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

/ T3 a, H0 m( H0 Z4 `7 d6 M　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' A3 v8 ?/ R- _* \9 S9 y1 R　　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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5 W" Y" g2 m4 j) c　　笨鸟先飞
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, n& X1 d3 }' a% s1 [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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- _6 ~  W/ b8 f  `' E　　不遗余力

5 }, g0 e$ M; k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 L* R& u: ^/ O3 x　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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, g: t9 i0 ]: Q$ q6 d& E　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ v* q( h+ k/ Q# m　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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# s' w' ?+ D6 r! C  o; b　　大事化小，小事化了

( ?8 I& ^& w% [4 `6 ]　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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$ @5 a8 [$ M* x　　大开眼界

7 I( ]& T* S+ G5 M! e　　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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8 C/ e' q3 Y' E6 B　　过犹不及

/ z. K8 y. K+ U% z7 w( A- L" J　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

! g- n0 n0 Z1 Y& C5 W/ D　　too much is as bad as too little
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/ c6 I! c( P) I6 k% B; v1 w; p　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& q, g, j6 G0 f, _( [9 x　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

2 {: ~; R( H- S. A　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 |% w' Z, n( t; a  g9 u　　和气生财

9 `* X+ T3 d- R. |. U4 u) ]　　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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　　既往不咎
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  \8 z( A1 p: R6 T　　let bygones be bygones

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, Q; X# u+ g3 m9 V6 q: b0 f( S4 {　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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0 @+ o4 Q# `+ {' \7 ]　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ L0 A: `5 g5 v! Q+ t6 x　　脚踏实地
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" w+ U8 O3 @0 }: D/ G7 v　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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% U# H5 D, q* r: v0 T% p3 T　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 r  ]: |; \; K( L% p5 c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 J2 e& S! @  C( ]+ [& H( a/ i+ L　　cut and dried; cliché
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0 t4 X* C& i0 g4 h+ w& ?4 r2 j4 C　　礼尚往来

0 j( G2 Z* y6 M% ]0 Z9 O% ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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$ `2 S; o8 h8 V  n4 p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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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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+ K4 p- w7 f2 d　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ {8 H4 E0 h" v& J　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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  K# K4 J. }: u" Z- D' Y( I　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' t* x& a  ]5 y/ ^2 H; R6 G8 E" g1 a　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! y" l! s1 W* U% U　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 O0 j% M9 {. P5 l　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 ~1 B! L2 O' L9 s' o6 D　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' [- t% [9 D$ r8 R　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

  M& M3 Y# G/ ?( l& P+ S　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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# _+ ?* C9 q$ l1 ^# c　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　抢得先机

/ @% k& {* ^; [5 G　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  E3 \1 U) k+ J) K　　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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0 {* P7 G; Q5 g* o+ ^4 G, p$ U　　前事不忘，后事之师

; b  ?, k2 r: _3 c1 o2 {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ i4 T9 {7 }  p7 n+ ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

, W* Q& }/ H1 o! z% ]  I9 @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. b7 H! G5 w8 z4 o" `1 G! i# y' J1 c　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! ?: n( P2 E9 V+ `) k+ N　　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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% q- K4 E4 _* c. x' J　　世外桃源

* {9 y- I' e+ k　　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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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( E, a) K/ H2 q7 S　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. ?6 o1 Z# |% h　　a blessing in disguise;

. @) ~4 t- W" B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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: q, @' k! c* m% N　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 `/ K0 j  }- S' }5 G　　时不我待
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! O6 k1 v6 q8 c: h4 o$ Z+ R" i  I　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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3 J2 x2 e6 m% U　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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7 a. W" i6 y) N; T! A- q　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) B0 _' u3 Z8 R/ x" U3 W　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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6 S3 {/ }( ]1 b& p　　实话实说
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& I/ O4 a' z) Q5 T　　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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! \/ v& A* A& a: Y1 i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

9 }4 ?2 p4 P: o3 V( d1 L　　韬光养晦

! ~2 F: J3 m$ x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

  e$ x! n* k; [: I6 I% F2 L' g　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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4 n6 Y4 @9 K1 j* @/ o+ I9 G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) A' [3 ^( l- I- j8 D3 e　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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0 [& k' w: l0 Q' ^! _( ?- w6 d　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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# _9 {; b8 [$ b, f0 e% i　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 o: g/ R0 z, k, f' V2 f1 ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

$ F+ I/ Q$ ]! F# r　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

* w; ]0 l; K, d: i' M* {7 [) h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# G% U: Z3 `, r) v3 X* f$ V0 {8 }　　新官上任三把火

2 w( ^  u* ?& F; {' E　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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; f  A. h  a, K% B7 r, X/ ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

; b0 `, Z& E. g' W+ N0 s　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 L" a& ^& a2 O: N$ V" d4 L; O　　先入为主

( `6 U5 W( H) s1 `3 J6 r6 S$ K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　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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- [8 t& W, Y- a1 Z( j0 L　　息事宁人

& n3 J" m" o) r* {/ ?" u　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, p. n) o  z6 {4 }7 @/ M　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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' h( ^) k/ q7 Z2 \$ W* K* I　　有情人终成眷属

! A, u, m( \  S1 r9 y- x) e　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 l/ W0 ?# b3 X# c　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

8 u# [5 k' ?* W! X# }9 t　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

9 K1 u8 O5 c2 h0 }+ G& m　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

; n7 Y! O3 u. A! N　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　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

. a2 n$ O4 u8 k( p  I: v! {% t　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 h% e* m4 F0 E, J/ g　　欲速则不达
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6 k# y* u$ s! i" Q9 ]3 Z　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

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2 @+ q! v& _& e; q$ d5 z　　英雄所见略同

2 i9 c' C& r; n" i4 r　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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$ f) J% t9 ~7 C' e+ }7 w; L　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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1 f  S5 I2 B2 A, G7 r- w2 J5 [　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

8 U+ ]! y2 e( S2 C) L　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 e8 T; |/ t. b　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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* ^  r. t6 ]1 g3 t0 ~! p3 P% V% t　　债台高筑

% p0 `! ~- P" E5 y% f( G　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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3 ^' _1 n# |( y$ F　　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。