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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5 V& f7 n$ V5 o% w1 ]* X% A　　爱屋及乌
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1 A% s! T7 H6 \" k8 G6 N　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; ?% m" k% }! K0 @　　Seeing is believing.
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6 p# E+ f/ g8 r4 u5 ^$ K  C7 o8 o. K0 W　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 J% F# J; m* j# s' R8 a0 e# ?　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( j- n7 d' A. d9 A( A. t0 D: M　　笨鸟先飞

6 w0 t- O) K) ?! C, U# i0 x$ Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 Y; \0 P' R( k　　不遗余力

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

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( n- ?1 h: `2 E5 Z: |1 ]% j　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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+ x+ d4 }; C6 y1 }3 f+ |+ Q　　拆东墙补西墙

' P9 a  [% v$ ~' e2 B- u　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

+ I- T; B4 \1 B( _2 b' U　　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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& H. g- e' S/ ^0 t4 ^　　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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- N1 r+ k" C. H; C' ]) g1 i$ L0 ]　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ J  ?# B) a+ l: \　　国泰民安
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' Z# H- V. v& T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% @8 _/ {  f$ d- Z7 Q* ]　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. w& }  Z: u4 c. l+ I/ s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

+ v' H/ f' \) |3 k% B　　Bad news travels fast.
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( ]0 B% ~& o7 Z+ Z5 Z4 ?　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, s$ G3 q; r7 F+ [0 h+ }: o　　活到老学到老

- v/ }2 a8 e/ [( e　　never too old to learn
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+ W$ v+ Y, ^5 s- h　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 r! U' B9 I" j& v. N　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

+ Q' I2 j7 A3 d4 k8 ?% O　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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" R; s8 c- v+ u+ R5 {　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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) M. m2 R4 Y2 Y7 x2 m- H9 R+ B; L　　礼尚往来

' _# l& U/ m) `3 c! e) h8 C　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# t5 I# N9 r2 g. R+ U" a. i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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( E* _3 [" T9 [* k( j) d# |. U+ R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% o' Q5 C1 H9 P9 Y& L! I& G0 q　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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( ~# K; h: `# @　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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/ k( b, K  T, U& A/ O5 |　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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& i/ h8 a% k# z# _　　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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  Y* F' l3 A' n" Z+ x  x0 I, ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 a9 R' Y0 T# w, E5 p　　弄巧成拙
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6 F* b0 w, {- o* J7 y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ ]+ D3 n$ f  j6 q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

# c! e& B* \% c/ Q9 U8 K6 G　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　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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7 ]: y- I! \* F4 g5 [  }　　take the preemptive opportunities

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) d& k" x! i: a( B6 f9 p% {0 j9 {　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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3 x; l. B. p- }( r: \　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 X7 q: Z2 g& A* t' E3 c2 N　　前事不忘，后事之师

- [2 J0 r2 s# {0 s/ i5 J　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ f- b7 c# C: M& t　　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

% y0 ~) F& Y$ S; N6 K　　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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( I- x9 {9 p* K1 w# [+ p　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 c3 p/ O: x9 ?- T% u# g: q+ G　　世外桃源
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  T: c% ]  I# b7 X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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2 X5 O. t9 Z  ^" v! `) T8 K　　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
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. b5 I) F! T5 N　　a blessing in disguise;
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' W& Q# U) X/ y( u1 m　　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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　　水涨船高

3 ]; R, p; C- L6 o$ Y% v  @　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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9 z9 x6 i& ]& \$ f0 a1 d　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* f( O" y, `& q, _　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

- I  [5 e1 d2 O; z! Y" b% a　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

' D* s1 V4 w0 L! _: \' J2 f# l　　speak of the devil

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& n: Q# v' a8 I+ c# b9 v　　实话实说
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　　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
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

' l$ u+ b$ j: U/ g; E, U6 y  }　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) M  x) g, E: H/ l3 ?0 C: W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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) Y* f  P. ^" v　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 A2 E2 v# _5 S　　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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0 l6 F5 j+ x& d; J) Z% t　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

0 P$ y3 }7 H, f9 V8 r# z# p　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. W3 C7 J! @/ G1 k3 ]　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

& R+ z# a) L6 W+ M4 X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

! K8 F) |( X6 b8 p  u　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  Y. Z# e2 @9 ]0 ^　　无风不起浪

( N+ c+ ^9 d4 @1 R( a) S( Q% x　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! |$ U2 {& j' `* {. F8 g" A8 v　　徇私枉法
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: u2 W3 D- E- `# @, v6 W( ]) o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

5 A  E" ~- C% Y8 O9 Y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  U# o8 x) V/ z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　心照不宣

# M. `- ^* C" c& T4 v( A3 h, y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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  d% p- j# y) j  [- _　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( j- r" K6 ?6 O6 d) y　　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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9 |1 Y2 x: c6 J0 |$ N6 ?: h　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 I* |9 f' Z" d+ z5 y　　ants on a hot pan

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: {7 o4 ?; M- a% W" e( j- i　　现身说法

7 F) M# V, k4 h; Y* g; S　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

  S1 Y" V5 x. r! P! x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 h( C- w5 h4 S2 r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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/ Z; E3 J4 a$ N% n　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

- ?/ O- I, ~) n! J1 V; ]9 Z/ u) 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

* F, b; i: G# h　　与时俱进

8 P& s  r3 E% J　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

& \2 S! b2 Y5 d9 W　　people-oriented

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$ H  x% g8 Y. U3 m　　因材施教
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" x2 M1 t, p1 W. f6 K( E　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  Y0 z4 j' f8 Y3 c" h* ~　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ c2 b/ O3 k( V　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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! i  ]* i( q1 i2 U　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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+ E/ W% i, t8 U4 d: z0 e: B0 _) m　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

/ D' w: j4 E7 f% c; j5 ]3 C　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" ^8 O9 ?1 w& r7 E: P1 v: o5 B　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# {  e0 G1 G+ h) _; d　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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2 f. D- O' }! S1 l  w　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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& R% u/ E- g# |0 l( n) {　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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+ p5 O( L, P7 |　　纸上谈兵

3 G; t6 U. P1 f, r0 ]　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

+ |  w* R* ?' G  q　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。