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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' A" v5 M4 K# H8 R) m　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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" m; D$ ~5 T! `7 A, L　　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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$ N+ |1 a: {9 [( y) z　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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$ K+ N+ x- b& f: Z" ]7 u　　不遗余力

0 E+ ^! F) F; \3 W8 r: n+ s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& x( I7 f& T( I+ r0 Y, z　　辞旧迎新
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+ U1 h5 I9 ?" N3 Z; U! z# H　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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2 c' B3 X0 x6 }2 _, w　　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
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: ]. i+ ]4 F# E6 y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  a8 T3 i4 o9 x$ Z) x1 _　　国泰民安
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$ ^& ~+ h- o9 |  @5 @2 J　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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: ]( R/ F& x* p5 }  e' _　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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0 \% K5 r& a) x! O3 l( i9 I: O8 |+ g　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

4 a0 V, O6 Q% Q　　harmony brings wealth;
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: x4 O- D' H8 }- [　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- q; n0 v2 U8 {! H7 d  B- d7 `　　活到老学到老
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3 a, F5 i' n% t5 \8 f, e　　never too old to learn

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: t4 C$ C) O& r; r　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 z7 d! c2 I/ v' V# P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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$ h3 P; v1 ~: ^　　Treasures fill the home.
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& J/ D& l# f  b9 F9 E: S　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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# {+ a- f. x4 a% u0 s# m1 s　　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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; f/ U+ d& g( [! D3 C　　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

* Y. _* `3 Q+ d) d* L. n　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 s( e6 I1 h' x. w: N　　礼尚往来
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0 X* ~8 v4 x# i; G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 S0 C( f2 N8 J* t) q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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" V  u, B' c4 J# A7 t( H6 @　　马到成功

+ \+ K* y  r3 p+ k- z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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. p( [; s9 Q* M: W2 R7 c　　名利双收
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0 V9 D, @* m" `5 f& \& H　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 }% j7 p: }, D3 v9 q6 J6 M- i　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 T* ^* w8 a% I* b* q　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 J# J& g" J  P7 p* p! }　　谋事在人，成事在天

* ?" u8 c! @- m9 r+ l$ r　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

, {# z0 k2 Z/ v& r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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

　　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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( x6 L; Z2 M  r& `, F　　抢得先机

; @  C# {  t/ L, ~  g) e( _3 J　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ ~1 a, \, q& \" W1 A" ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 u' j7 m# E5 A　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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* e* a/ s* H& @8 `　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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; U% D' A: t# z7 D; H7 B% e  Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

; u3 \, ]0 Z$ Q- ?9 Z6 ^　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 c% W5 p! {! H5 Q　　瑞雪兆丰年

! u2 F2 _& P' p3 y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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' b# t! I- N3 h; b/ V7 f　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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! `% t3 c; i5 Z5 R　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) T' H7 a' a0 i- V9 B　　世外桃源
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0 [9 o' a" m( D. k( E5 n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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9 y0 m. q& U- e; j$ C& C$ ]　　Humans are born good.
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1 q  v. C  U1 k' U4 O5 M$ u　　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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1 e9 L8 N. w7 K$ J: q! X4 q- L4 @　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ G6 N) y2 r! }% W7 r3 ]5 C7 q5 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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* o9 m. U* E' j- {　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

* H5 [$ Q5 \3 S$ V( [　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 T! l. f$ O+ d" o" r　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" w* `" h3 s5 V8 I2 J　　实事求是
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- C. k$ x) C/ |! K$ z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. s) D: J- k; C) ^, B8 q　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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' h" t( ~9 F" w4 [　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) |/ y3 Y8 |# n& O' m' i　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

$ A, ^" a9 y% k4 }) c6 P　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 A4 N6 y' N7 Q, z( ?5 V　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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. S+ w4 T% t2 M! I! C  {- p　　跳进黄河洗不清

! `3 t+ C" B$ v9 b& c　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ [) h  _6 j! N3 g　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 G! U# t" O" R5 F, K; u7 w% ~+ m　　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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- ~7 T6 L, I1 v# [5 H1 v　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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: X" c$ F0 ^, ^9 O　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

1 i9 @1 _& Q- D6 {& |　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( {; Z6 y+ w0 ]7 Q　　蓄势待发

8 N4 ~, L/ `2 g　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

  p  s4 M1 F9 q7 ]6 a# P: J7 k　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% Q5 V) K2 A3 r. a) s' r　　先入为主
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: ?( |6 D5 V( y9 L, W& a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& t) S8 O0 `9 ~, p　　先下手为强

$ o  K) u, ~, T; Q. `; p) |　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% y- @: C: y2 {- E3 T　　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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  i7 n/ m$ P7 u  K7 h　　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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　　循序渐进
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1 E' R0 T, R, \: \! A& i　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. f; d5 w" Z* o& r/ C# l　　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

" y! J' X9 N4 s& V6 w0 y　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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# {7 M9 g5 R, Y8 e　　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
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# F) B3 C6 D- V5 f　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

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* i: d! v$ w- d* m　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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% Q% Y" O, i% D7 H6 `　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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$ b& u. R) f) E　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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# n# R$ }' r, W' V　　Great minds think alike.
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) Y6 O1 f  f! }4 K, L. x7 W6 t　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- o: W6 H7 ~7 k5 J  W) O( C　　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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: H( G2 [  Z/ @* B" Q- F　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 B3 C8 S# g) }9 l　　A promise is a promise.
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! [. B* N8 m  i" K( W& z4 X　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 N0 i3 ~- y, R: T% e4 a4 Q　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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0 T' m+ A1 l1 P$ T6 Z% t　　众矢之的

0 k6 S* V& [) A2 i8 S　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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% v! H! C% b/ X" R( g5 E1 [* d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: q! K8 T; T. M2 ]' i3 ^/ w　　What's done by night appears by day.
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" u2 s+ f- f$ a) M+ m$ u　　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。