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很地道的成语翻译

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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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  One look is worth a thousand words.- e& h; K* ]) P

) A  H' z4 h4 L- W# m, u6 o  Seeing is believing.
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' i( g- S$ V5 b; Q, ]9 O0 I  比上不足,比下有余8 X# T% b( S. |9 h
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  to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst3 X7 ~* V% q7 j, ~3 d( V

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  笨鸟先飞
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' O+ X5 y6 b  w& W- m: H  A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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  rob Peter to pay Paul
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) l2 E7 ?- v" p8 K# X( t  bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* U! s4 s: Y, d9 d: d  try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all3 K- i6 r8 ?2 D2 Q  A0 n4 z0 D

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  大开眼界+ r) E8 \' x. m0 z; C; H5 w

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, M" ^( c* L( {8 ~& O  the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" X* N4 u; r: o) [5 G9 ?  过犹不及1 I# S3 }, d/ o" |! F- f) b

, `8 U* F4 @  ^  going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ U7 a- x* j$ n" N" O( n  too much is as bad as too little8 h. z% }8 m# _4 @' g0 M& g9 \
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4 `; X2 O3 V1 `4 l6 ^; G  x5 N  once on shore, one prays no more- y3 v. [4 l$ [/ \* z
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  好事不出门,坏事传千里
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  Bad news travels fast.
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  friendliness is conducive to business success: f) Y% }  \1 |. ?2 p" U2 |! ]) G

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7 x* ^5 ~- H$ h  活到老学到老
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  Treasures fill the home.
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  脚踏实地
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- ]: u* L' ?( ]$ r$ Z5 Z  sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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# K) S8 e  K" D  A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  老生常谈,陈词滥调
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  茅塞顿开
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  be suddenly enlightened
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  Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  每逢佳节倍思亲( t8 n, R- N, Q7 d2 o

5 K5 P6 Q. q- D4 \+ f% f# u" P. ~  On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 @& I; P+ H& Y, n. A2 r/ i  Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 J6 N( M. a2 C- Y& u' o, j  `0 K  弄巧成拙
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7 |* a4 }7 T; }  make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart( q- `! w* s- q' S- T; q7 t/ U$ a6 X

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) B5 {% ^6 `: D  j$ o9 `" t1 t  suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# c( |) B4 d. j4 Y- I  抛砖引玉3 p; M1 Q- _  n$ ?* s7 v
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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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0 W- a0 v& B5 t# S6 s  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; |( C" v- v$ {; r- Z

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" q" K. |% w, K+ h  take the preemptive opportunities
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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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  前怕狼,后怕虎2 t" g" b7 e- T6 C- v
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  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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: a0 H2 i3 W* C6 C  u9 u9 R  A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 M8 m  u( j  m6 j8 M0 x' H* W: O  人逢喜事精神爽
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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.5 W; R/ M- J6 j# `9 F
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  世外桃源
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  Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth. y, [' T. w& i& y+ n
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  Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 J! u/ j8 C( [5 `, Z  Time and tide wait for no man.1 q* `( i  n  s2 y

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, y& `* Y  Y# U) `$ g! ^8 ]5 d* s  seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  说曹操,曹操到: B3 i' p! s- a$ \5 l! N4 D
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  实话实说
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  speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is/ H( H* a( g$ M

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; j0 q/ l" L: h1 ~  糖衣炮弹
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  sugar-coated bullets59
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9 D2 ]- ]) H* U) Z% f6 O0 v' ~& c  Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue609 x3 [7 K) Z% }$ r9 S
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  团结就是力量
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  Unity is strength.9 [) t3 [4 D7 ]
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  unhealthy trends and vulgar practices! I/ P; A) v) t* C6 G. W
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  632 q. Y3 k4 Z) Q: q5 E9 {. _
2 ~& w' q& P# O6 N
  物以类聚,人以群分
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% \  i  r8 k" B8 ^  Birds of a feather flock together.  w2 N4 v" `' E' {7 k- \# E

