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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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' {3 a; k, G9 [/ V; J  {　　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
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' r$ L* w5 f$ f! v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) S) C( R: H+ U  }　　不遗余力

" J5 G4 e" j1 s2 C8 `$ J. u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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8 a* ^/ _. x8 \7 `8 J　　不打不成交
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+ _6 p" l: R/ [- i' k( w: P' n　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 v( n" g4 ~3 J1 X; z  R- o: a　　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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" F+ P$ l9 ~# G/ X, T. n0 H　　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

0 n) W* K. D1 _9 S- v　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- D: r/ h5 G, R* J　　国泰民安
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9 C* C6 P+ p( ]; a# W3 @　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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% M0 ?1 \  ]: J; w　　过犹不及
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& ~! |' {+ I" E3 R5 D7 a4 {　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

- \. e# r2 Q; W: [- h9 w9 p　　too much is as bad as too little

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/ t0 i' `" O, [7 u' Q4 {1 L　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 ]" m$ W: S0 @! o, c/ ?4 @　　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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( a/ z5 @' ?7 b  g) I% W　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

1 I# v8 h5 @, E3 T9 V$ l) j　　never too old to learn

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# F. w8 z) q6 D9 i! E5 I$ _　　既往不咎
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# _! M$ E+ [. T. j8 R# E' R0 O* R　　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

4 Q, }& ], }% Q( p# E: `( U& I: Y　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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# A6 @! c/ k, i7 y8 G/ X　　脚踩两只船

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

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; L4 @# `% L( P/ C4 ?( ]' _　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& A' f! ?; [0 J7 Y% N, m5 Z8 J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; T  Y3 G, M; W& v　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

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1 }  R, q! C, ]* S; o% L6 d# H　　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
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' M, ]$ }. R' v4 U1 x7 y( c1 S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 c( ^2 B2 g3 @% X, G　　茅塞顿开

, D/ P, A# j- i$ G　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

% f. ]. F* E7 Z1 l8 o3 [$ ]　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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1 o$ r8 o% h2 F1 w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% P: H/ q& U0 U8 g" c3 B4 o6 m　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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7 d1 Z3 I0 v% d, J! H0 N; B; r, P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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# w" O  s: x- ^　　抛砖引玉
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! [9 A3 C, @' l$ E2 M% @$ s5 m& Z- N8 r　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; C( s0 M& f, p7 {2 B' K, I　　破釜沉舟

1 W8 j1 s/ w" ^% s+ E- o　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 `2 d/ K" J! N$ O+ r　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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- t1 F* \2 v4 t5 V1 @- t0 B　　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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  c) N- e' C, n. R' }2 x4 U6 i　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. s3 a( G) z7 @' }% ^6 i　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. l* g* d  E! r/ y! S0 C3 I* r　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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+ z$ |& y6 p! c" r　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& O+ y' j# \- f' d4 q$ `　　强龙难压地头蛇

5 [. W' w3 L9 b3 _& d+ ?  ^　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 a' Y$ J$ B/ @) n# w+ j　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 P( c2 l4 n9 Q  U) I7 H　　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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: ~. [9 \) Z- k2 v! S: M$ D　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" W. o$ q, q' a; F! E  C& m　　人之初，性本善

. J) u* H% O  W8 G& N# Y　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 U: V- _! \2 S$ b: D9 R. G! X　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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7 J8 }% a6 V5 q' G: \! \& U. Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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0 U& R0 Y, E. i1 g9 q: \　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 P; z) |3 u# p' p6 j5 v5 Q　　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

3 g9 g( ^8 V5 E! x　　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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5 o( K7 l4 D% G4 |　　杀鸡用牛刀

" m' x+ X# s1 H4 P  M# |' F　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 x# P* K! z9 K# R　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 y, p, I* M! H7 y, i* O0 ]　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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% E9 f; Q# s7 [; ^2 t# m* o' r　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ N- O7 b& U9 `# g0 U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 F2 |: B# J* i( ]+ V) s6 R# U　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 C! Z2 ~" o4 \2 j* d! b/ j　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

% Y! S& t8 R; G# S, o　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- _0 V- Y  t& ?+ F; R0 Z　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

& P6 `% ~$ x+ G! U8 ^( ?　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 j% a( ^7 }) I2 P9 A- q5 _　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 h9 ]" r% ?+ g% n6 R7 V" Y# n' f　　望子成龙

2 ^  O( k, `2 ]1 x+ V; X/ ]1 u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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5 l( a7 ?9 F) C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

: F0 P8 f: \3 i7 @3 p5 o, {, T/ {　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* S7 C' }/ r, ^! R+ x3 V0 ^　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  K2 u4 p7 M4 ~, J8 x. \　　新官上任三把火

( Q  y: A* T* O: C/ o, U　　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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) z3 {  ]6 {6 D　　心想事成

! E: U5 E) y5 ^, [7 R& @　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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2 E8 Q" j4 i  m0 S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" s6 r8 P1 c% K6 {8 N+ Y) b　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

% J9 N6 ^- N2 ~' A& O" d, a　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 e+ U% e. n  U; C# l, u　　The best defense is offense.

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0 n0 B, z4 I1 p. L4 m　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 o% r1 v( a0 y! _2 Y9 l　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 _7 O, f6 F, t　　息事宁人

3 b$ ?4 ?& U: X# U　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  @8 f' k3 ~2 y　　循序渐进
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! u. `- P& t4 D, M; `　　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

8 U  f# s) ~, V1 {　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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( B0 u5 o" }( g2 H　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 G' m: k4 ^) `( w" y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 l1 R+ x9 D. d2 N　　有识之士

- F$ P% ?1 H- ]1 X0 B6 o8 H　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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0 z0 {7 B: X% O0 O2 n　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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& ]$ u' `$ p7 y) H$ C4 h) P　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ Y$ @9 C4 m- J' D" q# ]　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

+ |6 G/ ]- U& A' r4 l6 z, Z6 v　　survival of the fittest

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. H$ X0 `% {6 h" j3 l, H: X　　英雄所见略同
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6 V+ b: `3 e' L( }　　Great minds think alike.

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( D0 L6 v1 R$ {! O0 S　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; Q% d2 B) T( i5 v$ C　　冤假错案

　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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  g/ _8 L- G) l; p! |　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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9 F" Q& r. a9 r, q9 c: |　　众矢之的

. e0 n9 W  p" X5 J. o: Y, M　　target of public criticism
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; L: ]) k" b7 q: o9 i. R* x　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。