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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ O4 c% R) ]+ M　　百闻不如一见

6 [4 a2 V  O/ h* _% F　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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8 d- |8 g; r. p/ q2 g8 b' P9 _( f　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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3 ~# A+ w& l' U/ b& e" o2 s7 X　　笨鸟先飞

& l7 y( l" E6 X( N3 B( f: |! t( }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& Z! C9 B; r2 {　　不遗余力
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- P9 b2 i2 t  j6 ~# J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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8 I2 B& s5 d4 T' h　　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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% H) Q0 _6 |: q3 s* R　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; `- I8 C8 r9 b5 c1 \3 x$ Y, ?. v　　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* p5 O6 U2 q+ V3 T　　大开眼界
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' m0 z& t) [" l$ z+ Z" J  K　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* e' V$ G" ], u/ {　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' C- x% F. K2 x, [　　过犹不及

% g* ~) Z; o- K/ z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) \/ {7 H) P' ], j& S! m　　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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1 P$ N# x- @, m- n　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 L: g# e/ G" k　　活到老学到老
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+ E, ^, x# F5 B- ?' x7 l" {7 c　　never too old to learn

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1 `8 {& X5 _$ R! G* O　　既往不咎
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- z3 ^; g" r$ z% M! |　　let bygones be bygones
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6 q! p. W3 p% J　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 p  m3 T  A" x  Q# S3 [$ n　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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; }+ r8 i# A6 }# w) r# h　　脚踏实地

; g8 E/ C3 I+ q' @. V# s　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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/ A# l1 {9 l% {: n. A　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 M- j9 H% b- T　　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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# a% ~. |# `( M$ H; Z' T4 e　　名利双收

2 [; W  E- S  `　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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9 [1 `/ _; r) b0 ~7 C6 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
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ v/ P- D* d# d+ N) m7 e7 T+ E　　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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$ b% b* b! @2 I3 ]5 L" d0 |; R1 M, ]　　抢得先机
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. A: P  F* I2 A　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" q5 ?; R2 k2 p( T1 ^# P　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 T% K1 _- A/ k4 N( @# ?, d* |* [　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 _6 w1 j6 q  Q) G2 u　　千里之行始于足下
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) G' p$ H. A- ~4 v2 Z　　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

' P9 I* S9 _- s8 ?# n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 {1 K/ P, \% M9 B5 L& a# s- L　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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0 f, N! A9 Z, i% z9 a: a2 f0 v5 S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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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8 r  v, t2 B7 T1 g0 k) g7 `9 }　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

8 V; d3 @7 Q5 ~+ B! Q　　Humans are born good.
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9 j  K1 L( `# @- h: f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; e8 A7 o" E0 T5 O- R- g; f$ @　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) L2 L+ r) z$ A4 p9 ]* a3 {- W　　三十而立

　　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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2 w/ P. k6 {8 `* M　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

4 ?: O1 F" F# j2 k6 L& Q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

0 {1 ]! U' ~" A5 D　　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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, R# s) j9 Y+ |; |1 G7 D　　实话实说

4 c/ K5 ~/ A/ D" m% O' j% g　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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; T% _  j! V) J$ T! f6 ^0 t4 N; X1 ~1 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 o; g+ K6 l. n8 a6 n　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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3 u) H7 U. D$ ?* W0 M　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

1 h. ~. a7 S) v　　sugar-coated bullets59
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# }, z" Z& d( w　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: L, {+ R* C3 \5 q* I' F4 d# w　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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! ]  ]) h' Z) X2 r! m& u2 h( O! n　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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4 h. h$ s2 ^9 P# R2 d0 i' c" X　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 F" j* B4 p5 L$ R& V$ v& I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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% |  ~$ R! t3 W+ }2 r0 B9 {1 N　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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" j7 ]" p5 R6 Y5 `3 Z! j9 S5 u　　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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　　无风不起浪

9 d- }" x# X7 w# T: O: u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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# g6 k& `% B' w! v/ P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* z3 h, l+ A7 R& z　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

  A# w  x7 f# F7 `1 l" p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 m/ K3 z* W) m6 w0 B- Z! [% J　　May all your wish come true
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  H& K5 F5 A+ a" i. Y7 E　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ @) M. s) G/ S, t* y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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: Q) M- k/ S# m3 l6 {　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

( I" N6 [  @5 \9 V: f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( u+ c) Q- x# d　　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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) ?, k$ o7 b8 z6 {* l　　循序渐进

　　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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7 ^9 s& h: X4 r- Z) Q8 k　　有情人终成眷属

  r3 t3 @- D" r- r　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# Y7 F& ~- U0 j6 ~& s9 p　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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2 u+ H9 b# V+ i5 t! ^1 c7 X$ J0 z4 s, Z　　有缘千里来相会

# ]/ z5 J5 i, Z1 Y7 m1 V% f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ A% b: _$ U+ u+ Y! f' W1 o　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

4 k$ @1 ]9 T- P0 p4 L' v6 {' a, R* A　　以人为本
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$ ]8 k& l: I( u" R! Y+ Q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 E1 q! f) ~& v5 K- Z2 b& ~. i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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$ l; ]" F) J' ^7 J' o7 I  X　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" s$ d! J5 n. g1 z1 q　　欲速则不达

5 D6 d5 [; ?; S: S- V7 `$ V; T: |" o　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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6 K# o; o+ e  @0 e　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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  d5 U& B7 y7 s- ~% f　　冤家宜解不宜结

' X) Z8 M$ Y0 v1 q　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

' A5 B7 |6 Y; ^2 T/ [* \　　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 promise is a promise.

; |" Z+ w4 A( q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! A5 `( r5 V; m% W# s3 y; B* ~+ m　　招财进宝

6 ^% K% b& u8 a5 p　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

　　97

: }7 N$ {+ |# j( K. h+ X  N: p　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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7 Q2 U7 Q) y+ s8 D　　98
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- a9 r+ F0 U, b" t# C  L- l　　纸上谈兵
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8 R' B8 |1 X6 c- T　　be an armchair strategist

4 I' O$ _2 w  I3 S+ {6 Y　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# G. `7 o& |5 V# ]0 r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

; \4 S0 W/ @( n& G' s/ i7 u$ ]* H  I3 O　　左右为难

9 D  r# K0 _7 U* b6 Q  H- n　　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。