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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* o' W8 l/ x0 y: M; P3 c1 j2 |　　爱屋及乌
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  s: ?' T# J  z& z- P　　Love me, love my dog.

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# n$ e/ P9 Z+ n6 E5 C. v0 p8 I　　百闻不如一见
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5 n$ w, v- y% e) }+ S/ I! U6 Y& s　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ ?' z2 S, K7 S　　比上不足，比下有余

$ @  H7 v( _: ]) D' 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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" v( W; G- A  {# O　　不遗余力
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- Z- @; I1 p: n7 I. p3 d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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6 T% q4 ~( @0 y( W' j, y" K　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& S$ A* b5 _7 o　　大事化小，小事化了
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: i7 s% m% M6 E2 t' p, I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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, k& ]& k; l6 M　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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;

$ o+ h* d/ P+ d3 d; A$ ?6 v　　too much is as bad as too little

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: n, \  t2 O7 g7 p! o　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

% g+ K; S0 p9 k& S5 ?　　never too old to learn

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" A5 f  O( s2 G& N0 D: ~2 d　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" o2 |* g) G' i3 l3 f: ~( H　　金玉满堂
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4 e4 F* T8 ^; }# {+ L　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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7 h: P1 y; B+ {　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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: f. \- r3 u+ X7 W& M　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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7 ?! a7 ?7 P2 Z) k+ `　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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9 Z6 i6 U3 j* T5 `6 w" v! m! o. m　　名利双收

1 N7 ~# p* r9 w2 b　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 f, F3 z' e, _+ G# \$ ~　　茅塞顿开

1 Y4 i2 `) J( C' @0 e  `9 A　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ K& F& E9 m3 o& S" R4 o5 L# L5 O5 t　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* G6 q6 _7 M4 K' {$ T  C　　弄巧成拙
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* N" [& M$ J/ t! P, v　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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0 i  }% r2 {/ O' U. z6 Z: H　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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' ^# c1 \4 R3 B, g　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 l9 F% I3 ~: C　　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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  F1 r( c8 _7 i( L# Q* ]　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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* t" I" E, h$ Y1 @* T& ?" P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 W9 r8 T, y* `6 I! O' Y% F　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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1 q, x' c3 R4 o+ ]$ t5 Z8 n- ~　　人逢喜事精神爽

! |/ Z+ P( F+ z' S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ s& E8 }5 R) j% t5 H1 C$ X! w　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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. y. q( n' z% H: B* ]' P) t. ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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' C/ _; V4 A  l- v% [: R% A3 n2 O　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 q' G; k$ u0 k6 m/ J; a, A: G　　人之初，性本善
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1 q, h. B& W; v/ p" r( J　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 F2 H# t, F( T  r& G4 w: }2 M　　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;

; i9 O6 M! [. s3 B6 P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　水涨船高

) F: V3 h0 u+ K0 x0 K& R　　A ship rises with the tide
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6 U$ G( w$ G  g( V0 `9 w　　时不我待

$ }" F% ]$ \; A) I　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 i# f5 t% g  p　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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7 V/ `) T8 w. Z! t　　实事求是

: W5 O  i) Y, q0 s" L' p3 x# c　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- G3 m" |: k# J　　说曹操，曹操到
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  T" R9 P+ j4 }8 ~3 b6 A$ a4 S　　speak of the devil
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+ _6 ^/ z7 t. A1 {) F　　实话实说

, u: x; Z& S& p/ A　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( \+ @/ @0 m; g  r　　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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  [9 p, B2 e) d( n+ ~: _　　韬光养晦
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  |# m* g- O- ^! T5 T" E7 U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  ~; @8 P5 A8 j# K　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 |/ R6 H. J( J　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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7 G/ r5 Y' v$ a. L, x( k　　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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5 [+ Q4 ?. E, K0 X　　歪风邪气
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: w$ a4 n; R; R- B# m8 g: |% V' X8 U　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! p4 ^* F! U5 F/ p　　望子成龙
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　　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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" |0 v; D. m6 w' _! K　　无中生有
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2 h6 T+ @: l* K. @0 J6 u- {& l　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, L, \6 N' b" E! U- a, u  M! z　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! z+ x) l2 r% F, t　　徇私枉法

　　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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. o- ?7 o$ o+ o+ f; I　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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. S2 o0 y6 l/ n: G　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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9 `* i! I/ F! T& C　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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6 u& A! |8 ]. v　　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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, D5 K- K- A' }1 `- U# z　　循序渐进
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4 C1 `3 n4 A7 h　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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2 \; z$ Q/ V) H* }( X/ X& B3 ]　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% d/ w8 l% v% o8 `4 o　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

0 v/ t1 F+ V: f4 i3 d% s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' o3 O* c6 y* C# D( l3 f1 u　　与时俱进
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5 y, A5 k0 k3 u$ f　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( L$ K3 m  k! D4 w% t* W9 k　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 R7 S% C/ M1 D  k  {　　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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8 `; |) b6 J6 {5 ~% U) t0 A　　More haste, less speed.
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) e7 s4 u8 t, ~　　优胜劣汰

5 O) j( e. V! P0 C　　survival of the fittest

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" Q/ q+ C# M+ g% b- U7 N　　英雄所见略同

- a, o1 j, ^% |! A1 |0 F6 l+ N　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

　　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 real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* P7 L$ R3 O& c　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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: P3 ^+ P( R- v　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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% [: w2 K. y7 ~& E　　左右为难

8 x' U4 P& x5 b, ^　　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。