4 L+ L2 h1 u% f4 ~5 r4 B/ y  64
9 A( J; U& r% f# s( H
0 h9 b& r& j* I  望子成龙9 i9 z$ f6 b* F, c5 S

# H: f- W% L' ?4 _. A  hold high hopes for one's child$ o" y+ x$ l( j1 i) Q# g$ B

9 \6 F2 A3 ?2 T: x# _  65) t8 N4 ]7 ?% W7 f: g# ~9 X7 @

4 a* G5 j" [. |! P. I  唯利是图7 P4 C8 A8 D& D# B" h: [, B+ t: l
5 J5 {3 k5 \" T' ?8 f6 A
  seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests8 r2 S3 r* H6 r
4 ~( j" H! a/ S- w( C
  66, ]" `0 P# P7 ~. }8 h1 F  A6 X: l) E
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  无中生有
- \1 S2 g! M& t0 E/ _9 g
" G2 N9 A& R( r  a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 U' [4 m. |. n9 O  67( B: `6 d4 v5 r

7 u6 [+ x" u3 j/ B; @' G4 T  无风不起浪
# _6 b, C0 q! `2 z4 ?4 G( V
: p7 R* u) R2 z  There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 A. s2 m. @% {& y, F  68
7 G6 @' q4 Q- a9 y- p% V9 z: u0 W1 c, j- t5 X. y
  徇私枉法
1 b( h; R. l! j  }- J9 C6 y+ u' x% d3 O) M
  twist the law to suit one's own purpose
7 }# x! S" I: b6 P3 i, Z/ t  }8 b1 q: e4 K& J% m, P
  69) x5 o/ w2 ~% b5 O
' P; ~/ e/ _4 s* ~. u0 h
  新官上任三把火
2 F5 t: {1 q* ?! i! K+ l/ J) V+ ]% E# e* Y) `- d* s- R
  a new broom sweeps clean
; N8 g- u, `* X5 d; j( r8 x* C# @! M
8 Q' X3 x) S# z% ]  70+ f" P# C! R+ U  ]
# @  j" [! {( a0 y( T1 k7 i- Q
  蓄势待发
8 s: f" d% ~$ W- r2 x& v+ J6 \; [- ]7 B5 y. v
  accumulate strength for a take-off
* h( A3 r$ ?9 ?, K3 c' Y
: H) x% \! R: z+ M# \  71
7 X- c+ @) I8 h2 k+ c- ?/ j$ I2 _$ u( D+ ^: @& g; S
  心想事成
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4 j0 r3 |, H# G+ f) |: r/ S  May all your wish come true
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6 p( n, p' O$ n8 E% A8 K! R  724 M$ G, Q' P2 E2 N

  D3 C: ~! }$ f3 C8 W/ \) A+ E* k  心照不宣
5 O, c  K1 u  O! J) ]. m
; @& X2 P  W$ s3 T2 [/ o. i  have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation' m' a/ I0 \4 A8 w
( q1 f4 Y  B- F0 [; y: y, J* ~
  735 u# X4 r7 Q& K, o2 e$ K
" [, g. X8 d* S4 P* k9 L* S
  先入为主: ^' E& C( [  b. B7 X1 }/ r
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  First impressions are firmly entrenched.. x  p5 l8 r5 @' N! [8 j
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  74: l" E8 T6 ?4 @7 W, {" H3 h
7 v+ p+ r/ D1 n8 Y" f7 ~
  先下手为强! T& u. o3 l5 ^0 A* J

1 T/ Y% X4 }8 x7 I0 G  He who strikes first gains the advantage.
/ I. p7 O" E5 Y% H4 O7 g$ u
+ ]4 c' E. d4 b8 {# p- f# j  The best defense is offense.; c6 X' E; |$ c' P3 Q6 R7 `
* B6 q4 n9 w. Y/ X$ |- H& r
  756 C; Y, ]. x: N% J

