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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6 A9 Z* Z2 _/ h7 n% m0 x5 N　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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6 H6 x2 Y/ @5 q) b. [  a　　百闻不如一见

) w0 I1 S3 v# p　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

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　　笨鸟先飞
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& T) @& C1 v+ p- ?2 y, G, q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 n0 E5 a2 L2 Q2 S* P5 o　　不遗余力
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, W+ Y  \$ B! t6 S( G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

* Y+ w- }/ u" `/ i" a　　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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, a$ r7 P, Y0 n3 n　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 o$ E* i9 i( ?0 d* C( a　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 t+ C/ g- ]" H+ B2 |: C　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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7 e  z/ w5 }0 i4 @' y　　大开眼界

　　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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　　过犹不及

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

$ X/ `( v2 m9 c# K# g! c" Q3 R　　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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) K2 ^2 s( h! ~: B　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

, l" P2 g/ T$ Q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- n  m( q; z+ b6 a- f# z% n　　活到老学到老

# P7 I, v! d1 Y, S　　never too old to learn
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: J) @0 d2 a% v4 C8 G　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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4 C/ k  G. y0 ^　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

* q& }) Y4 O, }, f8 v( t, n　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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9 J6 }0 o, p" R5 x) n; \! y　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: g2 u) e! s! l; p1 @# k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: t; N& N8 _- Y% D2 z) C3 W: Y7 u4 N　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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: B& F3 ^% X; \' g3 r$ X  D　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 @9 P9 F1 \  C6 T- `* t　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& a0 d2 o5 s3 x  M　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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: O, J+ X& f  f" @　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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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- Y1 w! A& X0 B1 T! C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 v7 k4 {3 V+ V　　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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. I) Q+ A8 [, `　　破釜沉舟
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. x/ J* I7 T6 N6 T- ]　　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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5 d# c/ c; u) s  ^% @% E　　抢得先机
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' H6 P/ `$ m+ i, B4 R: n　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 s5 }% i; N3 ~1 J2 O; c. l　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

. f+ A1 i  V+ `　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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* E) O; p! s' w. e7 U7 [　　前事不忘，后事之师
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  V5 N1 ]2 P3 ?& b8 S8 z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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0 y# Q8 |: E5 `6 d　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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/ t8 w( [9 `  \( J; i　　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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+ g# Y: j& ~& R  X( Z$ H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

, D9 A' V% n$ F2 R! P: S　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 G; z  O0 K3 ^/ K: c5 a$ @　　人逢喜事精神爽

) D* H- e  Q, e! C　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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" N1 c5 }4 k$ B9 R% k8 C# P　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

2 R2 q  k  |) C. n/ D　　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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. p5 r$ }) l5 e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

7 j- Q1 u7 X/ l  C9 d; \0 C　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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# k/ e6 r8 I' \　　三十而立

2 F& B% W  X  P7 ^2 j  z　　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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( u8 Y- l/ {5 I" C　　水涨船高

8 t, m6 `8 B1 ^, y　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 x% h: P% Q: L! @( _" R* C　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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, @# M& e0 n0 X. _' x4 ?, `, P　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 o5 G  O- }- K  W! V　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

! [, h1 v5 i3 ]; f　　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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  m7 L! p9 w& i6 v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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9 B! {  l: r) H) c( [& L- T8 U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ H0 u% C# K1 g6 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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　　歪风邪气

7 G5 C2 s3 r& G1 t9 F, p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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0 Z" s4 m0 [# L/ F1 e" Y: C　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

# l% U! H, K9 t% N4 {0 r　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

  S7 H& R9 {7 l　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 X% l$ {) Y6 W% Q( Y; Z  s- D4 O+ U　　无中生有
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# Y) H+ @, r+ D- [5 O  G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) f# ]' ~; ^- ~5 L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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* l: h- a* h- T3 a( v1 a　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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; S7 h2 N. ^- W0 T9 t　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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. {2 ^+ a" u% H" }7 I$ G　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ m( M7 x5 t  L. \% B5 T　　心想事成
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1 e$ e6 T8 H$ w6 B& a　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

: ^' j1 U+ Z! c5 W- ]/ d: X- L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ |& D( i0 O. f$ _　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 O& Y7 I6 w. k0 G. i0 C/ ]' O　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

1 e. A: w5 }% w' {1 h8 ]5 q　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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, h7 M' m- Y/ n　　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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　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 K* J( N7 J8 q/ R2 ^$ q7 {　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 W" ]5 R0 d+ S: v$ b+ c　　有识之士
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' a3 y; K: R) k2 s( v　　a man of insight83
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$ H5 `+ D6 k- ?" |8 Q1 ^' a　　有勇无谋
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4 _/ a; J% ~+ T) |  p$ U, Y　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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7 I3 K! F# Q) g& \- ?7 }　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 `& o, G5 q, G( G9 g# |- L0 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

: }9 G# B& r/ Q8 g; l9 Q+ u　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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! v( s0 [4 H# V: J　　survival of the fittest
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8 n1 T- {7 T& {  U　　英雄所见略同

/ C5 m; S: Z6 k- g　　Great minds think alike.
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2 ]4 c- [+ |8 l* I, J7 [' j' V　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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' k5 a3 Z0 E) F& _1 \　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。