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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ Z7 _3 p7 J2 {) w+ j　　Seeing is believing.

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- B" H7 g: s" h, _  N　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ J% C! a6 H1 M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

. e( O! j: n4 Y" r' `* \! j& N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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5 u' S8 T' A( y. M& ~$ l6 U, C7 I; r　　不遗余力

" w% `  s3 X3 @; _% O3 w7 v' _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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, ?. O; B6 Z5 k7 G( P/ e　　No discord, no concord.

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8 D$ t' U, C  x9 p  g/ j0 K( x　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# b2 R2 Y6 E- `; O6 ~3 W　　辞旧迎新
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! V8 S5 K+ }3 i$ 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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2 ?0 f& Q& K/ H* {; d- R& {: R　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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& W! D  q  s& v* I　　大开眼界
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) b6 Z* @# h3 J! U; |& L- e' ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

1 N: x: s8 A3 C5 x/ G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: W2 x4 s% o! H+ G1 I  C3 L! D/ ^5 f　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" v0 d; g3 s) k2 T1 y+ K8 {) _　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 K) t0 ?6 ~/ A$ }1 U% R; {7 H. H　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 E% N2 c& D$ v$ v9 [　　活到老学到老

; S5 C2 D7 q. C0 H　　never too old to learn

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( W* j" {- G5 h8 M　　既往不咎
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/ r  |. l! p+ f; o1 b　　let bygones be bygones
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: {8 W* ~# E# E( Z3 P　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

* J: ?: d6 v3 g& V& N　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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! D* M' K% H2 `1 {: V5 k3 S　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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2 }+ M0 w) k* b, L. f　　君子之交淡如水

& d) ^) o5 |3 B, R; ~  V; B  U　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) G/ O7 z1 y8 V# d% X+ ^　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 ?8 m% M  `6 E  U  j$ Z　　礼尚往来

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  q4 r* R9 o+ j4 ~( r% P8 g　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 i  P) e" `5 i　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; D- x, ~, M0 I% e+ K4 V　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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" |: w1 |) J; L; Y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 X+ ?- g7 t, T0 \/ G, w　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 r9 d3 r, c: g( n; o# w9 [$ D! _' ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

! m% P2 C/ d, C4 N4 m　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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8 K; u3 Z5 U& u0 W　　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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1 `9 V" I0 d! M* ^! R　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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" b5 h  G# f: l& \3 X% Q$ ]. f　　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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' E: ?* }  B5 W; v" [　　抢得先机
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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

　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( ]1 r5 k4 |6 l$ x　　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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0 u( \2 |+ d; E　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 R  k6 a0 [3 X2 c2 \! |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 ?1 P* w% ?9 G! q. p1 j) S' F) r　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ Q+ N; t3 i4 T4 W: Z5 V　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ p% f0 x# b/ ?, q1 M! f　　人之初，性本善

( ?! X$ b1 u3 n  y　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' X  [  t: x+ c9 {- R　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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0 @+ p% y; q" ^2 o7 n$ ?/ e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 V/ w( f% u8 J2 `* S0 \0 m　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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- E, s) ?& p% T0 i+ C) h/ u　　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
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 l9 O. z# {* J- H! |2 ]) o+ l" _. p　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 H* c3 c" b  s  Z9 m5 j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 T5 I# [! \0 a+ P" @# V# X　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

% h- ~7 }0 A6 `; `! g% J+ M　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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; F# P# t) Z1 V9 B) w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 n9 ^! N& N/ d2 e3 n　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 L4 k  b2 B' L, s- F1 k) r　　糖衣炮弹

6 \  s, W) i, W" J$ d& p　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

% A7 y; `, p) ?& m! x* @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! i! R0 ?! _& }: D) o) Y8 Z　　团结就是力量

- l. G5 P% ~4 S3 _/ N　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 @( C5 e; Y* ^5 }" l　　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

, _% E0 G/ O2 q6 }　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( [9 Z' x: s3 m6 \6 ^9 k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" d; `# r1 T7 \　　望子成龙
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; y# ]' a8 h, r9 r1 S　　hold high hopes for one's child

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1 q# u+ N3 ]( ^2 [% i　　唯利是图

/ g/ Y/ j$ v: Q. c% J: Z. \$ x3 h　　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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: V: I( |+ ^; H' W/ g! \; }　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

( ~7 z! R/ m! q( w+ w" H: d　　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
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3 Y% v& B/ G, Y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* s; _, L/ ?1 ^+ C+ V: p　　蓄势待发
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  l- n' I8 _2 O$ J+ i8 g1 Z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　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

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* l/ A, h9 A( j9 }  V5 M, T7 r$ g　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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- P7 h: h9 T( o" t% T, [　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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) b/ J! `$ x( r　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 V$ f' g+ {7 i　　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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8 T7 T5 K( x; J8 C　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

, ?. q/ [- m7 Q; F) a　　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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8 `& ~8 C0 V( n4 h　　keep pace with the times86
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$ O' W% Y) F  B1 L! m  X　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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- \9 k0 u, X7 ?+ {7 H( X　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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9 E( e: h5 S% K9 s1 ~　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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$ q- g8 `% z# v) g2 Q5 B　　欲速则不达

5 m+ T  H5 q% [! j　　Haste makes waste.

7 J# G+ [% }; F- K　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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! v. h/ m; L$ ]　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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: N) F0 L3 n# h' h　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. H  l' r6 c  g  _) m" R9 i　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) l5 O2 t4 Q) `: W; z3 j8 G　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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7 P/ h+ r5 k* N3 f1 f% u5 i6 j7 s　　众矢之的

; o* H- O, t8 ?8 u/ h7 M0 \* _$ @　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

$ B" Z7 E) S( d6 T1 T& F" d' L　　be an armchair strategist
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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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$ C# `5 G; d) s. @　　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。