' t1 M7 r& e/ l' P0 W: s0 g  热锅上的蚂蚁
) O2 o+ V2 p: F4 b; t1 Z  B8 d( R' M0 d0 l$ }! g% M2 t
  ants on a hot pan2 e- Y7 x$ b  B% K
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  76
% H# x1 Q( T+ E' [* p) o2 c0 j: D: F! {  `: |* l+ L/ F! u
  现身说法1 R; ]" g1 I# H7 Q
2 w! i6 s; D  T2 l+ N: U+ `
  warn people by taking oneself as an example
4 d8 S9 ?9 |0 W3 u( k" f4 w/ T8 p; |  D
  775 q8 P7 t  @+ w5 i; Q
1 N2 {8 N2 Y: {: Z  e7 a
  息事宁人
7 O. M" N( N; M4 N: Y# x& \  @* O9 s/ f% L$ t4 h6 a5 U. m
  pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) I9 l+ x& T  B  78
# C( B6 @7 L, |  N  A# S8 x% \- `! O8 M7 {# I
  循序渐进
- V2 ^( H7 y' p) N1 l0 c+ G0 e6 E" p
  proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order/ \& e  F' H+ D: x- _! W

* F* K) C3 l# E( e) W9 \  79
2 t/ a# `, u0 @, s" C1 e
) Y4 ]/ X& P! E9 j9 @$ V# K  严以律己,宽以待人8 b2 k# I/ [3 Z, X+ B
" c* v) z% I  C' J8 ]( w+ U
  be strict with oneself and lenient with others
4 K5 ?5 B# V9 z5 e1 _
8 [; H; W) m8 K  80
. L1 u, h0 k2 r& n+ n: [$ T$ d9 U: f& W0 O* G* A' p$ V; V
  有情人终成眷属
6 C" q( D' K0 _& C7 M9 I- L" r- |+ b" E* v+ d
  Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.811 G7 j2 e- P% K  i' U  d

# c7 j# O: V' A$ S* ]; c, s9 `; i  有钱能使鬼推磨$ ]  x5 |: A( `4 `

, z  U' k8 z* q  a7 `  Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  ~3 g9 ]0 J, a0 _! h7 ~- r  有识之士
, k6 q  ^' [5 `* _, y- m5 t) C  c/ L1 g/ T! t9 U7 |+ P% X, q
  a man of insight83' v6 l$ \6 N3 s! @* u$ F
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  有勇无谋
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4 B8 U, i$ a& u; L  bold but not crafty84
8 T9 {* v' l" W3 }1 n6 `' r" t3 l* K! C! S* M& O+ S
  有缘千里来相会
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+ @- R" H: A8 p; U) `7 g! Q  Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85* |1 i' x/ H) w* ?5 x: p, \8 h
; x- S5 P2 |' Y' Y0 |
  与时俱进
: l3 P. d9 f& d9 T; S# S) @/ S# t
4 a0 t/ h0 V4 C  keep pace with the times86; A. }+ h7 }$ H; e4 \' f0 {

& T% S- K! _# N) `& }2 N9 \6 ]  以人为本0 G3 z# T- ^/ Y# F0 [  [8 Y
$ z) a: t6 h4 P' o6 `' Z* D% C
  people-oriented6 n7 t. ~- u; u+ O) }
7 ?1 w- k. R) @* u- Z" |8 d
  87
/ L2 O+ H, m9 y$ j& u* {2 B- k/ y# X
  因材施教" a8 `, _' b9 X- o
) f" {  Z" q7 c! [
  teach students according to their aptitude0 @3 ~6 T4 a! w8 \3 P! N2 _0 \

