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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　　百闻不如一见
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5 F3 J$ t) M5 e　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) G) w( l9 o& ?2 a! @　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　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

5 ?  C- c  X6 x: T3 i! w　　No discord, no concord.
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1 v8 B$ I( m0 J" a; U　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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% Y8 \1 x$ ?  U　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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& ?; w, d: V2 r* A0 Q$ Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; S$ \: V' Z- S) ^7 D8 }* v　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

1 [1 c' X1 S( b1 L　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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; j1 C- k% s+ C. @　　never too old to learn
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3 y  M1 s3 n/ U5 ^! A9 b　　既往不咎

7 [% d& t. g! w; @7 P　　let bygones be bygones
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/ K0 ?0 k+ B. v5 Z" l$ A　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 m7 q2 a% A) |) i" P/ p　　金玉满堂

( X* z. D: l3 k- K/ K" h1 f3 D　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 b  _& w4 W% ]" O. z　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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$ t6 `% w! v- u7 B/ N　　脚踩两只船

) b! ~3 e; A; C: D1 \0 v; U　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 V4 D5 o( |; U. z7 ?　　礼尚往来
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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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; p; m/ z; `. s/ c1 Z7 U. P4 ]+ `　　gain both fame and wealth
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: t7 D# L) V1 M# ^. t+ `" L! j　　茅塞顿开
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7 t' ]3 i4 u$ o8 `* _$ D　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 W9 ]# Z% y: F6 s　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! o1 P+ N1 s5 ]$ L1 H* f" B2 `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 c5 F/ ^  k8 N; n' u( |' X( R　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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# l2 N( ~& x$ B7 O5 A- q7 @　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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* [  B  L, F  |8 S/ {, N1 U! Q　　破釜沉舟

! i9 x3 f: V) m/ d3 i　　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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4 Z/ _: @: N, d# T1 w! K* n2 j　　抢得先机
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0 f+ D2 h# o; {　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 b2 B8 {: t8 T+ _　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 @9 z! k9 t) c& C- g6 D　　前事不忘，后事之师

  E8 a2 f6 l8 F# a8 Z, c; C　　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 s9 H  |3 C6 q$ u　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 L; [5 a( O5 ?6 P9 @3 p" a) L　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! y, R3 ^& c' F0 p0 ]+ F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 O* h: z3 w# D7 J& t  O& Y, ?) v　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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- M' s2 K, S' i  K( B' G　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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  f  c  }  h0 a9 B3 D3 z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ ^( E# I3 J& l& J　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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, R" m( i" P6 x7 b" G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% G6 C& j+ N$ S　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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/ v. F% {3 v8 {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

' Z( e; }1 H0 k" V　　a blessing in disguise;

4 m" [$ ^1 W' R+ o5 e　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 y  {; }* [4 t, ]　　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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+ c$ t$ ]$ v* _, y) b8 n7 p　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

9 B0 o4 p: |7 G) E3 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; A3 L& s( ]- J  r6 W3 P　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

6 W, J  X" h* `! Z　　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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7 N' a$ I. O  Y2 v6 V& \　　speak of the devil
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* j: D: J1 B# i8 o' a% }) d' \　　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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& p$ t- G8 W% ~$ B: B. O# N+ h　　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

, C& F2 x% @7 Z) S% i; v　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ l7 D5 }" Z$ L" F+ W9 v　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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5 `6 i/ |0 U: `( L8 T4 @' e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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: ]' F. \4 k9 }( s- \" \- x" k2 T　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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6 k1 P! w1 z; U2 J* k& G. t　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ h, K1 x9 I- s/ o  G. W　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ ~) Q; c+ P+ Z; I　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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7 l$ e- c! a& |" l0 U5 @, \　　唯利是图
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: L& J5 ?% A: V1 ]  l% V4 f/ g5 b　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! q( O( [& b/ s; h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! l" M' y6 w- O  d/ i3 ^　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* p6 L. f3 N& w( a- n　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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& `" \$ _$ t8 o7 O, l8 f　　心想事成

! p! H! S2 v" [2 c, l  X4 d0 U　　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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; F4 D- A6 N9 i+ ~% b2 K　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( H9 ^$ ]9 u* W# x# s6 I% f. k　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 D4 @+ J( F6 N2 A- G　　ants on a hot pan
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3 B: X5 {9 y2 a- k　　现身说法
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' S, p/ [! u7 U: y# H7 @3 w7 Z: c( e( I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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1 ]5 D% P7 C; }& M8 d" ~+ s8 r8 L3 P　　息事宁人
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2 i4 J7 C& u' k$ _( Q1 W　　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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* }/ Q! k! ]+ O' X& O　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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$ B5 I% E- T! T  E　　严以律己，宽以待人

, `( ^: ~( w0 N' e# Z$ Z9 K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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) N5 l& h, ?+ {3 A7 K+ R　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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% m2 c8 }8 L4 e) I　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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5 x3 R0 b% y4 G" _9 s, B　　有勇无谋
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/ U, h( X; z- d) b5 X/ u/ ?　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

( t( y8 Y  i9 f" k( p; T+ x3 h7 O5 [4 N! ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 ^5 D" W: Q( b+ E6 s, S, a　　与时俱进
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% V8 d, p! I& H8 W$ y. k　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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' Y5 A, n* K" z　　因材施教

/ E5 s" r0 F) c# E8 K7 X' D( z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

5 i0 b+ t0 M# P$ e) o5 T4 }! L! C, f　　Haste makes waste.
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' X" I2 M& E. w( F* Z　　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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　　Great minds think alike.
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" F. D; u4 {0 Z+ K0 Z  I# B3 s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 {2 g$ E! r7 ^& H# ]　　冤假错案

: P# l# u4 R1 v" l$ T+ z  @　　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

( n/ E7 G& e3 R) `- U　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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8 z+ _: f( _8 @2 Y9 b# g　　招财进宝

3 R) Y: x0 @$ Q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; {$ x( ~7 j* s$ M! b- l　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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9 j4 F1 Y) V! l　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

* [0 H& S% X& y　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( j9 {0 Z2 u. U3 F7 }8 Q4 y　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* o5 ^8 h' k1 L, ^* V% l" ~  M　　左右为难
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" k& p  O$ K; \7 X* l, j　　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。