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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- a; }$ c, G5 u, `( |" w  w　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

& l& W$ ?. E! q! C9 A- f' c　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# u- D" v* t" {　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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, K" F8 {+ s: Y/ p0 [, |9 n$ e" `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  y! i' L3 [4 Z1 M　　笨鸟先飞
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1 P( w, w3 s" n+ |* `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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' b# z5 w% U# R9 E$ ^) I, u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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0 P9 t, d5 ^, {$ c1 s% D　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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4 w5 G/ }. W) M9 |9 {& p　　拆东墙补西墙

2 A7 r! K8 ?) m; G7 E. M; s- g　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ V: w- \, w; h7 ]5 q  y, l, |* J　　辞旧迎新

) x- l* U6 b! `9 c2 _　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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  a8 Z4 d- ]4 Q* c* j/ W　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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7 h8 K3 i" x  q　　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;

0 K: u! `! g1 J* m5 h6 c3 ~* J　　too much is as bad as too little

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' _, t/ X! d/ G; Z) n　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- q% u. Y% Q8 u6 g4 \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. x* q& n! d8 R　　Bad news travels fast.

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( ~3 X7 E# C' E+ j( b5 V　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

( r# W2 m9 a; R2 n- ]- l　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

* I0 H. H5 ^; e( Q; e4 Y3 T2 z' \: ]　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 a  ]. S4 x# {$ ~5 N　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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" r& n3 @- Y0 \' ^" v) E, e　　脚踏实地

　　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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0 @, y' B9 Z! v" a; S8 x% P　　君子之交淡如水

2 V& j- e0 U" n3 M5 Z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  u, [: B  v5 T+ l; L& |　　cut and dried; cliché
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7 ^* B. n& x9 w　　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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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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: R6 \" B) U7 q% L　　马到成功

, I+ ]2 l  Q& S9 H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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! A6 y4 v! f  u( i9 c9 C　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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3 v5 E- z7 X8 H4 @; ~% J. O% l　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 D& c- E# e1 D5 U- r) x9 Z( a　　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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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+ X3 }  }1 H2 e* @　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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! s% }7 L( k* H6 s7 `% s　　赔了夫人又折兵

' s% B. U# N" {; K# L1 t, p7 v　　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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　　破釜沉舟

2 G: e- l" l, n2 w　　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

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4 e! v* x7 d1 C; V" Z+ q　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 ?! C7 H5 O* t* |) f3 w7 \& D: L　　千里之行始于足下

7 r0 _# Y7 l) D' T9 x　　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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8 B0 Z; M- C9 V6 D　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 c8 n  H9 Y  r4 \4 I/ ]' [　　强龙难压地头蛇
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7 F8 n& s& C( j$ Z- B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ ]8 t/ y, q& A　　瑞雪兆丰年

  A; X& d: o) r3 o　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# Z* y: r/ ?/ O+ q　　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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7 i4 v8 c2 r( B; W  j1 i　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ F4 _$ d4 U" q' A2 b. ?7 {　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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0 S/ O5 R5 e2 z& d) C　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

" L# Y' P, o0 H& l! ^! X0 r& e　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, I2 m1 S2 k3 y% {8 E$ W- q8 _　　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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; N" c7 Q+ d2 A8 k  |　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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) D$ m# e+ p4 I( w　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' i, q  l/ V6 E7 t( |　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; }' Y1 X0 o: y2 x　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& S4 A8 S1 @, t　　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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( t! M# o' o* G  L" y　　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

　　韬光养晦

- B3 S. X% R8 }2 B+ [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( o5 E) r3 C" e3 F+ p2 r　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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& [6 f5 }$ p5 Y7 ?　　团结就是力量
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3 B8 u- n7 B" a' }" u2 i5 M0 R　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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, h9 S/ B5 K/ G; }# v3 @　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

# p) m7 J0 N! m5 Z9 |7 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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1 N3 R2 Q/ y( q1 `9 I& V　　望子成龙

" v$ X  F2 o2 u! N' a% o　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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# o9 d9 t+ c8 F, p　　无风不起浪

5 z7 ?$ P  P& r* n& x( y8 x　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  p1 ?8 ?, [7 G" c, |7 w　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- M. u4 z5 J2 y2 P9 z  N( E　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: K# ~/ F9 G: o! ?　　蓄势待发
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1 P" o  }- b; [! T7 ]　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 H0 Z  r7 w1 w& R7 z　　心想事成
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0 x  J% N7 O" Y6 }1 M" R; k$ \& N! |　　May all your wish come true
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: R) e( ]% h7 J9 ?3 w　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 `6 `/ K6 [' o7 K5 _　　先下手为强

7 f2 v/ C" h3 y* M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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2 \3 C6 l6 D4 O8 N　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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) H. V" H' {' b- i/ i　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ g, o: c9 l  E  D　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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

5 P/ G/ z6 Q$ C　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& Y* V& r! W( ^, D2 {- P　　有情人终成眷属

6 e: p% @- Y* h& t' y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

( I0 U3 c/ ^; G. U; e  E- V　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

+ r8 h0 h. Z9 v% c7 U　　有识之士

( c& `. m2 U7 F, f8 \8 o+ y; m3 z( c　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. j0 W4 @4 n& i% a% m  u　　与时俱进
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, j, d+ b& T( |& B　　keep pace with the times86
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5 d7 P$ }0 n/ i　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

, j' [# P5 i) q* h! [% C　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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　　欲速则不达

! }6 E/ Q/ s; z* d9 P　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

. ]9 t% O, F2 }* I- H9 P/ G　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

/ Q! N$ b$ A+ H" m; U4 x　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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* ]8 L, Z1 y8 y1 Y　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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2 i' y6 X5 a  l, Z　　target of public criticism

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3 C; O' M4 |" f/ {$ k# g　　纸上谈兵

3 Q( q8 L/ \8 ?6 k5 S  Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难

$ C+ x7 E$ K+ [　　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。