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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: L( G( ^" {% [0 E1 H8 _　　爱屋及乌
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9 G" d7 N& n$ _4 A% S0 A! J# d　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 ?# L  \9 Z, Z4 b3 I1 {$ h　　百闻不如一见
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3 I: h* T3 P( Q7 ?7 ^" {; R$ Z& k　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 U9 |$ m# r# ]  y% |) x: u9 X. K　　Seeing is believing.
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# T! x( g. g  R1 ]" I: t; h　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 p( p2 f# S1 R5 c8 B　　笨鸟先飞

7 f! q, ^: n4 l) A　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* w! ?; z$ b9 _- e　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 E& t, V. |8 G! R: G5 K5 u) s; X9 [　　不打不成交

) Q2 Q1 x) H# Q6 o! N6 ]1 T　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

: ?+ t/ r8 E6 ~$ V' d7 U  v3 |　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 j5 i+ g/ O- _; o$ ]　　大事化小，小事化了
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  H" W5 ~3 Z2 u4 ^　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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  ?' N  X1 r4 N　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

, Z: F5 a* x6 [  {, n4 T6 b5 M' l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 `& ~, D6 v8 m　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- S. f) ^. ~' h  s- \" z　　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;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 Q9 {6 D9 w5 ^& |' ?2 w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, `: P, M9 X. T8 e5 I　　金玉满堂

; X9 C# B* b  u- N　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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　　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 C! ]; }6 Q: x7 n# l  y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  D) O9 a4 K. u1 N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. q% M( Q9 c5 L& O0 N/ X7 P7 K　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

6 U0 u+ K3 k, I) Y* v8 {1 p　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& r' Q! J6 I. k' G5 P; W- h  O　　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

% `+ @" I% t) ]  @8 ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 m9 e* n% g9 s5 l　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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* j# \+ ?; {6 v( c, |* b! K　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ ~& z- o7 n( @0 y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# W% ^  @: }0 B/ ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" I" p" K0 l9 z0 \　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* A: _+ E* H2 U8 [5 v, T　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' T  ~, d/ p# ]) @# j* D7 y* {　　弄巧成拙
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# [, j5 q! L$ c. `" n8 m: o　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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* X2 F: \- o5 c8 [( l/ \3 w5 ~　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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  ~4 p) J9 ^% }' I　　破釜沉舟

( Y# J8 a: x. [% x" h3 B2 t7 P　　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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* Q- ^$ K$ I" E1 W, N　　抢得先机

% V+ C: @" l8 x* A0 w　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, {% e) s0 n- X( g6 q　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ i; |, G" |! y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

5 t/ S  m& h4 E: j( A　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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( l5 p7 o4 q* h; x/ U( v) l　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ U& S; q  R% d1 _. H( A7 F, \　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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  P# n- O  M6 c* `, B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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/ [% l8 }: v# x0 q- s# A　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 S3 q  S4 {% O! l5 m6 e+ {- p# S* k* v　　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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2 Y1 Z; _6 j3 }( p3 r: F) m: I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

' c- q6 ?$ ?# F4 P3 r0 P' h　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 J. Q) {' y# N  f　　世外桃源

" A( J0 _( f9 A0 |. {3 r, R' s- o　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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, Y# [6 h! c1 I: E1 O- j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) ?) j4 }" a2 w0 \; U　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ l0 E. B' |) n) v) g　　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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! G+ ~2 N' x7 m! g　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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% a' }9 T; f7 S" B　　时不我待

' Z3 x% a% x5 {4 F: q　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) q5 V3 n8 Q- o# J. V4 }　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* G6 L* e* P$ w( z2 |  K( N: r　　说曹操，曹操到
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7 `7 X! G* V" ]0 P9 C4 u5 @, z$ ^　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- ^  x, }: a+ j) r  V  Y5 m% k　　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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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 N9 R7 w% x* n. S% w6 P) h/ t: D1 t　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

+ @1 k; g" Y9 \; M　　天有不测风云
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+ M3 w3 z0 @. n( a5 G2 e9 q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

$ a7 c: L: l0 F+ M+ |　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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+ S! `# E; g; {; ]　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　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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2 ^$ N8 y9 T+ X; o' Y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  @0 g% Y7 o% P8 e' T　　徇私枉法

# w1 e2 n3 \& O9 I" o  T  s- G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: Z! l" z, x" S* `( `　　新官上任三把火

/ P* r2 s( B* v1 A  q9 Q! y0 J　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 K/ |' V3 j* Z  o　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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( L1 ~5 j1 g3 S　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( n6 }6 W7 \( g0 Z( z# f" |- ?" K　　先下手为强

　　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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, P7 o1 f) D7 n& l" T% _) m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

9 b/ B9 B( _. w! z& i5 j: j$ Z% c) L　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) w! D1 m; q8 e8 T　　息事宁人
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+ B. T) f& |% ^  N　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　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

3 f0 j5 |1 R; X7 Q& S) F" F, R9 U　　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

/ r9 l2 o  D8 {9 O# D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

$ l: K3 U/ f; S& q. K/ D　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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/ G3 a, X8 ^, y9 a+ ~$ M5 _　　有缘千里来相会

; z& w: {) J0 ~+ e5 X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 q# R* K6 s* _& e　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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* p0 n( T$ K! X　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 i3 H# }/ e* Y. p　　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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# t& W# v) Q3 t1 A, g3 ?　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

; m( D) Q/ z' A# }- T5 G　　Great minds think alike.
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) [9 L6 Y9 j- l: |$ S+ B# M0 s　　冤家宜解不宜结

& U; \$ }3 u; ]0 C+ x% ]; S; o( F　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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/ {$ z! l# `/ Y; S1 O　　一言既出，驷马难追

$ e( X1 v: x& ^: K1 D　　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

6 ~3 G$ s# |/ x% G6 h　　bring in wealth and treasure
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2 p7 r, N! t. a2 o" Y* I　　债台高筑

6 a6 @: p2 S" u: _/ N　　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
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, W+ h! c4 n6 `# C　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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0 C1 s. P1 O- ~- Q* l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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0 Y) x* @- t/ H1 p　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难

- E* q) @8 G+ I# U; c' \" C' v　　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。