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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& k: a- H, D1 B0 d6 }　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

$ {# T$ x) v& q$ Z+ ~. t　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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% ^% e0 E' ~' G  Q5 |　　比上不足，比下有余

( A# m' X7 E2 w+ W- ?9 a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　不遗余力
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4 X0 p. }8 ^5 ?, d' {　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

/ a1 Y1 F- q! c7 n/ u, Y　　No discord, no concord.
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1 J$ ^0 A5 V! j7 K* z# t0 b　　拆东墙补西墙

+ m0 [7 ?- S3 v- i$ m1 \: u) h! C　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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1 J  V, m8 z8 g( M) n% `7 @4 F. y　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) K& t/ b/ t  W6 C8 Q+ O　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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' J& U$ F( b$ q  l) i4 ~7 v　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% I; Q: Z' w5 K. T7 U& e& m& [( X" v　　too much is as bad as too little

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( L# I, Y5 Q1 s, j　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ s  v3 f  `9 ~, s+ s" C) H　　once on shore, one prays no more
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& e5 v5 F/ q4 c, r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 i1 k7 ~3 i$ }' H+ p7 `& v% D　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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, f" e  W7 S# y% ?: }　　let bygones be bygones

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1 e3 M# J3 o) H0 U# M+ |, Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* b7 U$ v9 C& ?; |, C6 O6 C9 Q* a　　There are spots even on the sun.

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# c, R& m' R# L; ~+ _+ l　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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# T* L) E0 I* ~" b　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

0 [3 V- I- Y% m1 k) S　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 v5 v, a( ^. q" b　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& G! e2 T6 F# b. m# G- M+ I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 w0 H- \- t- c9 |　　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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) y( G+ q3 t/ ^5 g% }　　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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; w& d9 |- g- A; p: x) u  U6 h% V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

7 U- O  C$ }8 e3 ~; H3 I　　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

- M) R) e# H  W/ e2 R4 E& I　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 o4 b  M8 s9 g/ S4 |+ ^; A　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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$ X0 ~- M! D) T: Z$ Q) C　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; _" i% y+ m/ y' X1 [6 r　　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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, J5 k  x8 W$ K( j　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% N% O: x  t9 }9 C; o! e# W* x* r6 z' N　　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 ]* F& I, {; p+ P" D% ?3 ~) o# k　　前事不忘，后事之师

6 K' l0 j; j0 ^: h, h* J, g　　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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8 H, @' _  j$ e1 `- q, W　　强龙难压地头蛇
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3 c- H+ y' e+ ?7 i( P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

+ P/ d. p9 e/ V( L　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  P, I% Y" ]! H, x( _: d  j- J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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* _6 I2 x$ r) F! G/ E# j  ]　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( W' o  D# M) O7 B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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) x: m) s3 |1 S8 S9 B　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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& r0 T1 ?7 z$ }　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 m0 x. G/ \$ `# k; c3 m　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! ]8 J  J; G( D3 Y5 V8 B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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) g4 a1 f* m1 O8 P! k6 i* _9 O　　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
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3 W) I+ n8 @5 U. }5 f4 ]. L, t3 M　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ A& O' S; D$ \　　时不我待
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" o7 r" Q1 n. u$ D' G6 R# s3 ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 g8 L/ r9 F# E) T, r　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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( V' A# K; d% G) a) A( f% u　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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& n# r7 q; i6 _+ J　　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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- f' M1 Z! W- D　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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( r0 l7 ~( O* R6 D0 _　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; p# B# S8 ?5 G, P# `& B: \2 p* }　　韬光养晦
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) Q4 D; w+ L  |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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4 W/ n: m9 g  ]　　糖衣炮弹
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) a. X0 A) O1 q& D1 ^! |6 [+ v7 N　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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" y! B- H- \) v" o6 x1 p　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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; {: Z% N. E$ S　　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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5 }) Y. ^7 s; j, X8 V. ]　　歪风邪气

3 T( e9 E5 ?1 J5 i, _% C8 ]; C- }3 t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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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　　唯利是图

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

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* a' w4 a! J, K5 I- b) u+ n/ c* d8 F3 O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% k- D- W  t1 y. I　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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; |+ K3 A2 @" c; Z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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. g( C. E5 A- m4 m# [  H7 g% W  p$ p　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

. f3 ?+ V) i* Q　　May all your wish come true

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: E8 l3 H3 M# ]; U　　心照不宣

! w- w4 x  m" a( o4 Y　　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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$ G  R7 y' W; s* G+ h　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' {; R: @4 F; X4 r+ s　　The best defense is offense.

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* |4 K  g. I  h7 `* d  i9 D1 i) i　　热锅上的蚂蚁

" A7 R. B$ f" c5 w, q& v& {　　ants on a hot pan

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* V0 U  z& Q+ K1 a　　现身说法
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% E2 n+ U1 z, ]0 ?　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# ]8 a" T; {7 s0 d　　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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　　循序渐进

　　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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1 w9 {% Q( c" v1 y- L　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

8 s- [$ U" f4 Q% B　　有缘千里来相会

0 I7 @$ B. Z! X8 F/ q3 Z0 F: ]　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, k( X, ]" B& V- C8 f0 B　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

8 p3 u6 S0 r5 ?6 t% h" B7 z　　以人为本

5 u' X, W) s! T3 `, `　　people-oriented

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7 Q! Z1 L9 b1 v, ^! z" h　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达
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, {8 f! F  D8 J& z　　Haste makes waste.

( G3 O0 e: k! H) q　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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1 j( p" ^! e( n& P　　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
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7 |. ^/ N9 e7 k: @* q8 }2 _( |4 Y: s　　A promise is a promise.
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1 J! w+ z; t" `+ S　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

3 L6 h5 k. [- S6 z& i' S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 d1 s6 D) _0 B1 |! v- |  V% r　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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2 g5 c4 s/ |- I' H5 ]　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98

8 _; y6 B7 h5 g# Q% w4 F　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

( h  \1 K. l, ], T% g  j" J* @　　纸包不住火

8 S5 S0 Z/ ?6 E2 B; o# x6 A( w. `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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' w' T# T# @/ a% m+ X4 q+ V　　100

: v: b" ~$ A2 E5 {) ~' y0 u　　左右为难
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. v3 u8 C- q. n  N& F  N+ }& I　　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。