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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  M/ E+ t, i- a; ]2 E8 c7 ~# s　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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5 j" ~3 T4 ~& d. ~& a  _" v$ E　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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3 k# m% {/ ?* _+ @　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, ~9 k. x" ?. P" `　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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: z* M3 W6 v. o/ n* l　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# C* ~+ @; y+ l6 d& |4 }& E+ P1 D5 o　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 F7 k" p0 i5 N! ?: k* L$ R　　大事化小，小事化了

; X9 O) b9 I- P. b　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  d6 m9 O! ~9 H% n/ ^  @　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 v$ j( t' `4 g& N# |# U& t  {　　过犹不及
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' k/ y9 S5 X) g& e4 L　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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: C7 {, o- b8 Z: b5 [% ?　　too much is as bad as too little

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2 i6 @. T+ e! ?4 n5 v" y& c　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) q9 K0 z3 }9 w. Z0 C: q2 ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

* M( g8 x# c1 E. [- K( D5 L4 Y　　harmony brings wealth;
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& T, a/ m& E5 i$ n　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

' d* y( }- `4 D! f* @# {+ k　　never too old to learn
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& G, K4 C8 a8 H, I4 d  I　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　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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: R4 N0 W+ ~! C% `3 V　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　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

% w) R7 P) p* R" @- a% T2 u　　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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& H, ^& f" M8 H( ]3 m' m　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　名利双收

& b8 G' C( z/ z: a; R3 T　　gain both fame and wealth

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, x; n7 _/ m8 x2 t! l: D+ B　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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: S; c1 {2 {# p% k　　没有规矩，不成方圆

4 N; a9 r7 n. r' M$ |　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: S" E. \/ f: ^2 V' H　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' f7 k+ C$ t6 g, s8 W; h　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 k% r/ |2 ^9 F# B　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

1 z" H- V; Y8 e$ N2 L. _; W) J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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# r7 l" j" w) F3 ^: v$ n- h- k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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; _. U1 J8 x6 _( f$ D3 C- R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' ^- g+ ]8 d2 t( f0 p% k　　破釜沉舟
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# f, \$ n' w0 t# C$ L* ~' l& C　　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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# a; ?. |) x. R　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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0 \' ?! p1 h( J+ T　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 v5 x% s2 \4 \3 L　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, q' ~* z. N* u& C/ u　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% z7 m" @# B; N  |　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. K) ~9 D# i/ X; Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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" L: [! }+ r* ^　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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! g: S$ q+ U; o2 }- W4 H* G　　人逢喜事精神爽
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. ]. b# b' {+ x4 P2 D& f* N. i　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

+ ]( F7 s* U% Z0 O# ~3 J3 S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! ^) G9 r* i; z: Z2 C2 V. G3 l　　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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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' g6 Q& `' U1 X, l; {9 k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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! g' c1 u& O$ F, }  D$ ?0 W; Y　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) s( r4 r/ [8 A, u7 N  |+ z: b　　三十而立

- i# t. r' _. t1 J: d　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 [% b6 X6 W; t( V" l: A- U　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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% u# }' X4 v2 Y( r　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 g4 Q! n1 d4 Y* b% i　　说曹操，曹操到

4 R- q8 V5 u% \2 I5 r% I' Z* I　　speak of the devil

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" ?& v% u' Y4 J! |  E5 \8 A　　实话实说

) Z+ F( E9 ?/ E0 u8 k0 w　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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$ w$ d; o" t. P4 j, Z/ P4 B　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 q7 ~$ ]) R9 F4 a　　韬光养晦

; Q! e8 O% s6 z9 E# c5 H# W　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 s( o0 j1 [$ y( \* P; r8 G　　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
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

+ {* Q6 U) T3 F) }6 M8 f　　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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% z0 H6 U0 y0 ?( u8 F　　歪风邪气

$ t% |5 x' Y$ n2 ~. `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 ]' I# D  `- L2 K% q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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( o+ e$ v( q$ A1 x% j- Y7 ~　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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& r0 T( D  H& G% F/ f6 c) i7 @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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4 @3 Z1 V' K+ S* i& a$ Q　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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! f/ X; X: }0 l% N- q' a　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! D% a+ M: X, ]& G2 e% P- Z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

2 C# j- X/ [# N9 p* a# H　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　心想事成

8 i3 F' w: t& E　　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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　　先入为主
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1 T$ i$ z5 r, B$ p0 A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# p/ [/ f  ]9 B0 i. c2 v7 X　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 a0 H' k5 e9 j0 j　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ j. T0 X- a% B: f6 h　　ants on a hot pan
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& [: L! c, o. b0 w　　现身说法

　　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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. a# e- L( O3 q- U　　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

* w: |  a; S+ j3 k. P% g- z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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: ^0 t9 D* t  l5 i　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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7 c) b- Q8 f" i/ f0 @　　有缘千里来相会

' _, h- l" a% g: `　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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& F* `8 |' K7 l) z' g　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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; l7 Q2 U' L; ^　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# Z& b8 E. Z% V. m; Q2 a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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1 P9 T; E4 \/ V8 k  P; J　　Haste makes waste.
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2 ^$ [. @$ E3 G# ?$ L　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　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

8 P, X' ~6 z% H$ m　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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. L) f6 l! K! a+ }7 V9 o　　债台高筑
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1 m* J/ W1 K5 t1 H( v' K　　become debt-ridden

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  q4 Z/ T, R; V  n　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98

: A- r% b- ~8 n! v( x　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 A! `2 m  I7 J4 {　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。