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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5 N4 u1 z9 a7 h4 `& Q' H　　爱屋及乌

　　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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& o  U" ^1 o8 s7 n: w5 C　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 e% g, v' m$ H0 s3 f/ K+ W3 @+ N　　不遗余力
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3 K* A7 a$ n% @' s: r4 q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

9 |. b$ g3 A* ~: i1 E' o" k( }, F　　No discord, no concord.

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, l: p5 z: V: B) o8 X& B% m, R' m　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

$ p) e& a' R2 n　　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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4 c' E" p5 a: _; 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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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( p3 Y: V  H; A. U/ p　　国泰民安
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4 `. e1 R" ]" b, q  ~! H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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" ~5 S+ E! `1 ~! q- k2 M; `　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ T# z: J" W+ d' [9 ~  W　　once on shore, one prays no more
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# s& B4 B7 `0 ~# f' ~5 X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

$ ^; F0 `  ^/ Y! M　　Bad news travels fast.
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& B  I/ T4 J  J% ^2 e　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

2 W% A! w; W4 r: l( D! i: ~) t+ ?' b: u　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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8 E6 ^7 O& L; y+ b9 ]　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　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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2 ]2 _7 Q1 N* {9 w% M0 @4 L" n3 t　　金玉满堂

2 f9 q# i4 M2 H5 d( F1 i  n# S　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 Q" A  D$ q4 x& O2 C　　脚踏实地
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! y4 }9 x) n8 R  U3 c* |& z7 a2 b- K　　be down-to-earth
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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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4 J. U. n, G- O4 J  B) n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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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" f+ ~9 i, L& f# \, z& V8 s　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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8 F. R7 T! j9 n　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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; u1 k9 z) A  d. B( q　　gain both fame and wealth

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. ]1 n4 u) A" k6 g, W　　茅塞顿开

2 A& o' S) A4 o) c　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; v. h. j6 g) d9 ]/ K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( u! {# B1 ~2 m3 j0 C　　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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% E1 b, b2 Q$ b$ e" g3 t　　谋事在人，成事在天

! K9 Q. X, B- w' }& L　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) V# s! ]% [% R9 n. m% Q( l　　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

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

/ Z0 o. Q4 f2 r$ ~7 S$ a; H( C% 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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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" o6 b, s3 @  C! K: ]5 F　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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# d# ?& ?$ F$ v4 c. P　　前事不忘，后事之师
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; H0 X0 Q4 D( D6 `; M　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 X" z+ P3 f( L1 A7 l& D& z! u7 h　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 G1 y" n! r1 i0 O5 x; @　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& W2 X# F) S6 U, ]　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: {% w/ p7 `% w& G3 i9 P　　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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4 X( J1 |+ M. h: ~6 \8 `6 P% h　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  I5 j, ^/ o* }0 P" C8 Z* z3 c　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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" E+ S- q1 @& \" @' o. r$ o; q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& u5 Z2 ?4 ~; r7 P- [) N6 B% l9 g7 P　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 e  @$ w* o7 R" F" ?& j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是
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" s" t! x' r  ~- H　　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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　　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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4 Q6 R) Q! [% q5 U6 z% t/ f, R3 h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

$ R2 o# D! S1 _( @3 X: J　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) I; _& ]: {' t: W　　韬光养晦
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9 ]- E1 {* w. U, p) k! o6 @1 Z; Q　　糖衣炮弹

6 I" r7 W4 N3 h0 W0 U6 E　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

/ o) E1 u7 ^! H7 G- C  [9 X7 `　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

) m) ~+ w4 u3 G3 N　　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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+ c9 x: U" \9 U4 [　　歪风邪气
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% J, ^5 M3 a) I" E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 L1 ]" r5 R/ Z5 Y2 G　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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& H  e; u: F9 t" E2 o　　望子成龙
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6 K& L/ d& G: E" e0 u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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3 Y. _* R! ~1 o　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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1 {5 o( K8 Q8 X6 l: l　　无中生有
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( R3 v, K% H& `8 c- y' C0 K4 r　　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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　　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
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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
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. I% u8 N1 E. H　　May all your wish come true
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6 G5 L  W" J% T( ~; b　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 k) F# ?8 {3 O5 Y; j# a- N　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( H+ L! `. [, k/ x　　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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- f7 V! D6 P1 i0 U" P- Y　　现身说法

1 N3 q7 v; `' @　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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$ q7 e4 K2 }9 t* m0 R　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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# i/ k5 [) l& C6 [　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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7 G, }( R) }. K" ?1 C　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) {5 D/ @$ A1 ?- `4 {1 J% Y8 ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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; j* }* k/ i2 y7 w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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7 {7 J6 r: W" v　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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& ?( u: j; _3 @/ B　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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5 B, W/ S2 j5 C/ c4 A5 q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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. m% T( b6 H3 P( Z* T+ D1 ?5 B　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# f/ [/ N/ N3 c; G1 R; F# Q9 M5 q　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

' Q" z; M& b# u% u4 `7 H, e5 q' l　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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' S, Z6 U# W8 x7 @　　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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; a0 H! E5 _6 b  ~" a0 X8 V　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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6 n) B/ L3 p' E7 t1 l/ n6 [' i　　众矢之的

( S0 c1 ]# Y3 e1 c2 T　　target of public criticism

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, C0 w3 A8 n- p8 S5 _, @  Q0 d* S　　纸上谈兵
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3 h  t+ h- `0 T5 X+ z1 E9 V/ c　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

/ f- P' _" M+ Y　　纸包不住火
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% m7 N8 [: n; n& w. e# g7 F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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% X" ]* q, k, V7 A% I# l9 G　　左右为难
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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。