( a. i6 t1 z) y( `! p+ m  88( v8 C5 x  A. c, x) i) Y

* u/ I/ y  g% \9 y9 v5 u) J  欲穷千里目,更上一层楼" A( y0 q9 t" Y& q3 v; H7 O; y

$ ~1 K( M8 Q7 f) W  to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
# c  G0 h) a) L0 K0 ?- r' H1 J9 u4 u/ s& x
  89. X. |4 n2 r) s
0 K, r9 H* M: h; L+ e
  欲速则不达+ J+ N9 V$ |' h

1 C' N! j4 a; s% p6 _( u( w/ y  Haste makes waste.
9 ]$ m; ^" ]1 f+ g- M& S. V6 _# ~6 e6 b
  More haste, less speed.
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  902 a; d  g, u9 A  |6 g( Z  J7 l

1 \  W9 i- h3 |. u  O. ~$ ~  优胜劣汰
# T* r* g- A/ e% o1 e7 s$ x0 P2 Z1 M/ q' \
  survival of the fittest
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2 E; ?8 O7 \9 V& |, r  91
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& b* i% q1 q) L+ {; W  英雄所见略同2 P& X/ X4 z7 L/ t: h/ ?
8 A5 f9 B# n" _5 a
  Great minds think alike.
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  92
7 P! x( f4 ?2 ?3 {. z5 ~
" [, x5 C- B" ?/ U3 c  冤家宜解不宜结
1 u( B  b& B& x% J& e% @7 h$ m, k- a) K0 m
  Better make friends than make enemies.% f- Z( q7 X& p
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  93$ G7 W0 u' w5 o: Y+ b) E% l
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  冤假错案- v, l8 Q! Q: {( x  Q0 o
: ]# o* h  {8 |
  cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases- w. s8 u6 y/ |: ]3 k

2 D: {3 N' [+ o2 ]8 }/ ?2 W: o  94, G0 k+ ?. \2 a
4 W, q- h3 f, t& O$ w
  一言既出,驷马难追
3 [; J. }/ e* X/ f' p' r! p, }! s" H6 X9 O. K/ R/ K, ]* ?
  A promise is a promise.
6 J% W1 e) S* i  \, Z  s+ G% c6 }7 r& C
  A real man never goes back on his words.
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  95: W2 t8 \/ N" [

: }& l& m1 }- u  招财进宝% m% b( F, q* L0 R/ _- o; d6 _

4 ^4 i2 n2 N/ j7 f- N  bring in wealth and treasure! d3 l3 s# r+ V2 T- T9 o) d
7 w: H" k/ U( y( t$ C/ A/ ]7 s
  96: z/ m" G& ~/ A! o3 t
1 _/ V, T8 m9 Q% K9 }
  债台高筑$ z9 D* [1 J$ Y! K
1 Z) V7 W8 v4 T: L! M1 w
  become debt-ridden
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- c3 F  y  y' J! Q. {% L4 r7 Z  97
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  众矢之的. U2 H+ Q$ R) }

: h7 j' G$ q9 ]+ r* g  target of public criticism
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/ U8 p. k0 o7 J  @5 R; i! r5 O+ Y3 E  98
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6 I; T" i, i1 A2 ~! v  纸上谈兵
) [7 E" ^; R' _9 I* q3 }5 R5 w7 v" \$ s& M
  be an armchair strategist0 T8 v9 @  r0 r9 s& s

0 ?! j- x* \5 k- b7 s  99
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- B6 a9 _- H7 G7 v8 D7 }  [  纸包不住火
! v( b' u/ U" I: O0 A1 G1 |2 [% f" w% ]* N, A
  You can't wrap fire in paper.
' Y9 s3 E8 u$ U: f! Q( I' t0 m0 Z! e0 ]- }( b# \* y5 F: G
  What's done by night appears by day., N2 {% q+ h* l" {6 K
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  100& @5 d/ G9 q9 C

/ H, _% Q; x+ j  左右为难3 U! {9 l. S- D& Y: U

" y' Z- j8 B+ u! N, v  b  caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea
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