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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, m% t1 h: j7 Y5 y, u　　百闻不如一见

2 k6 k" j  a7 P+ F: H, A+ C3 H　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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6 Y  x3 _2 Z2 i( W! p　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　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

7 J# J" l) C# U4 s/ H- u, q& d　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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+ Z8 p; c; M1 x! t　　辞旧迎新
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3 v# ^7 a. _; x& I/ s( ]5 a! \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 q2 ]/ O% D0 F  H　　大事化小，小事化了
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2 w( e4 H+ Y) a( b: a7 W　　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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1 f* H# W% h# \9 }2 }: X, \& f( F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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1 \! Q, Z& k/ u　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, M" _; D- M% s) @' i　　过犹不及
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9 v# z8 Z. `, I5 S4 Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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3 D- m9 r2 F3 ?( A% }5 i　　too much is as bad as too little
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) v# ~) [2 k. o7 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- R6 m1 P! I; m2 F1 B2 a　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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) }6 j5 _' a. n3 g* y7 p　　既往不咎

( |/ Q: `* c( Z0 H! s" J$ V　　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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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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5 f* S0 M, H( J1 V( m　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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5 F4 b* l# A% i' x# e　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! D; q$ ?) U2 ^. ]9 i; h8 g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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  b/ z2 N( w7 a" g5 b) R/ }　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( m8 Z1 P7 A) b0 j* e: ]7 q  E　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ U/ _6 u  u6 X1 ^; R- U: D- Z, c　　茅塞顿开

. q$ u9 q9 h1 e& g7 Z# v& q　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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) e9 I1 K( E0 |* ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* p2 g) c- G6 b　　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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5 K; v. m+ W/ r  t/ M　　赔了夫人又折兵
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0 T/ s, E; s  E6 p9 L: t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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3 D( a+ B/ ~8 D) {' p4 W5 g0 O( 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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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5 I% K( W9 c- C　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& }% n, z9 T; _$ r! \2 p. q　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" Z& w& S- x; V& i　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

' F+ s$ B. k. U8 M　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* `6 l6 A' X+ Z8 P6 Q! z0 J　　前怕狼，后怕虎

; l4 E) P1 ?2 j" K& O　　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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& e& \! T1 m5 u. H, N2 J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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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% M! k7 U0 R  F' V; [0 H6 {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 P4 z9 ], @# j　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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! s* b% I- M0 u- A8 }2 r9 M　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 C  O$ O/ Y! w　　世外桃源
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$ z! U/ m* E' E# t( D. k　　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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　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

6 H& D) C6 C4 W  |　　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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* P+ }# ?, I+ p1 {; m$ p; [+ N　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 C+ f2 M& S5 D8 w$ y# S- N  v　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- Y2 k0 M  u9 D0 q. @. `　　实事求是

1 q6 R& Y) o# b　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 ~1 S: v' R& R4 G　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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+ X' B/ ?5 r  T" S: C) i　　实话实说

0 B% S9 g" y# {, g　　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

　　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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1 g, D, x! w  J$ E5 D% |　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

6 W8 h/ a' }2 O6 g6 p2 \3 E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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. H' y0 E" ?, g- o7 f# t  K　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

( @/ v( z3 [9 j, d4 T　　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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, F1 L: y* r4 A( D　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: `. o! f# h9 N' z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图
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+ D4 D! h' R9 K' X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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% T) t: w; G- ]4 c1 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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$ f3 G. T& }4 k$ w　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- L4 h* j6 }3 q, h0 I7 n9 P* C　　徇私枉法

" B! \( h: @2 v/ n  u& R# j2 V　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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3 `2 l8 ?5 Z3 r3 B) k　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ l& U& Z; j& g8 u2 s  }. @　　心想事成

& @2 |. w# N) E- J0 s' x　　May all your wish come true
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; I4 y6 W4 j  H# y% T　　心照不宣

! `2 T, j, G) \+ h- n. Q4 \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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, i) ]: a( U* X* |9 j: w% v　　先入为主

4 r( ]! m: B* x) z, f　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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4 ]6 {0 a  i: [8 T" h　　先下手为强
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+ H4 G8 p4 G) v　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, ]* N% Y; e+ ?- _　　The best defense is offense.
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# ^% g! d+ f6 [# g& j) {) S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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6 l' }9 g: W8 w. D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# m; L  c2 Y5 \. W1 F　　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
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( `9 k3 N, T' h) E1 g/ x　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

" }7 l$ |/ c+ v( @9 g1 r" b　　有缘千里来相会
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9 `" E! L! b& U, u# }: B1 h3 @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

$ J2 O/ Z1 W, _( \/ [  E　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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, l0 L% r6 x. V　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ L% {  t# v) \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# `3 S  t% p+ k9 \- V- u9 Z7 J　　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
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$ G/ R6 v1 w( s　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% y2 ?% s$ k% m0 v, ]0 I) o4 A　　优胜劣汰

) X1 d/ D. E$ I+ Y( R. W$ F3 P　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

2 [9 D# b5 k9 z. f, ?6 X( n　　Great minds think alike.
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, G4 p7 U8 `3 F, i& N- n! J　　冤家宜解不宜结

" J! y  m& ^! N　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 ^/ q' M, x8 X# A　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

' X9 U0 ?5 ]& A- Q; y* H8 D* y; G2 I　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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8 k' L, R: s# Y　　众矢之的

+ l& W/ d' V  b# t, ^　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

2 i3 S  x% y" f8 k- u1 B* d- X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& i: n2 U9 ^1 |0 N8 C! |. l4 D* o　　What's done by night appears by day.
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5 ~8 E6 U3 @7 a　　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。