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

: _5 Z+ y' X+ @2 Z2 a) e) d　　Love me, love my dog.

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! m0 f8 Y) y1 A3 c. X) d+ S　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 v8 U' Q  Z. b! ~( x7 w) O　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

. a* i- d0 r* a" C& P- U" k　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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7 E9 W% r6 D$ U$ c3 _6 m( e: C0 l　　笨鸟先飞

& q4 ^; T1 U1 l4 M6 p/ }% d& Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! H) Q" \7 X5 M: r　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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* }1 ^6 k4 p8 Q% M　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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2 c; J/ H) J5 [　　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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0 }. j7 g$ |- f# ?, T　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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0 x3 P- D4 \' Z3 c3 K& Q　　过犹不及
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. F  t6 z4 E" ?) K　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

2 a* O4 O- D6 M9 b5 Z　　too much is as bad as too little
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9 W$ ], X- s0 O/ P' T　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* _& c; p+ X) H, E/ i  D! U　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 e" T/ C# M/ N+ R* C" ]: Z3 O" Z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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3 O5 _: C$ F: h+ d  {  f1 ^5 l　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

. p" _( ?- _% R6 ?" w　　never too old to learn

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  f  A! ^0 B8 u* F　　既往不咎
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( h2 Q2 _, C: O# t, Q　　let bygones be bygones

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4 q+ g3 r& z4 {: f) k- r　　金无足赤，人无完人

" T' e! x2 e* X% z$ q6 s4 S　　There are spots even on the sun.
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2 u( X9 o' C2 ^8 ?# r' E　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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0 T/ P+ i6 z* E5 [　　be down-to-earth
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' k9 G- P( \& P2 z3 V5 _　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ t9 R$ Y  i9 H　　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

* O5 y  j9 z. ^9 U　　cut and dried; cliché

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# d- Z9 F: x! j5 n　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! h% J/ _) Q' L! k; L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( z2 A% w/ [! {6 p7 N# Q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( K! L3 E8 q$ x* d" O/ @　　马到成功
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% G% N* K# c3 a* Z. f9 p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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% R7 a1 i' ^- A! e. s* ^+ ~　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

; }$ k5 X" O* e, S　　be suddenly enlightened

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' E5 l" b' F7 I1 z5 x　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 ^9 ]. ^1 Y& l2 E( }$ A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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. H+ J# C7 \- G0 w4 q0 y1 L　　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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( ~& _! `8 b' Z3 Q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% v! @/ c0 E9 F9 J" y& N$ F　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) X: z. F" _& N0 _　　赔了夫人又折兵
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$ h3 u. y7 V# a( c+ g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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; u- L: [) V7 C　　破釜沉舟
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/ E, \% {/ f1 b, f& k6 w$ A　　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

" }2 Y, G! q8 y1 A1 v# }/ O5 [! u　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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! I+ e; M& b8 E. ?　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 Z: Z6 X* H% F4 C4 S/ V　　千里之行始于足下
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1 O; Z( j" W# }) p3 Q, W; U　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 z$ t$ L9 x; W2 b+ q; x  W" y　　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
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1 J* @5 M( z  t1 v- |. R0 G& I& D4 x! q' a　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 b9 G  C9 q8 J/ C, T- A5 P! M　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" {  l' t4 h+ p6 u4 n& c4 g　　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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. ], h& y9 r3 b* m0 X2 ]　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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0 j: ], z+ F+ ^9 d- l% z　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

. g4 w9 k2 i" j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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5 ?, d5 P5 `# }( [; D9 T( |　　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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　　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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. O; ?! H& p9 i, P0 q! d1 a% Y　　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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& o% W4 F2 q" l1 S6 Q　　说曹操，曹操到
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" ^$ \( D/ \7 [6 N0 t* N/ l　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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' g( ^5 s) q7 q. t) x3 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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 E/ O9 }0 o& w, c9 C$ U% E7 W* V　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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3 X( f- M1 S& \8 |; [0 z& S　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ y/ a. n7 x/ \6 d2 i6 w　　团结就是力量

" E/ Q) G$ Q# K+ w　　Unity is strength.
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; |, \. k1 c5 H6 U　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 @5 \: U  E! o) I0 n' U　　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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% s9 I. X, V6 `! ?4 C2 p! h8 k　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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0 V5 B6 [' F  U: N　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

% r: A- I- i+ B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

* l( M/ R5 C) Y# q( |, o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

/ E0 B8 C( r0 G% [! ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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& }" W% f: E* @0 n9 r+ Y0 |$ v　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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5 J' g- W+ T8 ~* j　　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

6 t/ }  x' [  z9 O　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

2 ~5 M* ^/ \/ d: q% G" i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

8 Y! B4 Y, U. e5 U　　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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　　现身说法
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' C4 z2 B8 k  z5 l9 V) l+ |/ A- R　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 K$ g. Y  D6 N　　息事宁人

, R1 x& g$ ]- H- W: I, H　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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( W+ L) p6 b, J1 Q　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ \* _$ Y- U- N8 R* ?+ |　　严以律己，宽以待人

5 C% `- z" X0 ?2 P8 U  ]! N2 M　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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4 i. J7 Q* M4 y. u4 u1 E　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& S- [# T) b' V  n- B/ K4 k. f" j4 S, [/ V　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

& Z% v! {: j; s" j. H　　有勇无谋
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　　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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+ H: _) Z+ A- \0 i　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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/ D  J4 ]; Q( `& W　　因材施教
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7 u  ^7 e9 Z0 O% A7 ?1 o　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; k- w' `9 X6 x: g' y1 G　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

2 _/ U7 }( {# S9 T9 v0 U　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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4 Q" ?+ ^. Q: [( h" g: r$ x　　欲速则不达

9 F4 a. Y% n) w& B" t　　Haste makes waste.

　　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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6 L2 P3 n# I6 P　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

) M  m% v/ x% W* l　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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3 m# F  Z* [- B5 r8 N　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　债台高筑
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) Q6 H9 h" w' B" I　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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: _( C* L; q) v: O" c, C　　target of public criticism

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- |& M2 x( i5 k) ]; y0 ?　　纸上谈兵

　　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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　　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。