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

4 c+ F/ w4 Z7 ?- `" t7 @: M' k　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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  x, r% M) p1 C6 F: ]# D# K' F　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

/ T! m8 A+ W1 V7 \% x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  p* O) t8 u5 n9 F4 Z5 e  j　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

- ]  n. p$ Y4 S5 Q) W　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 j* K$ v5 m3 ]2 J& l　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 {" M4 F* v) z5 y8 v　　大事化小，小事化了
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# W8 p) c  A& x9 L) N　　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
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/ @' b# R) T* I/ g: n' U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 e+ G# d. Z, f6 z& r　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及
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/ m; Z" f" A' x( J' ^3 T　　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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' k0 r' u0 p3 o9 v7 Q/ {　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' P; L7 s6 z( P$ \# M9 F　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 f) b4 u- u0 ?/ O0 N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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& l& Z5 ^" e  b! I9 O! M* f　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

/ \! L$ U! I' V5 M  P　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn

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- `: ]$ M4 c. C　　既往不咎

　　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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( _" }1 j5 U# Z3 P  ?% n　　金玉满堂
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3 A* g/ b4 {# w9 D- t+ |　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 Q1 Z- L4 Q2 o& H* |　　脚踏实地
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# z0 y8 I$ g1 [8 l1 {/ H4 w　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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2 o  l, W5 t! P5 k　　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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: x# Q1 e9 D. u$ l% N6 _& n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 D) V) {+ D, S6 U　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& L/ @7 }! L( z5 f. `: `! j6 v　　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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) M4 T! I) q2 j( F　　马到成功

( V- Z5 F6 j$ g, q* Y, l0 u, f" R: e　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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' b+ L* u" h4 e6 m5 y- ?　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* g4 |- p! F, Y+ u: v5 q' N　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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- j1 v) G$ p: B9 h0 H2 I4 ~8 D　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 f3 ~5 m' X; N　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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3 `/ r' S. a* o+ |' H6 Q. t, a　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

. x2 V0 V  Z; _, s( O6 b9 D1 V　　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

　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 }1 u; }. q  I2 Q　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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; y2 ?9 _3 ^1 \9 L8 k6 _# ?　　千里之行始于足下
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6 p% o% u4 R9 C" f, E　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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) W  O" D6 F- k( D/ O. a; P( r　　前事不忘，后事之师
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2 G! l' K4 D8 O0 p; A7 N0 ?# Z' U6 o　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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* k& m$ ~9 \+ C7 n: n! w. }　　强龙难压地头蛇

- Z7 J, F. T( `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

* X. p4 }" x$ z! {; t: h. l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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% V0 v$ P- v1 Q* H, x7 h　　人逢喜事精神爽

& B7 c2 S( \; H  m　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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: j6 O# @. S: F* K6 I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 l( R: t! Z& [1 t　　世外桃源

8 O; u) Z2 D% f, v" n9 J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 x) a) {$ Z4 ]9 r　　人之初，性本善
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3 f$ v5 k6 R7 n3 v　　Humans are born good.
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8 t, P) V9 ?' N5 ^　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# d" E3 o& r* i　　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

* o  X7 ~8 C5 g. W6 ]2 P% l　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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; H8 \$ w" s5 D, X　　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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4 }% y" v& b1 t　　水涨船高

5 I3 L6 x, k: W  S" {　　A ship rises with the tide
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8 l! T' f0 X/ u: C/ N　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

( d" v2 O3 N8 f1 s　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% |4 b5 T/ j, R% N: {8 E* h　　实事求是
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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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) n* X" O1 G" [　　speak of the devil
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+ G/ }- [7 Z: \7 Z, m, A　　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
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6 |* G5 r9 t: |  c$ k9 s: _　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

* m% ]+ s( M4 k2 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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' u7 H- ]% b% A1 K: T% I0 d　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 X1 [: d$ T; [　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 W2 y3 Q4 w; k( \　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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. V- K3 c, o. _' K: o5 `& N　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" K( o2 X1 S2 G) I0 Y( ~" q( \　　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

  s; V" ]$ N2 ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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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5 U- U% ~6 L, P  s# `1 |( Q　　唯利是图

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

# Y9 S% g& K* M, j* |2 M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

9 t1 j4 t) G$ \8 S/ F$ x' a　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

$ g' U! ^; i3 K* {1 E3 s　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  `8 F: L' s7 m% c# v' {　　心想事成
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, _, Z. r% \, a( \" @! m　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

+ e7 @. A  D! L) R$ W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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, X9 b: w6 `9 q3 @, }+ \　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" [; Q4 ~0 [: o( ]4 K: J" r6 ^& U　　The best defense is offense.

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$ y) V; k$ T0 n$ l" s　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 w" @' L2 Y8 M　　ants on a hot pan

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& S& S2 ]7 t% M1 e4 b6 L　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' Q; O& w. d: H. P# Y　　息事宁人

1 }( h! Q$ I$ S/ S5 Z8 Q$ m　　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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) m. F! j* K/ Q　　严以律己，宽以待人
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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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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& n; [: J; M! }3 z: e　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. C# x* E! I+ S! |  q$ M8 c0 A　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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' f* q" M# y# B: `4 b& c　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ ~6 h8 ^( x0 e5 d6 l! s9 ?% i6 U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

' X1 x. S1 W6 W9 R　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ n& J0 z. m- B3 w; f　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

0 N, ]/ g' C% g3 K0 }　　More haste, less speed.
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: @7 H  A* K  A6 @3 o　　优胜劣汰
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* }2 T1 x/ }; }5 P9 N2 C" r　　survival of the fittest
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) J  y0 T6 I0 j/ J% Q/ @" i　　英雄所见略同

. J, B3 N4 p! @3 c+ o　　Great minds think alike.
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7 B1 ^9 R; n& m8 C- p　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; Z6 g4 F% ]7 ~3 E/ s　　冤假错案

9 J% \+ d& _, A　　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

5 d; N) r4 E4 [0 L" T　　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

* X' X! j9 |% }7 a1 R; `　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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$ @7 Z. O# a8 ^　　纸包不住火
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6 I! E1 }+ k4 d0 {* k$ V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' t: e% n1 c. d) m% e* X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。