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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  T6 x  z! H# W  Q4 T! t/ e　　爱屋及乌
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2 F* [, X; h4 K$ S) i" d9 w9 o/ w7 l　　Love me, love my dog.

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% D; o. R: g: l# ~2 H　　百闻不如一见

　　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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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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. @/ N6 B! s2 ]* I( D- z　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 F( [$ k' q* u1 w* t　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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7 {3 E+ T7 @- ~0 J- t5 }( B! ], _+ ^　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( |, R) X2 ]3 K3 g% K7 S1 v　　辞旧迎新
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) m" A) P$ K& p* l2 g* \　　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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* H, `5 Y3 u8 O2 T　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# `9 l) _! n+ _0 h　　大开眼界
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2 J8 y- |- }+ G/ a0 U3 A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 ?$ p; s) ^4 L' i　　过犹不及

0 l! X, r$ W# \) G. ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

. P  m, P/ B3 v6 j4 N4 ^! j　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- @! L7 Q+ ]: |- m　　once on shore, one prays no more

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  G) |4 K* z5 ]& J- l/ u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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% l% T3 \* L; v7 Y3 R0 y4 {2 L　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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- _4 |* ^/ `- n7 ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& ^' Z+ k. H. P$ r+ C1 q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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8 p  m0 `$ L9 ^0 B) D* O　　既往不咎
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' ?% ]7 i  O0 E% M4 X! O　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 S) [0 L  ]9 F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' E4 z' v4 W/ ]7 ?　　Treasures fill the home.

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, N0 ]2 L0 ?0 Y8 {5 o4 b/ e　　脚踏实地

$ i- A9 J9 N( A0 `2 r3 }7 E6 `2 P　　be down-to-earth

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' ?! }$ {2 y& g- d1 Y　　脚踩两只船

- ]6 `5 @- i. v3 S　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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& I0 i$ ]( Z8 L& N9 _　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 ^0 [" f: A' T5 e  c8 P+ j2 P9 w　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ ]6 b* n( [+ h6 [　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

9 g9 Z. V3 N/ m: m1 a2 I8 \　　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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6 p# u1 r) ?9 s( `　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 I2 a' {$ j# K9 F　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ O; M: H) W  m! [: O2 C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 [( B3 U/ Z3 K2 Y1 g7 I, ]　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) T5 X# M/ x- o; e　　弄巧成拙

. T; W* b5 b  P2 O' T3 V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

3 H+ S* Q8 w8 v, G. e: H# L　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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- e! ^: O9 n2 G4 i6 W6 [4 ^　　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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: `, q# x$ k% e4 W' 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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　　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

$ ]5 C) U3 Q. o  Z& E　　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
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& y. c. l" u3 {$ f0 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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  S- p* m  J8 E8 b. C　　强龙难压地头蛇

$ w; [4 Z' {6 s! z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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( i( ]/ Y0 l: e  `4 i" K, y* n　　瑞雪兆丰年
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6 ^0 G4 s* ~  w* X5 K8 e　　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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5 i+ s0 m. P* Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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* e( x* ^* w5 e0 z# H2 [　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, \6 F" P7 ]: r8 _5 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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2 H; ^( R& j4 Y& V/ h　　世外桃源

4 Z! C% G3 E$ a; F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

, l8 O9 t6 H* x. |　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 x' i' e9 [% L' \* J8 _8 M( `4 ~　　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
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9 x3 s5 P) D( L7 _. x, V5 e　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 q2 K% O3 E7 Z: d　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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* r: X/ f8 n  z- G　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 U' e# i3 l4 w  V　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# c# E: {1 y+ |　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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3 |% V- U7 H& {& ?  J' a　　实话实说
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  a- \' V& Z  C1 c/ E　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 `2 e, d8 y0 Y9 Y& s5 f: e' E! n　　韬光养晦

% p# [9 ^  S6 d' K9 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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3 H; }2 G- c7 Z' k/ W　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 D7 P$ P4 F8 P　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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. D8 D! G: ?3 o0 s　　跳进黄河洗不清
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6 i0 {4 ]# P9 E5 M3 a! E　　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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9 T( W) n" T. J2 k! @5 J$ U# z　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* I+ `" w6 n8 c0 Q: Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

" Y( e2 c- }2 U0 K3 v　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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

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0 y* _* A) E( h+ R　　无中生有

. U1 @' L$ b% J3 g* e2 j　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 A, {8 H4 Z8 S　　无风不起浪

2 c* B, N) h/ c; _0 y8 D5 d6 H, ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- E0 f4 H8 ~! C; R　　徇私枉法

+ d: T' `' M8 U& C* T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ k$ M" H' |  G, I　　蓄势待发
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/ X( Z$ M+ b6 w' \　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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+ G0 D; J( F: ^& N, y- Y　　May all your wish come true
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8 U* D/ J5 v" I" g  X. Z　　心照不宣
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" {4 G  i- n: D, }　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 f  g8 O- b0 f3 ~1 P　　ants on a hot pan
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$ \4 |! m: Y. C* H2 ^2 P( {& t　　现身说法

7 A7 [' Z) G0 u, W" `, S. o' Q　　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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% p2 `2 |% O3 C0 N( d0 O1 H' H　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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% O! U( A, r4 ]% u; U/ y! g　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

  x. m, H7 _! d4 W+ V　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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( \6 z" x/ y: ^% e　　bold but not crafty84
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: a% P) Y7 G# o2 C. x6 O　　有缘千里来相会
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- [. J& Z  s: v% q+ V3 F# _; H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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3 g7 E- ~( b: h$ X　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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  n4 m8 V. w  N  M5 N7 A% _　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* l$ M; F* q  p% J6 O　　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

$ M$ i" \. Q+ f* B　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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9 f3 ~' L; ]& F! c/ }, _2 m　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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) a9 Y! r0 G- p' w! |: \　　英雄所见略同

7 N6 z1 g) U3 @- m　　Great minds think alike.
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" a( X. _9 L+ a0 G; O/ i9 [　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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% J# U5 i9 ~/ r1 ?- K　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95
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8 v6 ]5 M* a% C　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

" `% a+ [  f! X# c　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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- I8 k& k: e3 ]/ I" d/ c& t% l　　纸上谈兵
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) F( A) |8 A( M8 P( h　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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# U6 h! v/ m# Q1 e1 J! p　　纸包不住火

* M. @& C6 \; _) h5 B$ l$ `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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+ O* S( \) O3 @# V0 i　　左右为难
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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。