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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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5 O# d7 X7 l2 ]8 G( h　　百闻不如一见
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, c& F# s. B& b( t. G7 b" ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" A' Z- |' K9 ~8 l. C$ c　　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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) W4 W4 ~" J- B. z2 q　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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0 c4 I- J: ?' n3 c9 E9 {; S8 ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 `" d5 X. e# O+ c. R! v　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

$ Q8 A$ U3 o& L( ~7 d9 E　　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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6 E( U4 O  S0 z& K4 L　　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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; A% T) z8 ]1 U　　过犹不及
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( H1 e; |; F) x% @) O　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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& }- n: C9 I2 [( s; c6 O! R& S7 c　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 G5 V! U" t( `( @5 I" e9 b　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' Z. ^3 }4 k9 j* Q　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: U- o' ?  s9 d6 {) c  r　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

& g9 P. R8 Q1 ]. l! ~; U% P+ {) q　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

  k! o6 V$ b0 y/ R) ]　　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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* N0 K9 a4 L5 P; e　　脚踏实地
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. x* G0 u7 ]/ j( V1 e　　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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- ~: V2 X, M- Z; R' K　　君子之交淡如水

/ B! W, q7 X1 ]. `! Y6 E　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 [) x* B9 L1 I9 L3 H# ^1 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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

　　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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　　名利双收

6 J) B# V% Z( U, ]+ I　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

  h- n1 R3 @( ?9 D' ~: x3 w, t　　be suddenly enlightened

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( q7 B+ h% Q8 X! i% M0 T1 r% p! l　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& Y* s9 H+ j/ \( E1 c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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) r3 q1 l* F0 o* w! B　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; j% |1 _: g. V' 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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0 R% g% I/ L, a; Y7 o  A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' ?: [' Y- J) k　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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$ V0 }" M6 P3 [5 R7 q8 D　　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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, p) ~. q5 N; n- I- G; h5 {# Z　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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% n6 i1 w. Q1 m4 A% [1 n0 W; l8 t! [' i　　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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" |4 w5 c9 K; R& I: _6 ]9 x# I　　抢得先机
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- {# [+ V8 m% I1 t3 j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% a. F3 a$ D1 s! ~. y% U% d$ U. {　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

% `/ M  d9 D8 [/ ?4 L& E　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 C5 I6 i$ q. s  H　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ V- f% G: k( D1 [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　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

: C7 M- g7 k+ e; |/ w# \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 k( X9 W, F! h　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 R6 A8 g5 b$ F6 C/ R  N) e　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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

9 h) B& y: C0 n6 Z. f9 r　　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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　　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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　　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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: }( @! }+ n+ I; i" L( d1 }　　三十而立
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　　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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9 p5 g' i5 Q- k/ o　　水涨船高

* H9 ^; F5 Y& H% b- r# ~& |　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

- ]* B( _6 l6 ?0 J) y　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　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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3 o! u$ N  r  m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

+ Q9 p" O0 m1 l4 q0 e　　speak of the devil

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2 g! Z' g  Q- P- G+ Z1 Q　　实话实说

0 ]& j" D1 y# U9 m8 E1 O, ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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! r6 \& m  l% h: ^　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

- x. i2 q0 f- n- Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ t$ B3 b7 j& S# Y7 J　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

2 Y" i2 Z) T/ m　　天有不测风云

$ W; f6 W- T0 X  D: z, E5 ^: `" g　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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" w. ~# K5 k& c, A1 {　　Unity is strength.

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( S4 s, o  ^4 L' F% z2 m4 j4 @　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 e9 m, V6 {/ L4 ^& C. B& n) n8 i　　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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/ M$ J% u4 Y0 L7 [# i　　歪风邪气

: v; J+ E5 v1 U3 B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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- _" `& a  b8 f# A　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 z" p) @: ^. ~7 i+ y! ^2 X　　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
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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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  F5 ~+ K0 p4 p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

2 v8 ^0 R% ^7 u' G5 w9 @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 B/ b0 b. |1 D/ z4 B　　新官上任三把火

- g8 [% u* L6 ?6 w) U' z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ P* a9 \% r! \! v$ e" {* R　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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5 R4 b# n7 q2 t- k" B5 ]6 `, q　　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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; g/ [/ D3 O! u" m　　先入为主

( D3 M& C8 u( T* D* O0 l2 o　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: V1 Y8 Y: u; f' ]. ^　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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# V- w9 Q- \- b. K! K　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% N, {4 o! f' B1 a+ z0 E　　息事宁人

( T1 _/ n% V! O- Y2 x( c1 @9 ~+ B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! }9 M& A) b( B/ J" c0 ~0 @" w　　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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2 |* ~& c7 j; Z. m( L) X5 R% u4 J　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' j" I( c. b1 b7 \; i% x　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, T, U6 B/ w" s4 L( c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ [6 E- F7 M8 @3 i3 ~　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

6 M" `+ y6 T# v/ E% ?6 x　　有勇无谋
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; H# J5 X2 q  x" _7 C( x; G; r　　bold but not crafty84
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; E' M' W! E9 @　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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* W$ u  H3 O/ h7 z: {　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, n: Y3 W' E- O8 O$ }　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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9 b( t0 y1 m8 w2 k  n　　欲速则不达
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9 Y) ~! _0 c2 w9 X0 i6 Y$ |　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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, o/ R3 t4 {) Y7 S! q　　冤家宜解不宜结

& e* D- G; ^- S　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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5 U$ r8 c! _# @* w5 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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

* ]- o* p6 ]# Y+ i　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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) @, O; ~/ p* M8 w　　债台高筑
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

. m* t8 ~& ?2 f  i* I　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

+ l# {3 g5 v8 [4 c6 h+ L  e　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难
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' T# R  S+ Q) _- f0 B- `  s& W$ V+ k　　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。