" P$ r# U4 n# J8 G1 K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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2 P& C+ D- E3 {3 B& d　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" v, ^( y- ]7 \1 ~, F. I+ w, _　　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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7 h* u5 |3 a5 Z9 X- B$ q, M+ Q　　瑞雪兆丰年

  ?# X. k; p1 u8 Z; Z1 T& ~1 k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# V7 b& n. j. K, x  N9 Q　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- k+ u* a# _* L, Q4 m) S7 F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* S+ k  l9 X4 ^5 O7 z- p　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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; x+ n8 X# V: r　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( H  K4 Y1 e" v: {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- f' o  _% ~! d: k　　a blessing in disguise;

& o, H. l0 ~+ W/ `, T: s9 Y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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+ E0 J% w* m; A6 e) F: e' f　　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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5 |! S. `1 V4 ], i! ?　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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* ^5 P8 k: b: _8 w1 M$ e　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 X% P8 s% }; }. Q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 e( I4 P! K- I/ ^- C9 ?7 o5 z　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 ]# X5 z7 C* i! e　　说曹操，曹操到

1 }) v2 c$ j+ o& W' o+ _, W" a　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　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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: f# o. ]& Q& @5 s" b  G4 }0 s% u  f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 [3 ?; U* N; G% P　　韬光养晦
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# {: N1 P/ L4 P# [4 J/ E- Z# }7 O. a: \　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

4 @" }) p3 Y4 d8 ]　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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6 T$ ?9 y$ F! T: i8 {! L/ s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 w. `4 C# |$ k, D$ J; g( ]8 G　　团结就是力量
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( B; t9 |, j% i, p　　Unity is strength.

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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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7 c# e) ]/ e, H; C) a/ e* w( s0 v　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; v  K$ J( D  e　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! \: s6 J+ w2 N　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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% Z/ k3 ?& A+ a6 |+ B5 G1 g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( v! c+ W" B4 T  J' |# M+ u　　无风不起浪

　　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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% T7 o) }6 `9 B9 m　　新官上任三把火

' D' y# G% a& {! z( Q/ b　　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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　　心想事成

# ^/ T6 |. O. d5 c) Y　　May all your wish come true
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) [* n0 ^- y/ ~: S　　心照不宣
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$ F+ p8 N9 k* u& x" f　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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5 Y* T- |3 j5 W* Z) O2 |4 ^# o　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

) X$ @* {  S3 {! V　　The best defense is offense.
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& e, i: h0 X( ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　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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3 T( o; m5 E/ z) t5 i　　循序渐进
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: x/ S8 S& g7 y% ~# E　　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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9 K1 L" L) {4 f8 f$ b　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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  [# L' [! b* E. I8 a) Y　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 n: `2 e7 i- t2 D% V8 v) s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 d6 B7 Y. L* f+ P8 {( P　　有识之士
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" [! [% S4 _/ \/ }! V　　a man of insight83
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/ P- e" z$ t; L, o7 E2 d　　有勇无谋
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) v! F+ @) g* o4 A7 C　　bold but not crafty84

/ |$ m. j1 c$ B+ P" \, L1 y7 `; n　　有缘千里来相会

2 f* ~* ~3 o( x/ V9 A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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" u/ A) t2 I9 w& N$ E　　以人为本
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" D1 s; T9 h4 [/ Z& @. v　　people-oriented

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% L" u  |# S" f7 B　　因材施教

8 Z5 I& o% |- G0 H　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  ?7 i" A$ c' S* P3 E5 \　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! D8 T: d6 H3 O% g　　欲速则不达

9 n9 H$ w  \4 q. ^1 e% V" L+ V# t　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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" S. D+ v8 E" d/ c　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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

: W) F" B: g- {　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* w1 Z& G+ k3 e6 x( y　　一言既出，驷马难追
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/ B: @1 I  z- D* x; a" w　　A promise is a promise.
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2 Q8 D3 ]3 i( `1 X4 O　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

% v  B% E1 |3 a4 w　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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! K' y# y+ ?+ b5 g　　target of public criticism

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0 d9 q4 S9 _* q. X4 ^. U　　纸包不住火

& d/ R% D6 K4 a, A# m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- F7 a% W: {* ?. c& X1 ]' H　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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! D% ]2 }- [9 w4 ?: q　　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。