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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% ^7 R) e3 r6 h. l8 p5 h" A8 m　　爱屋及乌
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　　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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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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- X$ D) a' k2 P, l. P　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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/ Z3 o1 H. A7 C: O. k' z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

, F! @  v0 N4 t' R% `" ?0 H; c　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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4 n& B/ s& ]' B$ C) c2 e8 A. b　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, F8 \9 s4 N$ |8 L( j. }5 t2 T! V　　辞旧迎新
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2 h' e. s$ Y& h- D; J3 k# u7 c　　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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. @# I8 a8 O) @/ ?$ W% T　　大开眼界
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* S3 {8 i; l" t( S) X$ `　　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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　　过犹不及

1 z' t" o4 h2 c4 T$ H( c. s　　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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: H) ~3 K" g) r　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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2 H! x$ V& U# ]; ]4 A: B　　和气生财

$ @; k3 W& N, K% ]9 }% M% W　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' I: A( {3 a4 _4 y　　活到老学到老
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; ^$ F, J# O) v　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones
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% h0 }4 K6 ]; t, s# h% V; ~: ^　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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, A% ^2 H: M8 {5 ]% j4 p　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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; s- @/ y; Y3 M  e% q5 O4 r　　脚踩两只船

" P4 c9 @' j8 n  s+ S* ?9 T( w　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  u/ h" ]$ G  p$ c" O. t　　君子之交淡如水

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

  J( O5 [1 G/ l" _& ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ M4 O+ _, Y; D& w" D) s　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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4 G5 J. w* D0 ?1 u! d; C　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

1 m: u* x& }8 f* Q: q% x　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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; \# R- W$ [) ^) l; N　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 E1 |0 E9 {( h2 w; A5 S1 @  q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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1 d" |* y; w; B; P  i5 `6 N7 @　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, N; U8 y. t7 ?5 D2 }　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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, `' y% F' B# J　　弄巧成拙
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& U0 p4 ]% D: n0 J　　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
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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

　　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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　　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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# B' o9 X/ i8 x( B; x7 q9 N　　千里之行始于足下

/ M6 e! B% g( U5 u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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% ]4 k+ G) s; Y  Q7 N- v　　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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* J; |$ r' V( _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 k" x  e  J' k9 n　　强龙难压地头蛇
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: |8 B; Q/ T' `8 w　　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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; T7 D! e! {, p8 _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" i" J- h4 r$ F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# o( J* {0 e: S: }　　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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6 U4 m/ n, i  @! u, g$ K　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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4 P8 f  V3 h$ F2 Q4 W  Z( l  d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% c6 f# I% ^0 W( H  a　　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

. P) d: I2 J' {; b. P6 e　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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& O: w/ c, k. v" O　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 @8 J( R/ y  \$ D7 g　　时不我待
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　　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

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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! D1 g( m  y: i" B- y2 Y$ J* b　　说曹操，曹操到
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* S! q- o5 e; w　　speak of the devil

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1 O! a, U5 q! l8 q  A; n- n; K　　实话实说
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# y0 t1 _  \) S+ s　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  C5 b2 m7 H; e( t/ I7 L- Z) i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 F5 p" n) {- T7 p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. r; m' Q- l  D2 O5 D　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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( p$ S) H# C8 g9 z. V4 c/ w) f0 V　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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" |4 H; M1 B/ a8 z% [2 U/ ]( C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 r: p0 O7 y2 t  @" i9 X　　团结就是力量

/ z/ o: o. R5 k- g　　Unity is strength.
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6 w5 e9 r9 N; y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( z, t! G1 p% F5 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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

* w: Q8 P4 O" c  _2 N　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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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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% C3 c! N6 l2 W　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ b. @/ R1 w5 B　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& G* K# x% s/ m" T6 ?! [" T　　徇私枉法

$ S) s1 N( P+ f$ r( H( l! [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

  u; S4 w7 E9 z9 m/ `　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 B0 o+ Y1 c/ b% y4 W　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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! \- }" q" x: |# F" b9 z' i" E　　心想事成
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* ]' R7 ]0 S3 r& B% a　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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% J6 R) N* C, D+ ?5 S) v7 e) K9 k　　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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! {  P1 _/ J3 s6 e. W& B　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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/ U1 T7 H& M- @0 }: x3 k9 r　　热锅上的蚂蚁

. E: {. @1 Q. E+ k　　ants on a hot pan
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, T( z" ?4 q8 y' b: ~5 [1 w  d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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- _3 |' k5 V1 _& D8 e8 s6 P　　循序渐进
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. ~5 G, x# _6 W  W% o　　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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4 k6 Y* b% [1 ~8 r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! S0 `1 ~  \3 k9 Q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ E5 t" v* k6 i. G, ~& ~' [　　有识之士
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. L7 E! h* E$ {. P7 W% m# A, c　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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' Z- }" l! |; T) b# ?　　bold but not crafty84
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, ]1 L- a  l* v% u4 D$ a　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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9 A5 i+ q' ~% x7 d　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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7 ~+ `* w) P1 r5 S/ v1 J　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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* |2 Y$ W$ j$ T* e9 F9 X6 z　　优胜劣汰
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3 [$ c7 p% z/ @# ]3 L! C　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. t) f" |- r1 t/ F　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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7 i* h' `0 A4 m+ F' \% I# G　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　96
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7 @/ @7 x2 b6 P- ]# I　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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4 M0 R- [6 W' A0 A　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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3 Y* P' d% L0 Q; Y　　纸上谈兵
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; {8 l- X, j/ d: }5 M  N　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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8 B; }/ `% v3 J5 G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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, E% n8 h6 i: l+ ^7 i　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。