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
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" K' m  `; ~% X" S, @　　Love me, love my dog.

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' y* U4 f' g. y( O' Q& b3 I　　百闻不如一见

- Z! ?; |5 E' a  D/ g& C+ S　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) _1 V" i8 y, p9 `, B2 [　　Seeing is believing.
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& ^$ p" A1 Q5 J8 I+ h+ O& H　　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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7 d5 Y' ^- @7 ]9 ^　　笨鸟先飞

+ f. f' W/ L6 ?$ F5 `' C　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! ^% @4 }' |5 w( {3 V　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 x; c/ B" M2 ^4 s　　不打不成交

　　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

" T% W$ J! D: q: l  E: _　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* O' t) X4 b7 C$ l3 b! G, U　　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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! |& D& H  ?' Y% f& Q' V. O　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ l8 E- h  m! x: }& L　　国泰民安
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* e' y7 B5 _8 I) e6 A" c! H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

8 o" R4 B. s5 c: b　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

7 i1 I% [( g, M5 @　　too much is as bad as too little
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! _% [: l; Z/ _  Z/ l　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" L  H) M# c, f　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, g4 h! y$ }6 ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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8 O7 U+ V* u; {- e" E0 r. h$ U- _　　和气生财

" _  F2 h1 |, h/ x( |! n　　harmony brings wealth;

8 ]$ L6 t& I# ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ H- J- {6 T; O" b. D　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

8 `$ t) T" B. ], u& N6 N/ T　　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

　　Treasures fill the home.
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, l! [& }( ]7 A& d/ d　　脚踏实地

* M1 O! D2 q  \) G3 r2 l　　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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6 I9 d) ~: s4 w) r  Z4 r　　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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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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- J8 E* m/ A# {* l6 B5 v7 C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 e- @) X, R0 Y$ h% x- R　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ W0 g, j6 g# C+ x2 n' T9 M　　马到成功
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$ J( f1 p8 H4 R0 ~0 d　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 Q' O! A* a0 G; i/ q- o4 Y　　名利双收

5 U- K' s! x. u: _2 F/ i6 n　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 }: O5 M; W, G! n　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 H) X, v- |/ F4 m+ m　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* E( V# K& L8 Y5 {/ U6 J) P　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ F0 U7 F# ]. w+ D　　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

5 `' u8 x( f& i  {( b# ?　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, A2 Z! O9 W) t" G　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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$ i, k9 x- h7 D4 S/ h1 H" l5 X# f　　抛砖引玉
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" o5 X) E8 M! d; C* I, q* i　　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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7 v" {7 F9 H9 H) A　　抢得先机

+ @1 L3 d: e0 Q' l　　take the preemptive opportunities
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0 H3 B4 y" x( R. V' J3 W" [　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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* f+ t/ O: c+ w, R- U# E. r　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ M- C, j& K: F, s: @　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 S$ V& s0 G5 v　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 y+ L( B! u, ^! G2 C9 |7 I4 _　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

. a( k! e0 N6 r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 ]' b) [$ @9 C9 O( ]3 \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 {9 A% m! Q" F6 D2 D　　世外桃源
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3 T1 N  H% g$ K( [- X0 E$ J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: I7 W: J* X! g+ j9 b( ?6 R　　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

0 d/ h6 ^) z( v8 U　　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;

4 ?3 h9 A& G0 A4 G8 q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" S/ }8 h: D3 m; _4 \  G　　三十而立
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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' O1 f, k$ R- g  j　　时不我待

' U. T" d6 e) t- L( P　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ t4 Q/ U% [1 @* q' F　　杀鸡用牛刀

- B+ x! c% t- t/ r+ R2 X　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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9 {; }6 f2 T  p" s  M　　实话实说
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  B! N5 f$ ]7 M5 T　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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& F2 c% y/ Y7 ]6 N: R# B$ c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

& s; b, j1 e" H; Y1 Z　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 [. j  X+ b* w8 @) i: p* a" C　　天有不测风云
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, b+ U0 ^, w; e, r& J$ Z" r5 @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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3 s! a" B2 p2 Z& B4 `　　跳进黄河洗不清
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) R# Z$ P% ]4 I2 P! r( f3 \　　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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1 p: ?2 K$ g; k8 C7 h/ ?9 e　　歪风邪气

$ n( A6 u! v2 s/ G. I  y4 i　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! s4 @! L5 |; ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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; q+ s2 k$ Z& ]& r" o: U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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; l# w4 Q4 i6 d( \　　蓄势待发
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6 V6 Q' a- e) x　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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; J/ [, c& J$ H3 h' R; z9 F　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! {# h/ l, Z5 p0 ]# e- D9 ~7 h　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 [+ z4 R6 w: C. W. f　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# X& E3 W7 L/ K# k5 P　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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$ I" |- ~6 g+ b  c- y* c7 |　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; ]. j$ @( l( r　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 W$ Z6 c0 ~  }$ G, C0 X& N　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

' f. V) S7 e+ b. d  G5 c+ u" {　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 N( p% U/ ~1 x8 z" G) D$ J8 m　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 g; b7 y# r2 B* k　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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* R5 w4 w/ Z1 v/ _: g) ~: l) m$ l　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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$ |" d& K" o1 h2 b/ {. ]4 y0 Q+ ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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9 Y0 z" \6 C7 n/ }* @　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

" _* Y8 y9 w/ o  o3 m6 ]; Y- T8 V: E　　people-oriented

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* I- L$ j6 s1 _7 X: g, {& a( x　　因材施教
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2 T! p" Q8 l1 c  V　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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; U5 E& }6 l: e5 f1 P, J8 y! k　　欲速则不达
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" k8 R* e. W  T. L　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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8 g; u5 c2 Q- a  q6 U　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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& e/ ?  r( G" {" \; s: d　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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1 X7 q9 i8 X6 a$ Q! u7 C　　冤假错案

1 F0 a! x& l4 g) j! S. Y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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8 K: n, T9 \* K　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ {, z  d& g8 W3 y4 Y3 c) S　　招财进宝
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' m% f; Y* t8 Q, {# G' Z, U　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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, l4 j3 G* D: N4 T$ v# Z0 p/ i　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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1 x8 z# S4 U+ E3 G' j　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

& Q' [3 n. K  e* Q7 {　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难
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$ }! u$ s/ r3 |4 R" B8 q8 \　　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。