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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8 _) Z. r3 G' h  I6 D; N/ x　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 H& r# j6 f  E# l: |) T8 x　　Seeing is believing.
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7 Z. \  O+ `/ Q& v　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* Q7 v) l  n: I+ T　　笨鸟先飞

' [# C* T. B5 ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

1 M, H7 _4 ^% j( z4 n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 d: J, S' U( @5 W1 ^7 r2 D7 F　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

; j/ F+ `$ V3 Q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 l6 Y. v7 N7 K  c6 u2 R& g, I　　大事化小，小事化了

" p9 U9 b& e& G9 U/ G　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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' b" a# R% Q) f% k' m/ z; |+ N　　大开眼界

* e7 @7 t% @1 O6 V/ v' l( n$ U　　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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/ d6 o) a6 B9 r) H) E) F　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 C& E# _4 m! h+ S+ _0 ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

' M- ]% A( v, X: _- t　　Bad news travels fast.
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. a# x: [% j2 Z; S4 N( p　　和气生财

) r8 K3 O; y  m: J7 r　　harmony brings wealth;

, E' {# b' c  l/ u" w; \# P　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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/ n% `2 M1 y# N7 m) R5 U! |# H　　never too old to learn
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+ W: b8 r8 A4 ^7 \　　既往不咎

  b' r! \) f) L　　let bygones be bygones
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5 ]6 i. t8 c- q/ Z; Z1 H+ ~　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 P4 G0 j5 ]- w/ y; M! H  v　　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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7 \9 J) F% k0 b! R! }" y# c　　脚踏实地

　　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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2 D! ^" z* Z; C% p3 G　　君子之交淡如水

1 o6 ^% t8 r9 B5 ?8 l6 b+ W　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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( ?, B) r+ k: T6 k& C　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 ]4 u; ?8 I% S) w" `+ N2 R+ E, k　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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$ [% C3 h7 _9 e9 q5 [2 P! |　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 k6 ], [" F. P+ D6 ]4 m3 ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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3 g$ j" ?4 q: a　　名利双收
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　　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

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- x3 U- G/ ^' N　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ E7 {/ v- S6 y  q, S0 G* @　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  U: F3 m$ n; D, y4 S& P　　弄巧成拙

* c- J/ g" j6 j. N　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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: U- Y3 Z  x$ n  u$ Z2 n2 _　　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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" b, G+ n8 ]/ V: ]　　抛砖引玉

/ l4 ]9 b! T9 w( R0 t" V) D　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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+ c8 P% X* k3 M; q$ U; x' a/ g　　破釜沉舟

! M: ^0 @$ X/ d5 z1 E8 ]$ D/ n& A　　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

  ^. T8 k8 n/ V8 u　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 h6 A! \4 j8 O. w　　巧妇难为无米之炊

# F- f/ o8 X: u1 |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* d$ Q# N4 a6 A9 {　　千里之行始于足下
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: L+ j0 q& r- o7 ^6 t　　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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- J: D! C& s* c; A1 ^# n　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

" e  |- y# O$ P+ n# q( c: X! I3 t　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ g$ ~0 Q- n, r4 @/ n1 A　　人逢喜事精神爽
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/ w" R- ^, ]7 _/ ^' L+ v　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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) ?2 A# ?6 W2 f  `6 F0 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: {8 J4 @- R# A. X. ^　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 ]% j, F2 D# i; ~8 _% N2 G　　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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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- |# s) \# I6 Z$ b9 L# t　　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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' {+ Z; @5 w$ I' i　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 V1 ~6 p; l" Y  z1 r( S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 x2 T& L3 Z! C/ L　　三十而立
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, W  V, V8 n" ^9 k1 ]* 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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- [4 l$ ?: K7 {& A, r7 O% q　　水涨船高

9 ]9 P8 i* e0 J1 x　　A ship rises with the tide
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* |5 v& A' j  X: p7 W2 P. ?　　时不我待

4 \* _' n: F; i; R　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

& r) N) Q4 l1 m/ x3 k  T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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- N6 O) b* F) ^) w* r　　实事求是
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0 V5 m% }9 M# @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

  R9 c4 R, N- t　　speak of the devil

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" P6 f- L, Q2 d8 `) T# |　　实话实说

$ Z4 [5 v+ M% R! H　　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

) W/ ?! A% o, [+ r& K+ k7 v5 L3 t　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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% `( ]2 z# A$ k: p4 z$ d( M% J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. A' F  H. {" c) Y　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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0 }) U/ u2 z8 g& N/ N8 ?3 v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

' J5 T( y$ i, @3 i9 }　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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' r  ]/ f( i" n' s/ y$ x　　歪风邪气

6 Z9 g1 Q8 j6 E/ K8 S2 g5 J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; `( p7 `. v# [1 g　　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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1 v$ K+ g) \" |  \  N) t　　唯利是图

　　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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5 J# L) I7 r( b7 ^6 Z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! V% b$ e2 Z! A6 j　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* ~$ l9 K* }) v6 E* g　　新官上任三把火
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3 L- z1 {; U# S  @  h7 Q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

! x$ E' I7 y  k　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" z; x, e2 g+ G1 q1 _8 K　　May all your wish come true

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8 _+ R  \6 ~/ B5 J1 U9 U& r" x　　心照不宣
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' q: C! q5 ]" A. S　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& p5 m; r3 N% \6 h( V# z; h' O　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

8 Z5 G2 r1 |$ d1 T& u7 i　　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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, H: g2 X. |5 V& M4 @　　循序渐进

+ |2 Z9 ?4 R# D0 S; j0 Q　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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! \" N6 w4 q. X8 O　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达

5 {* N$ P& t& @$ m7 E　　Haste makes waste.

6 |8 j# }7 Y0 L( N! u. Y　　More haste, less speed.

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7 _4 ^$ ]' D* B7 P, r1 b: h( G　　优胜劣汰
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9 z8 U+ [' G' M7 C5 e% S+ O　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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% b/ l/ `: Z  @# y, U/ O+ q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 }( I% W2 _( F6 w6 W7 C3 H9 o　　冤假错案
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- K/ ?! o" k( z" S/ d% B7 y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 Z2 n, e! C+ Z' b: c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

, p+ \/ z4 C) K- O+ P7 C7 g% [　　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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7 t$ R6 K! m% z- Z, V　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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8 S5 |  O8 b6 Y2 H' M5 w/ d! j　　target of public criticism

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) Z+ V$ R- F1 D. o7 o; w　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

. L6 N* b: D0 i1 S0 e! ?　　100
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　　左右为难

4 ~9 ~/ |$ K; L* \4 X+ R　　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。