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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% T0 k; J3 @0 x' T0 J% j. Q; B　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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* w- i  s" k1 k) U　　比上不足，比下有余

( K3 f' M. w* X& F7 O. v　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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$ v% j  {3 z( Z: ~　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

2 X7 h& W1 O0 u. p+ n* C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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8 ^# N; U3 B4 F& c% I) n　　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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　　辞旧迎新

# y0 B6 N- Y! f6 I2 G　　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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  J9 G  U  G- e; f; g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ K' ]$ i+ @5 c' k3 j' m- @" l　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 M' ]5 G; h  s# V5 Q3 f7 k1 y　　国泰民安

) t, w3 P, F1 ~! o. r$ c8 L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( T) T* |' B2 h　　过犹不及

7 y3 u. I' b: l/ m　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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# z9 h! m/ e2 Q4 v* [　　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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5 {* [; {. A: C5 R! y; }; e; M　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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% u, u) y  b$ q2 P; W　　活到老学到老
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3 V8 J4 Z; N" w$ g　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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

" s' v! f3 K' V1 B6 q　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

! ^  Z7 h: B6 M/ v; o　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 f, R+ k0 L% H　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 @- I/ W( B  z$ s' U　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 A( i2 a: s1 |8 W7 g" C5 G　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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) Y' Z6 D0 \5 x9 W% [6 Y/ c# m6 L, f　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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( U9 a! Z# W# w, y+ X& y+ w7 u5 C0 r　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 P; J( Y3 h; ]' h  y  ~9 z* D　　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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　　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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8 u5 w/ v& M( o& k0 @: Z! y0 @　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( v; a! c" H8 q, c6 c" x　　抛砖引玉
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3 V# Y8 |0 c4 B, [$ b4 Y　　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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　　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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& I# F! p2 R+ ?/ L  P2 ]$ Z　　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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/ S' Q* r5 n: k7 J# T　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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9 B. M8 z6 n3 }. i0 C　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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2 s: j6 h7 R! N1 O; o7 q+ L　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 Z$ O) W9 ^' s# _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 _. Z2 T# Z+ N8 ~# {. N　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. o+ z6 f# j' K+ q# C　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

" Y1 o$ `8 V0 ~2 W4 P- K% R2 }　　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
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- l8 Q. H! R& P% u" ~+ |8 F　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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8 X$ S+ {5 M5 M* h( d4 o　　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

0 {* Y3 |0 Q& o/ U5 o+ R　　a blessing in disguise;
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) S: w4 ~8 X+ @3 F; h　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ Z' @& M- I( X9 u+ ]) [! n  B　　三十而立
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* s/ a7 Q1 K* w# P- A　　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

! `. d2 ]$ n4 I- u% ?; j9 b; E5 E3 C　　A ship rises with the tide

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( a! L. U8 K0 Q- N　　时不我待
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0 r9 P9 [3 q$ [7 o4 ^! 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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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1 @' Z8 N: c9 J  Z- B. n　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 M' n! R4 a7 i7 O( m3 {( f　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ f+ s. e8 V9 Q$ k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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* N0 _8 [5 c: P2 E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 g5 C! ?% v- c. f6 K" L　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! |9 r1 U* F! r6 l2 k) ^　　团结就是力量
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4 b9 G- f; @* n3 z5 K7 T5 e* _　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* N) @. a- f+ r( Q3 u　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

) s2 }  e6 z) ^* P; p3 N　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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) z* s3 ^- H; B　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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8 i; X: ~; ^$ A! Z' C8 Q! @# I1 @　　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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　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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4 g/ L8 j$ C  q0 g7 J& V% z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( V( ]+ h4 O( p: t8 D　　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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% w& v+ P1 [: @% z　　现身说法

. h4 Y. j; K7 N　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) D+ m/ C1 Q3 `& M+ ~　　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
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　　有识之士

& _: h6 j+ ^' m5 u3 j　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

4 _5 ~( a7 ?1 p/ [. p4 G+ ?　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

5 \# B1 U( Y3 {, V3 ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ v# s1 ^7 [5 L' t0 {　　与时俱进
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8 @" a/ p6 ^  t/ i0 v　　以人为本
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/ v( M9 m- R/ l& W　　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
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　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

7 s; c, ~; Q. P6 e　　survival of the fittest

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- v- N4 D8 y) K7 z/ p* |1 T) g　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

# a; q4 T5 ~1 u( N) D- _5 e, e　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 O& E' N8 ~  r# ^6 h　　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 real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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( `+ k/ q9 R1 B: _  L　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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& ^! h; T6 i# r　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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/ \, d8 a4 o9 ^9 y4 M- i　　be an armchair strategist

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% s4 }" |/ w* s9 M. k" A　　纸包不住火

8 m* z/ x0 s) a9 x/ J; t: F+ J0 k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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& V6 h  g2 E/ ]3 d3 l0 r　　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。