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

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　　百闻不如一见

, k* R7 q# J; `9 X' c$ r  p: q" m* o　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 I5 ^$ b) F% k" W　　Seeing is believing.
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) I" ?, E) F+ `$ p( @　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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; m. b; p  B9 |! R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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0 @, P5 ]5 \8 N% T0 n; Q　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 m$ s! {: j. ~　　辞旧迎新

; d# x4 Y) d+ Y" t- r8 |　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ x. L% G4 q5 F. g3 T) \. W8 Q: V　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  J- J  i5 ^) b. A6 c　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* X% m. L( O0 I' O4 s3 ^: W$ X9 I　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 Z5 q# o2 F1 I2 U  e　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. x, p5 w  V) O$ \3 p3 s2 b. U　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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& K! N9 Q3 q6 t  f　　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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' B2 s( \: ~/ x/ }, c4 r　　脚踏实地
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6 i1 h+ v1 q, h) i　　be down-to-earth
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  _* t3 x8 I: B- u5 d" @　　脚踩两只船

　　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

* N5 `5 o/ N' S; V) Z* w3 n3 |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& M3 j& z: B  y/ B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

! y4 F, B3 a: J" S　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

! p! I9 v. t+ j! j6 b　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 P  P! k0 L: M　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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2 ^5 d0 c# r2 @" v' E　　名利双收
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5 n, |6 Y0 s) [; _3 G8 C3 [% t) F　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ @6 r( I/ I2 K7 Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

) u1 n& M, ?. _1 ]3 z1 w　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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7 @# C2 f8 f. O　　谋事在人，成事在天
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& v, a0 ^0 f0 V3 }2 v5 ?' n　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

) g7 H% D$ ]; y% p$ q0 S  l( m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ b& S; A% l) w4 n( H5 D; h　　赔了夫人又折兵
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  _, r; ^4 G( i# j3 D8 U& [; V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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) \, v, g" c4 h4 v6 m. |　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

. W4 e5 @1 Q# j) e9 ^+ |　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 R' F: }0 t; X1 Y! w1 }4 j　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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& n& i7 f4 a* D2 p! y" B. _) @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 P: F& f% C6 Y2 F! D" u, R　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 Z0 K" G, o/ v. V　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 G2 G6 j% \' q& ^* _6 ?* Y+ Y0 ~+ Q　　人逢喜事精神爽

( ]+ c7 J: H* w* Y$ h$ e( V2 x* c　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( e% s$ [4 H  j( r- G1 C　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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  C$ |5 h  `4 s: a( {0 Y( b$ _& g6 K　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

# i. ^, e2 j) l: _! `　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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$ r& e4 m, |( b$ s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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# F( k  Y* c9 A+ k+ I/ d　　a blessing in disguise;

$ O# j/ j4 {3 n0 Q' D/ r2 P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- I% W7 l0 G( s2 P9 X　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 e" {  L2 G9 b$ y, h) k8 r; V　　时不我待
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& K# V' ^  ~. h* M& S+ j　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' q  n- p) b+ `( O0 n/ y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 j% f: @% m3 U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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+ S9 \. @6 g  j9 }/ }4 S/ B: J　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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! h0 J8 \# p4 ]　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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+ p+ y  W! u! x0 X0 o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 n7 J) V5 ~& Z! c　　韬光养晦

7 r! N5 G0 G8 i% i4 j3 q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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9 e+ Q8 H/ U( t' E1 r　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  s: R5 t6 Y, |1 J　　天有不测风云
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* O  R" _9 e& J* l8 s4 \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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( H6 |, @/ W/ L9 u" Q　　Unity is strength.

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* j- f0 [0 N6 i0 Y5 O7 ?# y% \3 j) `　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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. X: X1 E- r( b; p　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% O" c; l6 u8 Q3 ~. p　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" ~" p0 R* @/ Z2 s: J6 J% [6 e" |% f　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) W: Q: h; P4 K2 [! b; V8 X　　望子成龙

' q% }& f& o" r' G+ Q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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$ o& p: a& h6 B1 j# \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　徇私枉法
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% v7 m7 @% h% E, Z7 x　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 c2 L) y; X$ C2 O0 @) Y2 L　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ @5 o3 L% \/ r' t　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

: ]9 w" O$ H9 U　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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) q3 t$ ~  z" ~8 n: l- y　　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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* _( M8 `, Q1 `7 S, v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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$ G1 B7 z8 A# ?% C$ r- f　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, e1 u; K1 I& Y% S0 n: u( V# f　　The best defense is offense.

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) d; D# i4 T) u: T' Z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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+ e- Z" u& U6 R# A6 g; b　　ants on a hot pan

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4 W% w0 b4 ^3 v5 M4 j8 h　　现身说法
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5 _# M, b* {4 ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 r1 }1 O! ?) P+ b　　息事宁人

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

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& `' E7 ^, F1 n　　循序渐进

# D. n1 a1 m* u7 `* I- P　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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0 I$ {$ u$ @3 _' I! V　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 s3 V1 k% O- y/ ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. w. z% S* @5 D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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( B. V1 y6 \3 q  \; A　　有勇无谋

0 @1 v, _* s  `- u9 H　　bold but not crafty84
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! F% L1 \: E& D  G　　有缘千里来相会

7 B2 Y  d/ x- C) f. k　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

: m& X3 m9 ]2 o; V7 m　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

9 `( Z' ?7 N: p0 D  u　　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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, t7 y3 e. Y. w/ A4 v+ T# \, |: p( P3 i　　欲速则不达

8 z% a3 E0 F- U7 Z) B9 |" g6 A1 k5 n　　Haste makes waste.
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" F* W8 {* @5 p, L8 f& i: v　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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2 D, Y$ E9 E8 Q4 ?　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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* A8 }2 a2 b, z0 @3 ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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 promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# p4 O( v( \  L3 |8 A　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑
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5 L8 M' Z9 P* I5 Z) a; s　　become debt-ridden

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1 F1 @: l+ x% U6 x  ?5 L  ?; S　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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4 i1 g7 k9 b7 p, p. J) j' O　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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1 G& {7 l7 o% ~; a$ h　　99

  `$ f; Z) u  ^; _8 R9 @% a　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

  V: T+ q% u/ O. v2 Z' V$ U4 {; o　　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。