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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5 q( y1 P, N: K　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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# m' `# D$ e) o7 I. w　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; v' I2 D* F0 v7 |! ?* \9 _　　Seeing is believing.

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: O; j5 `' b$ {3 ^　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 q3 J5 c5 m/ e8 ?+ i　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ V( j! c1 p9 Z3 p4 @　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

, d' Y4 E, A. R4 O/ i4 N　　No discord, no concord.

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4 ~% ]$ l1 ~! U/ a8 P9 u　　拆东墙补西墙
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, A$ I  |5 k; ]1 n) y/ n　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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7 Q' g# S9 \! O: h# l; X# M1 h/ \6 G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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% ?; c3 e) j4 O1 D- i: l　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 Q0 ]2 r2 @4 |  H2 y4 t& j　　大开眼界
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5 g$ J; y6 W/ z! `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 n, c4 U8 H+ m　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ g* L9 a9 ~* p# }2 X$ \　　过犹不及

. o- s- H! U7 a9 d& W$ w% t* j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* o. @' q$ C. }( h" Q3 e9 t* V　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ p. [: C% L& Q! f* I　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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/ D2 Q1 l( M) N3 v　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 P0 d. ~5 b" q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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) S; D. J2 d5 y　　活到老学到老

: \' c+ f2 J* ^( R5 |5 D1 |　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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# l5 M; d& t0 Z' H$ X: t+ {& y6 V% w　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; A0 l3 R% W  G- z7 o9 L　　金玉满堂
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+ S8 k0 L, A5 B2 J' E7 C　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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% g+ c' [. L" ^) `5 N( E2 E　　be down-to-earth
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, ^& U+ H: t; a, ~0 J　　脚踩两只船

1 v% S7 @) A1 k　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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# |/ l3 R' j  }1 x1 @' E　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

) Q. A4 ?8 X0 X* q　　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

% z! K! G( _* v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 }, ~" O: |3 L( k7 o( ]' j　　茅塞顿开
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; h) L/ L: z  S* ]- a. b+ h　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

4 C7 N0 e2 R! j# m　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" U  C0 P& \* C, O% k3 Z　　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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$ N7 @( h. H# U2 Y  `. K1 X% a　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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$ C! h: J$ o: l' H% Q　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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9 l- u8 H* q2 t0 b7 r( g) x　　破釜沉舟

　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" Q% M! a. ?% z" Q) [6 y# I　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 Q7 L4 [" U) w3 d4 I: l　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

9 b  s7 e& j7 U' x8 O* E3 u$ T　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　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

  B% l' W2 Y  s7 `- s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ @8 g* Z1 U  _' F1 C' j2 S　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 l# L: C2 U" D6 O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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

7 N0 ?( A% V9 k3 v1 c( Z5 G, ^+ E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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+ r; h% D5 ^" h( g" ]+ H　　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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7 |" x0 m1 P2 ~5 _, T　　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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: g9 a8 Y6 W, _1 u　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　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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6 w8 W8 E" @1 T, X　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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* l, E# A- w8 h- m　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　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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) @  u- x0 L$ e6 m9 O+ C0 M% _& E. U　　speak of the devil

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. i1 Z1 C8 x# s# }! ?) Y　　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

8 X, p" r! `* V: b　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; `3 W: t0 x9 v& _( {' Q% \　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

2 y4 P6 A" R/ B8 [' V* y! }' j; _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

5 w; f) y8 t' p, s% i" d　　Unity is strength.
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/ g- E; C7 }& m4 l' q' ^+ H/ w　　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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9 I6 p4 g' r# [, w　　歪风邪气

　　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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4 I+ S1 b$ E- v5 r3 Z: F. r2 U: k　　唯利是图
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9 z% D2 X  Q: N2 R$ \( f; ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* u* O6 n* x0 R9 d  O　　新官上任三把火

' Y& m6 r, x4 I) N6 p7 ?- u8 K　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( @1 f  g# V! O　　蓄势待发

( x. \% S! e2 O' A( Y' b1 j　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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' D0 R" R2 p; R　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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" \2 v# Q3 b* a/ N3 C　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! n, ^+ E9 `4 ^- l4 d　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 G, A) x% u/ u7 X% ~6 o5 o2 S　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 y2 k( l) {, Z9 c　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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' F' @% G0 u. {8 L　　息事宁人

& [/ `! o/ z9 \　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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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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% O" u5 @' K1 M7 X$ e. C　　有情人终成眷属
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' u  V' y* C7 |& K5 M6 u# w　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 }3 C) z. Z: y7 |% u8 D* j+ ~/ a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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8 M& M1 g2 Z1 ~9 \6 g9 r% O　　a man of insight83
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5 E4 ^) P7 g( }" V. H8 `　　有勇无谋
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7 ]( P& s7 ]2 V$ {- V. z! b2 A　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

# J) d8 z; Y$ m# }% T　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, d; d/ q0 s* T' d9 G　　与时俱进
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+ _! |7 [3 y* f. H　　keep pace with the times86
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( q  C+ |' r) J" n　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

9 Y* @5 h  C3 N3 B　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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: }. P% c+ X% m2 Y# I% G  g& W" K, ?' f　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

7 m/ P, o4 [! ?　　More haste, less speed.
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2 U" T6 v; W1 M9 t9 N　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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7 }, h1 }9 h6 J  f9 O- C　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 N" S# y8 B/ D　　冤假错案
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$ v; [5 G/ b8 }　　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

1 j! ~& b) T/ ?1 D# w6 j　　A promise is a promise.
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, z% Z5 O3 Z6 p0 W  V0 V　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

1 h& h' B# z1 N5 z: {: F　　bring in wealth and treasure

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- [2 L+ {" @+ P4 C　　债台高筑
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" p) o6 v: v' V　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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  S% b8 _' i& f* U　　纸包不住火

! D8 J* J, `4 ~5 a! @. X# v5 n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 f! d) i2 M; L; \" X, Q　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) S* P( e7 I2 q  R$ \2 A' h　　左右为难

( e# t( f' [' H; b8 K: Q; k　　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。