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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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* l7 W1 F5 S: v, c　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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4 J8 N- t. N' v3 L# v　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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! ?0 r, m% V' v/ Q; h　　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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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ z* {0 }9 q/ @# w+ Q　　不打不成交
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( k5 R' Z$ ]( h' C* p0 h7 `4 t$ [2 h5 f　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! O  Y, M2 k5 Y6 ^  ]　　辞旧迎新
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; l8 S$ y# B$ f8 y! |/ c) `9 W　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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# z& c" V( ]/ N- {4 K6 C　　国泰民安

" T$ j, F8 z. [5 f4 M. B# \　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

2 @8 W4 e; S2 x$ x; V0 h　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ K- D0 {3 K2 ?) J& r+ ~1 |; C' M　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; ], _8 g: q% x& z　　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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7 c+ u( X$ W/ h3 v4 O0 o3 r　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

" n# M1 ^% \& K, x- F  ^- V　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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* Y  {9 i  i) E$ p! h　　never too old to learn
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1 h( k% X7 p$ s1 n% Y: B8 w　　既往不咎
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6 Z5 q: A4 Z0 r' C　　let bygones be bygones
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/ X+ F/ c4 i4 A9 n9 \; ?# x　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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2 {+ l6 U5 ~& T% e4 k7 |. W# w　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 o# n2 [9 E: {9 w　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: `8 O  l5 I* C) q' x+ S, a; `　　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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/ g$ B9 T+ k8 r　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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( {$ u1 ~6 y$ ]6 P　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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2 K" c! Q6 K+ O1 P$ W& l- S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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  d+ M1 p0 v  \0 o1 [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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* q8 f( L4 u7 e& W/ C" L4 y$ \　　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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& O. v- i9 w' X4 s# H( S. P1 l: V　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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9 y+ U3 |5 T/ w' w: s% {! W　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  H2 v9 P' B/ K/ R5 @　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( h9 a7 B/ t  B% C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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0 y( S: s( i! g; y9 V  R& P　　抛砖引玉
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6 d5 ]8 H+ @% r* J0 S- b9 _6 y  J　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" u' _5 P& ]( D$ q　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 o  b; L3 c- Y$ X/ [　　千里之行始于足下
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8 q- [* z3 w- `$ O; M3 E　　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

" ?$ B6 v! \; z: v  R8 ?3 c- C7 {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. W* z% q3 ^, @4 c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

/ Z, h/ T6 R; e5 v3 C" k　　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

　　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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　　世外桃源

2 W( \; |. e# a  d# Y5 V- ]# D2 u) G. k　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' E' M2 i; g7 Y! o8 D  M9 B　　Humans are born good.

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% e: d$ }8 V, t: Z+ o! W( W6 \　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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0 {) [$ K" h. m$ L　　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

- S$ t. p. l7 X; D& T　　a blessing in disguise;

4 y6 c! `/ T  F/ V- E2 {6 x5 c　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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& }) k# h0 s$ N0 a5 B2 \　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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) x. q. g. w" V2 o6 M- X　　实事求是
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　　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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　　speak of the devil
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/ ]5 ?5 D6 H/ l　　实话实说
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% G4 S# t$ b9 m/ V+ M; b5 h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* A% N! T2 E, H3 g7 m# n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# K& n5 l8 p3 s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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/ h" I& W" l) a- `: Q: K! H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" b9 G' G0 E9 D, }5 O* ~　　团结就是力量

# k0 [7 ^  w" e$ ^- L# \6 K　　Unity is strength.
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! h9 V/ T6 C$ ^/ C8 s6 Y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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, [. T# x+ h# {, m　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 D4 o" q( @* D0 h) s* Y　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图
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, y- T7 m- I) J( ?　　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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; {; D4 N- O- d4 v5 m　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) ~) t; p3 W! ]% I) E: y, ^8 G　　无风不起浪
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+ x8 a1 p9 X3 z# }2 x" `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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$ W' x( e' \+ o( a, ?& T- y0 }　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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; `/ P) [9 C! i3 H　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& h/ s! y( Q0 U) R* ^# U: k　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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& p* B7 _* j, K! `/ {" x　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

' {" K7 d4 U0 Q3 G; ~) N　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 b2 E  V+ o: b8 Q  s　　息事宁人

, T. h! ~5 `4 Q' u6 i　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

+ _$ |( U) Y: H( X' B: E　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

4 K" k% Q  L4 U9 \+ x" j) E: ]7 y　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

" @# O/ w6 H6 K# S$ s, ?  ]　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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6 K3 \; T3 u+ i7 K　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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2 w0 ~! d4 T+ K* x　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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3 N  ~4 I" W7 B5 E2 _. @9 }0 J　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: G3 U- y. ~& m# d; w, j  ?1 \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% M( j) x1 M1 S　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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9 c- p  @7 ]/ N( l9 q7 H$ t　　欲速则不达
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& a2 g( r  z# B8 m$ g; E5 K% n  ]　　Haste makes waste.
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. G+ d: ~/ G/ C3 ]7 y　　More haste, less speed.
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& |9 Z5 D* o: ]% s　　优胜劣汰

1 b( L% y$ k" c& W4 b1 `7 z　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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7 J( e" N% a7 G* p$ m% F& _: u  r　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ b% @: W( |! u" V, {　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 |( w* p' ?5 s. R4 Y　　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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6 P- x0 A' y+ F. ?! I; b　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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" j: s! K& w) E# M2 v5 i% P0 c　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

8 N1 u$ ~! c3 C5 Y: R　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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0 t4 M) N  y+ |! l6 I3 I7 d　　纸上谈兵
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- M7 N6 t  i  m; V) i, D　　纸包不住火
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4 a( Z4 k4 e5 D+ F- x- {6 ?+ {　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  o- l% P( M, ]- ~　　What's done by night appears by day.
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/ u# G( l) Y/ L4 S　　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。