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

- |. b  O. S  O6 r% y% g* s　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

5 `6 E* P0 y, u$ @　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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# l! s8 h5 T+ {( H! ]! b　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  T2 w5 l; Y, E! }+ O2 [　　笨鸟先飞
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3 M: _+ L0 H. U8 n  R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

9 {$ s5 [* v3 y) E" r9 b　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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& O' G0 h2 z" P( A3 J. u8 q% h* t　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) L% `, @- D- i+ E" V6 _( j+ ]/ _+ Q　　辞旧迎新

/ `& u) x9 @& u2 N$ @# f, ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ y7 r; [% |5 O3 g5 a8 J( L) [6 K% Y　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 P1 M/ C- A, V! _  k8 I　　大开眼界

+ y  X0 w9 S9 Y: @7 ^4 [+ ^　　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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: e! l2 W& b' l& @! V　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 J% u& n% K& ?* Z- U3 G. V2 N0 [　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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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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7 A4 j8 k& D% g. E1 U　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　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

! N+ Y& m) W# b. I  [  W' n; S& |　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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- T' s. i. e. n: \' `4 v6 Q  R　　脚踏实地

+ ^- Y9 a7 a1 u* l1 I: \8 c　　be down-to-earth

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1 Z! ~5 V- p& H1 ~) J( ]0 S　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ a& g( x8 B/ ^) k8 j3 `　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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: ]: f; _& g( H: W) {' Y　　礼尚往来

; A' w& L; Q6 Q$ X; F" O  d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 w% C1 J- e8 i) r　　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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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开
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0 r6 G: M1 X3 H0 u! H　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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& s  m- }# @! J* J+ j　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( L% H/ s* l; b　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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! j7 W1 Y2 Z$ R; I- H9 a0 G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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5 X; D, z. r' `: h; j　　抛砖引玉

  W3 A: `" g' q6 W2 L. q　　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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( {! j! p1 s# O6 ^8 Z8 d- o9 j# r　　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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( p/ X& m) Q! [6 [( d' N　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' w' t/ _' C0 }　　千里之行始于足下
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' S0 t4 |. c" ?* R% {+ W0 Z' W& p8 C, G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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7 j) W% s& b  {' A- y. T　　前事不忘，后事之师

, T0 X4 t* t5 C, ]" t( F$ B; [% g　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% H) ~4 S* h4 r4 r　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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/ m9 U) U: t& a) f9 P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' j. [& m& F) Z3 @1 V' ~1 G6 [　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 b4 X, a/ Y0 Y+ @, j　　人逢喜事精神爽
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6 }) Q, C: Z4 _- `　　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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& M/ T+ j$ b% _6 [　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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5 X- V4 e  o: W  j2 D　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

& Z8 V6 W# ^; `# Z. X/ A　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ i, K$ ~& [4 C; I　　三十而立
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- W# p  b9 x  h  a9 H　　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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! u, }' f( O; p9 x) R$ `0 `& B　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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* `9 k" ?0 o7 V% N- ~　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　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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5 b% e0 Z$ z: z* ]1 l　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ \" b4 r" k* L( H# O3 f9 j+ I　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　实话实说
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+ }% }6 z' o" s# d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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/ s8 v2 x! R, i5 Q, m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) s+ x+ N3 h6 y7 s　　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

; r" D7 T7 o' q2 A9 l　　糖衣炮弹
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  O2 j. s$ i+ @' J, m. p) x8 c　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) I# v. z5 b4 ~" s　　天有不测风云

4 d. |6 l( y/ ?- C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

$ ~4 g2 c& ]) I3 l: T) h" v　　团结就是力量
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0 l  e: t& Q$ q. X9 d' p　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

# K6 a+ |" s1 @+ |" 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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　　歪风邪气
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! @- ]$ F( B: Q4 _0 C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 k* s; f$ R6 w+ X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 S1 E, y" [9 c3 S6 S% i$ @+ r　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- C* T1 @4 n' d; I9 i　　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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　　无中生有
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! G! O: N5 A1 b　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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" P$ U" t/ |" u2 k) e4 {, f　　无风不起浪

/ |0 x4 a. H6 U, ?　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　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
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, o4 B: {$ Y# l! a$ y　　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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( [: c8 L4 q# o0 v! U4 {8 t　　先下手为强

　　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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1 Q! l5 o! N; P4 [# e　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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* A* V. D& P- f4 V7 O　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" h5 U5 u! \; s2 {　　有钱能使鬼推磨

3 r* J: T# ]* D3 m1 R' L. x  W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

2 }7 m3 i3 c# f4 w' N) J　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

2 l4 I) _( D- c- E7 a+ I' D　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

! @# y' }0 O8 m- ^　　以人为本
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) C: Q; a) N2 w2 f1 y2 e3 P8 b$ ]　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% b# B# Q2 e+ h　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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) N8 A  j' H/ Y4 S　　英雄所见略同
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: ?5 ]9 V" c4 s; I1 H8 b9 Z　　Great minds think alike.

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' N3 t( w3 k* x1 K% ?　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 a; M. R) W5 e6 C/ `$ d0 Y* E, l　　冤假错案

8 [9 g: U* B9 K8 \8 ?0 A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" s& P+ Z4 I# A& P　　一言既出，驷马难追
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0 D; R/ w: |6 H& W　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  R4 s' A" |5 D9 x. Q　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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2 Z! ?- h3 J  B$ ]" e# I+ M2 D　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98

9 i3 v. r$ \5 S　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

2 A& B" F' F9 k　　What's done by night appears by day.

$ u" F8 {8 A3 F, H* M　　100
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　　左右为难

" g2 v: |( _. I6 ]0 B& ~　　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。