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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# @+ {8 {1 @  ~　　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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& n& Z# j2 |: E% i$ I6 u; J$ Y/ Z　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

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

2 Q! f( k$ u' n: e! o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% K, W" A) c5 D: x3 i2 c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) Z0 ^2 d0 u3 G* C, x! t　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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* |  f: H" y1 G　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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　　过犹不及
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% n, X* p) K& N  Y- a4 T- U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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: P& ?6 G5 Q( F7 W4 C　　too much is as bad as too little

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! y# t9 i1 ]# J) u( J4 f( V　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# @6 R/ c- K. P2 |/ |) ]# Y　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# J6 `+ P# b* N, b　　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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9 z: p6 h* P2 w0 \1 t" X3 N　　活到老学到老

% a7 r' l% c; `! C, U+ P5 I　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

" n# l5 G8 ^9 I4 n　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

8 v: |8 I# A  G$ x5 P4 ^# L　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, l1 A- m0 h' j" E' b1 o　　Treasures fill the home.
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/ C5 H. s( O, Q; ]) Y　　脚踏实地

$ J; b/ u1 W. z0 H- T! _　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' U+ f1 L1 ?, R" w' J; I　　君子之交淡如水

$ P0 S  G* j6 @2 N( Q6 K0 p) R& V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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( c8 }; a! _/ |0 [5 h4 d0 Q- B7 _　　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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6 S& k2 N" D) g; C8 L9 J　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. u; I" @: X* v$ [' A2 P& [　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; [/ I, Y" e5 w( s! q) I　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 B/ {6 d+ [+ X　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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. `+ h; S" d9 k8 l# B: g　　弄巧成拙
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! a* V7 Y) w" S3 @3 [! S% T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 I" o2 M; _9 J* B　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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1 j6 h% ?  f; q2 \& L- v8 K' n　　破釜沉舟

! e( g, M3 T1 s$ D2 w　　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
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4 U/ \4 s0 K# z3 P$ m9 c3 X/ t　　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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7 M* G: G  {! c& f% M　　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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  ]4 U; k! z' i- {/ s: r# y　　前事不忘，后事之师

) R% s( a/ q/ J% K9 ?1 S　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 P" _) E$ ^$ ?0 t  {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' J. @, U$ E) x4 t  Q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ p0 ^6 A* T4 X" J0 G! K　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 |; S0 J0 i2 S1 M　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 Y* r: z: Y# a  q+ R# ?0 }0 F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( H* p/ ]% j7 r: [( r# F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 s* W- T' Z5 h6 E- [　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ n; p" [( y+ U% L　　人之初，性本善

　　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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- s: V2 r, t/ \, ^- d" g6 t- s+ e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

% c: }- d1 k* B. A1 s　　a blessing in disguise;
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! w( T0 G' K! z% ]! a! s7 F; F9 ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- ^' N7 h( {6 c6 P　　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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  Z8 H; F5 W- k' r　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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) M3 B: x* J2 M- }2 M9 U, F+ C　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  ~! w+ I. M. p' M( S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) r% p' j! a6 g  b　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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3 R2 d4 P: _/ m, ]) }, q2 t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( Q) D2 C8 E4 R% P1 o/ `( r% H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

' }6 E8 y6 e9 H) m7 r2 o% V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% ~# u' U' {, I! `$ V6 p- W  h& _. ?　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

) d- L7 g1 q1 y* \& t+ i2 h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 `; w, k  {# _8 }　　团结就是力量

. z" e5 w" J3 K6 n" h　　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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/ Y* c/ I& |7 p5 v　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* E; k3 F, [, {# m　　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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# f" o' s% r& H% }4 l8 X+ e) L　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

) O9 O1 F+ E0 q% ?, U& Q) M8 }　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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0 f& M' {+ s% }) S$ u9 R! H　　无风不起浪

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

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. I1 J& `) N6 O! p+ L6 ]　　徇私枉法

6 K  T2 ?3 Q1 ~　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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$ n  Y7 \$ d9 j  r0 T　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* {: Y* K" q, T6 S+ ~# C　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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. @6 ]) q" p6 C' r　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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- n/ e' e6 g9 g' A' |1 w　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 W" P% b  x- ]$ Q* v+ F7 j　　先入为主

2 U; \7 [. w+ `' q/ `- z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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. Y6 t5 Y& Y. A　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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" N! s* C1 q9 ~; A5 y　　The best defense is offense.
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6 G; X  p" `: M3 b- e5 M3 U　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ }+ j" D. I! w# E) v　　现身说法

  b3 O- G" i8 j" `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

: U8 ~/ L2 ?7 J% d- V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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　　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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- M0 x9 h' B( z. p/ {$ S　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* I. I$ ]7 `; m0 i　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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' K0 x# U2 R0 L- y. S0 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋
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+ T" D. E0 T* g, ^　　bold but not crafty84

, [5 r9 o) r1 s4 C. n　　有缘千里来相会

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

, S# N- z( \4 O# @0 z- s, M　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

# G7 {" `2 }# y# w　　以人为本

& e, f" W' t( v% k8 B: ^　　people-oriented
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. r! L; H# U: S　　因材施教
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* [( }& s) @6 U6 @3 t: B& y/ @　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( u8 ^) }; L. s8 }/ i1 l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

/ @$ E  R- W0 W　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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& \7 ?! I" k9 K; J　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

, s8 n5 Q# F- w0 R3 l# y. r　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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7 B  h& D4 c$ l# M　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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4 ^  B% Z8 p5 ~' n$ I　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 B# P8 R( X  I　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ N" t/ d' `+ @' r! }& e% B6 V　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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2 @* V8 d$ Y- d/ C" W6 I+ L　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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* ^0 A6 p9 |8 I1 L  Q1 Z　　target of public criticism

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6 T4 B$ ^* h, h/ i　　纸上谈兵

  f0 v1 c2 _3 `6 l# _- G  P　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。