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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- ?! g) k1 d# U　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ g, |) A' B, W" x　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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: |( d4 ^) z; E6 K  h0 k　　笨鸟先飞
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9 g. z$ u+ D. `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 Q. x; ^0 G: y$ [  W　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 c  h" @" u. J9 Q  L　　不打不成交
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* d+ N+ w# I: j2 }2 \2 ]% r- g/ i　　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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. a  ]/ @& p& r　　辞旧迎新

2 O$ w' G  D: k! c+ M& ]　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

( C) |  u( p: Q' U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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5 n4 [5 |  P6 }% O5 ~　　大开眼界
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- [: s- ?9 p3 a* G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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* e0 N- w5 t. W　　国泰民安

) [' ?9 T  M% {: [4 S  s0 K: \: `　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　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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! K8 Y; v+ G" Q$ @' m- b$ B　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" L4 e$ {) Z- N' u; e6 h　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 B/ [6 Y0 U8 S, F5 ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 v; V5 ?+ q; E- m6 j　　和气生财
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# q8 p1 F5 ~% H3 Q6 F  X& c　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 R& I! J: D! @8 i/ |　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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' R) M$ z7 k4 l9 x# O　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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( X: `/ D' i2 K0 ^2 Q6 s8 {　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

$ X! w  a: r' y# G9 `9 }0 i　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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9 d% n! I/ n; R. Y1 u　　be down-to-earth

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" ~; f! ^5 y! j' \$ w- U　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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1 }6 v, A0 O2 O2 p' e9 d! E　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 e/ {+ ^7 ?$ {' f1 G& K. Z3 _- ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( W4 s' ^$ m; m+ v$ a4 Z" y5 R　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

5 p4 D* p9 k$ t- U　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 f0 d* Q; h. m& r　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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, r9 E9 F! L  i  D; V' }: w+ Q　　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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8 n* B2 X; `' f　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ }8 r1 j6 E$ {# D3 Z  A# T* v　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 L4 t6 B3 r) h! A1 u　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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* O' d% y$ q! O- u　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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9 p3 E' b( O* {1 l　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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7 N! Y6 I' b9 O) W' a8 t; z　　抛砖引玉
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. _, h& A- @4 T3 `　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 L6 f0 w$ o& x　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

7 P  w& K; @& u8 h) J6 j　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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" ~  V; L. G' c1 |$ ^$ x! u　　前事不忘，后事之师

' B$ H+ r& u* s# |+ o; m　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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( {* ?" k, [1 a; c　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 z0 Z8 Q) m) F1 Z6 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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# J' }3 S9 i! T- N7 F* h: [　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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

' l/ U+ [  A; k/ q& g$ k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- l  c. P; @% B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& a" ]1 v: h, I5 m　　a blessing in disguise;

. n. _8 l9 n$ e$ b* G) J% B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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2 B* m/ `+ F6 c　　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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　　水涨船高

; g6 D8 Y* f  m& Z( r1 t  _1 Z4 {1 y' g　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 `( D0 }$ z- F' C6 [+ K( q　　时不我待
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$ e# T+ \0 F! |' w: S　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 }# I1 ?3 S' R0 x+ X! d4 k　　实事求是
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( V% J8 Y) K- F) w7 [　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

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  |2 p3 h; I: _$ G* p　　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

3 f. o/ S4 e- u0 i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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' `& P/ d3 |! D* K: f　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

" |. x) |4 }$ U- F3 k: A% w　　天有不测风云

3 r6 d' L2 p6 u: g6 e+ T: ?5 m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

% _; V! }) w( K, A7 q( N2 y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　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
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- z* @: f* J& s$ S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. P8 H: `" l/ u- y　　无风不起浪
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+ I8 L1 X& [, O: r4 D, l8 X+ Z2 v" @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 k- ~( l8 m/ i& K8 k" @　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  w$ ]3 E) t: }　　新官上任三把火
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& g' T7 r1 l" D7 V* x　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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" ^3 e$ n0 w- y* d8 g1 C　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

. T9 a& ~9 j1 j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 S: c) |* G5 R2 r　　先下手为强
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5 P& V8 }3 z/ {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% B, z/ l' w3 m2 j. T　　The best defense is offense.
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1 P! W: \+ q/ K% j　　热锅上的蚂蚁

' T2 L9 k# w0 B) d6 N. Y　　ants on a hot pan

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  q) y9 x! C* `4 y+ u, g8 D　　现身说法

" b6 f4 H- B, p2 T5 _　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 Q/ n% W3 R, n# |. {　　循序渐进
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# g5 C# k' u  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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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　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
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ P& H7 h0 y2 H　　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
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; d2 D) |: q% P- v* t9 z8 J: U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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/ T  P, n( s; N7 D' i5 ~8 D5 \3 o　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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( O7 r+ M  L  O　　欲速则不达

. ]. i2 w) R- x1 C! j　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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# |6 r* P/ A& V* N9 `　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

6 I# p- |, p- Y　　Great minds think alike.
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) P: ]& C* x) e8 v$ r" t( U　　冤家宜解不宜结

) H: S6 Z( o/ k0 m4 U! y4 a; u　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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* y( o3 o8 m$ E( V3 _- s　　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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/ [* `- n8 u  p+ ?' z8 w　　一言既出，驷马难追
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. {: {7 K5 v& c: ~　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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% i/ ?6 F, `5 Q0 _: }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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4 W0 Q6 @8 ?1 _; i8 s4 p4 v9 H　　纸上谈兵

4 b7 |' @1 D! B0 J' e* Q( w　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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  Y2 L' ^/ e1 W' q( k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* ^" R# `  T& q　　左右为难

! K' Q! [8 j3 H; {# m! |+ k* g　　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。