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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

5 g7 p" j& u& E4 m& n8 `9 {0 H2 b　　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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2 d& O. [- H, j; h1 J" t+ a　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% ?- x. @5 i8 a( h: k  w+ ]9 \& Z* u5 J　　不遗余力
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  c! k- [  W4 }$ P7 L3 H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 S( V( D. n' F; P　　不打不成交
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6 C7 P. p1 x* t: O　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

8 L' |7 q* j! e5 |# U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 ~! a4 K/ h% X9 H2 o- a　　大开眼界

- C  T6 {0 w- e- Z% |4 X3 V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" x9 H4 z7 _6 V3 l2 l) @　　国泰民安
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5 e: C2 ~( V2 n2 r* ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; D1 Y  l+ L" q' P　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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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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) i2 z" I9 Q1 i4 g2 j　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ O3 z, E, w9 g5 D9 e5 f# h　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# f% N& ?$ [) {. O. h! C　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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/ Y% i+ W  L$ t　　既往不咎

/ j- e. f  I  z: q3 I- d　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

  j: p' D8 m' D$ `0 Z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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4 V1 }% h) Q4 Y) ^; X+ |, w　　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
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1 ]4 x& X+ h7 o" Y) H1 @. l* c" g　　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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　　礼尚往来

7 e! p' ~; f! N3 C  V　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 P: z9 J  K1 X+ o  I　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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$ Y, p4 a7 X7 ?$ R  \　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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  {% c/ K' ]: A: j% g　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

  n0 o6 V3 \8 x2 M5 U: P　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ P0 ]* V2 |. t+ o5 K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; N- e4 t/ M" Y　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- I' ]. d/ m. [! a) ]2 c　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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& v# `0 v/ @6 g/ u/ V) A, p% L: V　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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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* K1 h' b( r; X　　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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, m  ~: m$ |$ g8 l. d. s* R　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* f* F- G( }9 s6 K% z* Q& \　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 b( \( y! \" h  d! k4 ^1 r- d　　千里之行始于足下

/ l5 Y8 ~( k. b6 W5 C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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# l% z; e0 J& K- _8 m/ u- h　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 `- R: t; Z, r4 `& q4 c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 y5 |' [/ R& L　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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0 \" d, l3 ]* a/ A5 p9 w! x5 J　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) u7 |2 m7 i! `. X" W　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ J( p8 f! w, x. w0 G3 F0 Q　　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

4 u+ b# w/ C0 N  T$ h  Y　　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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$ L( _* i; v8 e　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: y! Y1 ?5 T. J3 v6 ~# n% l　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 [8 v7 Q" q0 P  W) O( \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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) f" L" }  R2 @# c) M0 T　　实事求是
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6 k7 c0 q5 R7 n: J$ k+ Y# K; O6 _　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# ~3 `+ P1 t1 d: H7 |　　说曹操，曹操到
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# w9 e" C% K( a' [4 A　　speak of the devil

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8 i; L/ ^' Q! l6 N　　实话实说

: k! P- i0 A/ N4 O$ q2 d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! _" H4 j% k  V5 i3 w& [　　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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. a# ]0 h; d" v1 L7 a6 ]" {- H　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. Q) M( f7 }. H0 x$ W& X  J2 r　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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2 M8 e+ s, {) R+ V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 D0 K' S1 l3 A8 F　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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0 d, \$ Q/ L9 Y6 h: L　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 t" z( j& |, [' i　　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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, l0 L3 P$ F1 h: ~: y% S7 ^3 D　　歪风邪气

9 u, ]6 h6 K$ b" R1 Y3 e. K/ _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ H+ j! T  `0 f3 z　　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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: Y6 M- f: F: A' f7 a　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- L2 }4 B* N; `5 M/ a0 q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 o3 k6 ?1 u. }) ]+ i# ^: e0 V　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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7 ]7 @6 }: N; Z) Y　　新官上任三把火

$ K6 A/ o  T/ t8 ]2 B　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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: g6 v- S! W+ b" M　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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; S' b# ~4 }+ ]* S; f. H. z1 {　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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5 b% W! j2 x8 b8 g/ t* o# V) K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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% j! F7 W9 a/ X* Z6 \4 o　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人
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2 ~+ Z3 r$ o5 x/ h4 X　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; ]+ V6 M/ r, Q$ M7 g　　循序渐进
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: z7 p- |6 K5 q' r3 A$ o　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. G% x9 v: m# r# V) u$ Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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9 q) t. w  F( [  U1 A4 w　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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& \- W7 ?. V# b0 l- N7 c　　a man of insight83

& v  l5 N: [1 p* E0 w$ b　　有勇无谋

/ b# W2 m/ D4 s8 {　　bold but not crafty84

) s( a1 i9 i; M( D; M* p. \* |* H, Y　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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$ e2 v- ^2 r3 C2 R0 }' V　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 P+ E: n$ I4 C8 w8 T* d　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

2 r8 v  Z% L8 A6 t/ e: s4 v　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　优胜劣汰

1 {, i# d& C7 ^! h# ~　　survival of the fittest

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　　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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- C7 ~; X! c) o& N. `　　冤假错案
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2 P1 W* Y8 t1 ?7 Z- c9 R& j　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- s6 k+ }+ \4 c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 {9 x) [& F# f! G) M　　A promise is a promise.

; Q5 C( q. s  S' w! L) O4 E　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95

! T1 [* `/ k9 f5 f. }3 t/ h6 r　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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" r8 S2 q! ^8 o* t9 g& B. J　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

" w1 i; S* t+ [0 q7 R! [　　众矢之的
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; F! E3 e' Y/ \　　target of public criticism

　　98
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6 K4 `# E! n. S: Z$ k! K3 a　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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2 R- G9 ]" i# G2 T) A! C1 g& h　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。