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

: M5 j9 ]3 P% b3 U" \5 G　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 v/ r, `: w. K8 c# o; a# y, Y　　笨鸟先飞
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  W' S. I* y3 O. V" E　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 j- Q' A7 h) t8 E/ Y! |　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 v+ s* q  T/ \5 ^　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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$ D3 q) z, u& U/ @& w. @　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

2 z; f4 C# Y6 O8 b+ G8 E5 e　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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& Y( c0 O4 E8 V5 Z' I3 m& I9 Y　　大开眼界
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1 {+ G) u1 V- z: Q, }& _: s　　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
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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
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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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3 N) A9 W1 I" N9 _+ D　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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# |  J) ^3 {4 p4 g　　既往不咎

0 U  x( A# n& y9 N　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 ~. z: R! i# d- d0 X$ o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 H- r( r; F, B  l% _" r1 W$ W　　金玉满堂

% ]; h4 ?; P" U3 |8 a　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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. d2 S, Z. F# n) T　　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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# q$ O6 @- ~$ l! P  ]: u6 d　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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( l) ]5 H+ U- A  {2 m* u* K" {. W　　礼尚往来
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0 O3 c' ?0 `" F' y! I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: Y8 x  [' f! M: u　　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
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! h4 E6 J% T( B5 j* O, K　　名利双收
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$ U; _  n; d+ ^6 c1 v　　gain both fame and wealth

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8 i, m$ Y1 K# @* M8 c1 A  B5 P" Y3 j　　茅塞顿开

# L0 _+ n) o& s　　be suddenly enlightened

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* j$ \2 ~' P; b! x* L, d　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 V2 I5 g0 |2 h  x0 b0 e% Z: r　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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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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3 J% N9 Z3 O$ n, {* i' }& Q0 @　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

( e7 w6 I# D9 J& i1 N( m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) I" Z% G/ d( X1 e7 D. M　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉

$ W4 m6 P1 _2 [) L+ K$ J- 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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( a) A; p6 F. x3 G) @9 o/ \　　抢得先机
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  n5 k3 L6 \5 e$ l, p6 ]　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& p- F7 J8 i% B2 T$ g& ~　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 z/ @: c) I2 x　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. g4 H% G; [$ R. O1 A　　千里之行始于足下

" _, J7 c9 l) C' _; {1 q( w" ^4 |　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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1 @* |! w: W* d) ~* Y  r( n6 `　　前事不忘，后事之师

% B+ d) G/ n8 g. j) c6 @% m/ ~9 @　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 T+ s2 d9 y! L  A8 ~# C( @　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; W  ^' I4 s  m　　强龙难压地头蛇
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8 w  L/ ~! d/ h6 t+ F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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" @9 |  {: i1 r) t# h　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 u! B. y  v) R3 _% f　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ \& I' d( F7 r$ g, O) c　　人逢喜事精神爽

; O! \- D) R) P' j6 L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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' L) ?/ Z  H' [9 F# e6 \2 ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: t& e; G0 e9 }5 x$ b7 F7 k2 J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

( G* A- j$ z* q/ @2 U: v; k% [% \　　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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　　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

5 R/ Y* a% j  l; o6 C* f& \　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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7 ]8 W9 q2 V) N6 x1 Z) l　　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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　　时不我待

/ w; `- [2 i& b　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( W0 \% m" z8 c+ h8 e　　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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! ~% {7 v7 c4 J+ H) @; z# X1 g) j　　说曹操，曹操到

4 p( E9 D, p7 y( x  u　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

& @# D, O9 a$ y/ v3 {　　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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! |. F5 V1 n$ K% K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% Q$ N8 [$ }' U4 A* B; s. r: B　　糖衣炮弹

3 i) s: a% M/ l　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, W( o9 y; {9 }) c$ V　　天有不测风云

* H: L' N  ^) D6 M, M　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 {$ w" A, {$ N$ x8 c8 s3 Y/ p: V　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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+ b2 h$ j8 l3 ?; ]/ P　　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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　　歪风邪气

* j' X, N1 V6 c) [/ }　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 f4 |, E: m4 b0 [　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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- q7 w: x, F& `% g4 N9 U　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

- T0 ?4 f. S3 X3 d9 e4 u2 }9 E　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  F  t2 w( |8 |3 P7 ^; ?　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* H7 E+ v! H+ Z" s- D" ?　　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

: a! c+ M$ L4 ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

: G4 L6 t) Y; o6 Y2 [. K　　May all your wish come true
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& d$ i2 i% x, {3 C6 r& y9 G　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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) G% F: ]- W4 N0 A2 ]　　先入为主
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1 W7 ?$ ^: p7 l% I* M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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: Q: J1 Y3 g; N　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, s* f' O9 u" s; ^　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, j) [+ u: ~4 s. r　　ants on a hot pan
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# q/ c6 b: Y3 E6 o0 M6 r5 h　　现身说法

) q* A- q. U+ H+ C$ g" P6 G　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

  c4 c0 h5 @, i3 t' R, A6 o　　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

* E! |1 k' p3 D1 d6 @　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 s" x" O; h5 g! {0 `　　有情人终成眷属

. ?  D* H7 }2 X0 @% n* Y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

3 v2 D' R% q/ g- d! P1 A/ S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

) V7 ]  N% D' N1 P) u　　以人为本
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8 I) S# x" n0 \, Z0 }6 n　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

% h9 b7 K3 b) V) U. a　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

- W: ]3 J% j; r9 t  W1 E　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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9 E' j  I7 N- e+ H$ }, z' V8 D+ k　　优胜劣汰
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- T! X  D4 l  S- Q* W! J　　survival of the fittest
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5 r1 F7 Y4 g1 d8 s3 h2 E　　英雄所见略同

3 _! W, n1 c" S　　Great minds think alike.
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- S# R  @; [, t　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 V9 u* z/ V  H" q7 I　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ M& @6 F( S1 J* G; q- i　　冤假错案
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　　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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8 ~! `7 ^7 u. }' v: S2 e: g　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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; D1 z7 p2 z& v$ l. n　　债台高筑

9 V) Z; |: A, I  D( a9 e　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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0 c- ?) o7 f* U　　be an armchair strategist
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5 _0 }8 @: l9 c: ?$ X$ ^# z　　纸包不住火

/ H5 U2 n/ [, k  _. H6 J# w2 d% J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 n1 o( o! M% [& a2 M( x　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! M0 i3 V4 b, A+ ~) @3 L$ B3 j　　100
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- e! V# D  }6 g+ U　　左右为难

4 q, F+ [' ~! k% T2 B4 P6 W　　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。