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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, c2 E0 L  a, B) y1 y; s/ l　　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
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, @% n  X* l* P! e4 K+ y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 Q; y0 }1 g. I0 ^  P* h4 q　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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5 q: Q* f  M' `　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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! ~5 _! J; u, ~: i* V6 X+ G　　辞旧迎新
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0 n+ H+ ?- ~1 r8 L( v3 \3 U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ o( W7 w* j  L2 y$ ~2 ?! R　　大事化小，小事化了
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4 M1 a; T4 f. Z/ T1 `　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 `) |* `/ S3 j2 @: G　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

  R: V$ f, H" q6 S: }! p　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 l& ~$ L- \. Y0 T　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 U3 S" k4 A8 Q) K2 f　　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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　　和气生财
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' x2 h8 k% @' h; e- M$ Z　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 y+ ?2 \, h' C; j3 z1 A% x　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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  d. g& i7 V3 z4 h3 ~; d　　既往不咎

5 F/ L( ]8 \2 P9 p+ `　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" T+ ]' \- {* b& Z2 Q　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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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

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3 ?6 d% _7 X# N　　马到成功
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2 F# M. y) ~# Q  B, \3 g1 h3 q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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, z9 J, [( v: S5 k　　名利双收
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# k" t- ?6 z  J; O# e. i　　gain both fame and wealth
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% Y4 O) N5 W! N, q　　茅塞顿开
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- y$ t: M/ e6 u& \2 m* t2 G4 m- W3 u　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. p2 R9 f: r+ b　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ }6 V( |) u5 t5 m　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( w6 Q) J  I7 ]; _6 W" I2 n* j7 o. U　　赔了夫人又折兵

% F% V4 t1 h# j, Z) e　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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# r0 c, Q/ D) H8 E3 K　　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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7 C7 a. N2 L/ ?, I　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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 Z( O, |; x- {( v: F+ F! _　　前事不忘，后事之师

, |. M3 D4 `: ^% f+ k  s! X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 v* y* w2 d( u　　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
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3 H/ {% r% e5 E9 e9 v( U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. s4 Q6 Y8 w4 m( E/ g　　瑞雪兆丰年
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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
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9 s) t, u5 M/ A8 a& w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 P7 C# G; M' N3 K5 w　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, m8 X4 A6 l! g8 G* X3 J! ]; I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 G$ w+ `. V" b1 q# k; |; X　　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

　　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

' V) f/ O: r" h/ p( ?7 s  @) S- c6 u　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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" G( J, _$ C5 F8 R3 M' W. u' i　　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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6 S; d  l  }6 N# I6 h* F) j　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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; g' N$ M8 l+ ?  E* U　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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7 o; `( H8 g0 J% F　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

. p, Q5 {' X( @* x! X% T( E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ |0 ~" f0 |; G3 y. H7 y/ p+ S　　speak of the devil
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" S. [' {8 p* v! K3 l# }4 C5 {# A　　实话实说
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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 m5 o4 y( Y* J1 [/ W/ |2 r, Y/ H7 d　　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

! s* A( r9 |  a! P, s　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 w( e, [7 G0 q& m( T' C　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% {( N: W0 |% o& ?: M: R　　团结就是力量

0 R) j& q$ V  n/ f9 U1 D　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 a3 ^6 T5 s9 J9 e3 |8 J! u　　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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( c$ ]+ h6 E2 s　　歪风邪气
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　　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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: q, I0 R, M/ P+ X7 P" z: K　　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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1 g* d$ f# o) z! \& l　　无中生有
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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

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

' B6 ^* D' [2 o3 K2 P: b% f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　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
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; k1 f- d4 W) V  u8 A# D: |　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ h- W+ i8 ~' T" f/ e( [+ g2 H2 \# W　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　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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" C) P1 a! L( x' L1 E6 f　　有情人终成眷属
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4 N1 G( ?" b) ^/ O" c0 g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 a! b2 I0 L- O( [6 l4 A　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

5 \% h  C. N* R　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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1 i/ F* H8 W( ?& v) y4 J/ I　　有缘千里来相会
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$ o& h# K; C; x　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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' m) [" [% D/ z& a& O5 I7 B　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

  S' R( G: v. \2 W# 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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6 O1 n1 A- Y% y2 Z" U　　欲速则不达

' K9 A, D3 Q4 G3 d7 r$ p　　Haste makes waste.
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, }9 ]/ J+ ^% m2 J: i　　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
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4 W4 r4 u, k. N( L　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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* z; O0 s3 ?: t0 ]& E7 r　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 ^) V* c$ L0 }0 \: p　　招财进宝
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% ?. X0 ^5 m6 @' K# L　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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& N. `% g4 ~2 ]: t8 i) i　　be an armchair strategist
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& o+ x; `- v; ?$ X* C( m5 c　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 ]) H" c+ Y: {; V4 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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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。