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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. c+ m% v  l7 I! B% c% e　　爱屋及乌

' V; p; Z2 ^, U　　Love me, love my dog.

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/ o/ U0 y* W- ~/ u- |' k# @6 d( T　　百闻不如一见

" v- b# x* b5 f0 M6 d　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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5 Y7 \$ q, n2 C　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

: R# F+ @7 C: _9 w2 I6 E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) `: J* [, j" Q& Z* Q0 E! _& }9 ~　　不打不成交

" V; C8 _6 z* V, l- S: j　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ G, o# K: f8 w5 V　　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
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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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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8 o  _) I' ~' M% `5 M9 ]$ j7 E! G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 `- F6 z+ o8 L" R- I, p　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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5 M( l& G, ^1 {; s, m- r! }, V　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ ]( n" k1 `) _- n* |- Z- s7 g. e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' J- t. J. Q) d' m7 L- f7 N　　Bad news travels fast.

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; v; @% S9 }% j* t5 F( y　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 J1 ]2 F" H3 E  e% X6 o　　活到老学到老
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" d9 n3 d, a% K7 W9 e; X7 V　　never too old to learn
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; M* T6 ?- r! D1 h  y　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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2 S/ a& ^2 ~" ~- C+ [& m　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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$ c9 U! |+ m2 q　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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' h3 T: e8 j: @4 h# C　　be down-to-earth

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8 L, m! [; [8 I* o　　脚踩两只船

　　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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$ f" l( \3 G; F/ |$ X( R2 Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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: ]: ~7 h( L2 y　　礼尚往来

/ o0 _- b2 r! v; N8 V　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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, q: G- G; s7 v  m8 \　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* L0 Q. ]) Y9 Q. z* \& j" R　　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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  \/ \3 t" A- I6 w1 C) l+ C　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ Z0 x+ S8 I( i9 F: N　　弄巧成拙
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( U$ s8 N0 J6 t- s　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

* n( E' P  F7 e) |) C: d$ L　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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8 v; u* y) r- I: V; c4 [# Q　　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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' F6 z8 ?' N% a& x* `3 O　　抢得先机

* `8 z4 c$ F- v8 M0 J　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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$ p; _9 z: h6 `0 H6 z/ J　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ w# X6 o% \$ D7 K# O( V: E% V　　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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9 W$ p+ Q8 t2 p( h  D% p* X　　前事不忘，后事之师

. s# g1 o* Q$ }- e0 S# \$ f" h　　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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8 z& O0 b3 `8 A. a- k! O" Y# |! m　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

2 i  I+ Z5 |+ f8 |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ s5 O+ j5 w" V& M　　人逢喜事精神爽

% |7 A+ _  f# D4 B! i5 U　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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. c# b3 p3 k" K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" v% @) Z6 o9 b) y1 a9 i: u　　人之初，性本善

: T" M4 _% j" ?! _" {( n/ ^　　Humans are born good.
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3 r/ S1 w3 S1 f; k" P　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

& P* \$ d2 h2 k. V4 B! k　　a blessing in disguise;

) m8 G; h$ G1 P; R) ]　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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

! \# Q/ @. H& l: Y. k; L6 Q　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

) k, Q) f0 j& I. J  D; w" G　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# ?! I6 d/ P8 ]: f1 o# S; @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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2 _" z% m2 ]' A# |7 k5 Z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# O! m( C# V" x0 s　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

) t% |8 q- {8 l- j- S" n　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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: n3 N, W$ S# H$ o$ ]9 m% [　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, K$ I9 j4 l1 Q/ N  a! T% R　　天有不测风云
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2 A- K" @: J+ k. c) F; ]  a2 i! S　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: N" G5 t( N  b+ v' {* e　　团结就是力量

+ z- H* R$ D. s# n　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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7 b/ `  \* l- D　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( G, O; d8 Y- }% B0 j　　望子成龙
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0 j: h3 j  ?9 _# ~2 U4 p* O　　hold high hopes for one's child

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2 Y# g. m9 ^: P　　唯利是图

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

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　　无中生有
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9 ]; U) z. v+ ^+ J5 t( i5 @/ w5 o　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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' ?3 w4 A5 c- y; L　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' [2 H; a2 d- |- l　　徇私枉法

/ O& C  K8 [/ i8 F% l, {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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2 C6 Y5 {; Y5 }5 A, D6 r- |/ N　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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1 l8 ^' ~) O" v# u; X* e6 V) b) X　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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( G: |6 a+ B8 c　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

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

" O! J. a& |6 y3 Y2 y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( C8 q8 f0 V$ R  q+ {/ y　　先下手为强

2 ]: z# _8 `5 O( D9 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ r9 ^" B( f- W$ C　　The best defense is offense.

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4 P# _$ `: C* s0 }/ h6 i　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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& U: d/ e6 Z& j! S. }　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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3 E+ c5 J! ^9 l. ~" Y2 P　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

* s) }9 I% q$ k# Q3 t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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1 r  x' P/ |+ o　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属
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* B9 ?8 ^5 C1 i/ F. y+ F　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

1 E/ H- ]) f! Q! p8 \$ R% E　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

0 R: {) e0 X% i( A1 E% k* V1 O% I/ R　　有缘千里来相会

2 T1 |& ?* n* _+ J　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

* C7 h! J! J! l, Z+ ?　　keep pace with the times86
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　　因材施教

7 w* g) O. O3 O- H+ j( V, V: G　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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/ f$ q. R0 l. ]　　欲速则不达
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( N! @7 r/ b) I) Z* J　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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7 ^" `3 D! g% J7 I7 z　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 Y: @: S& O$ z- l" O$ i　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　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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6 }' G! H0 }6 R) Y4 `2 Q　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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4 D* n( I: x/ K+ s5 F) d* }0 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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& r2 Q! m) Q* O8 S　　纸包不住火
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' h6 ?' ^( P. [& l　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。