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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2 ]5 R0 r, O* O$ x# I% t; f　　爱屋及乌

% R. H1 P6 T$ W- G　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  S! V" t; i) `8 q" U7 F　　Seeing is believing.
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- T$ o- @+ `6 l0 ^8 A　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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( `9 B+ o! z9 y" `9 n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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8 u! b1 w2 g& Y+ u　　不遗余力

2 D8 s2 Z2 ]3 H% s- B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 |8 y  i+ v0 [$ R4 o+ @% Z　　不打不成交

+ ~0 E2 D0 B5 ~5 m! _　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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; \3 g1 ^6 P6 o/ V　　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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8 I! t3 o+ S) G, U" J0 |3 h　　大事化小，小事化了

, Q0 V& J7 J0 v0 T/ w3 N$ `. N　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 c7 O1 n; {5 \+ P　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; ^% Z, n  [2 w+ h" D　　too much is as bad as too little

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+ X& S( z$ W' |+ a- k3 h- g+ U1 `　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' ]0 ]0 f% Q) v6 }! A5 h　　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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! \# A0 [& M& M　　和气生财

# y& T/ A1 ?3 ]: N. ^$ l, W　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* ~. V* i' ?% K　　活到老学到老

! z2 E$ Z+ C+ W　　never too old to learn

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3 l9 n! A( r0 ^5 V! @& L- I1 U　　既往不咎

( x0 c, l" \, N* `/ [　　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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$ t9 G* i, V$ F& S$ s5 d! Q　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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7 \+ R* r2 O7 T　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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- J9 w" e) X) s$ g( J+ w# H　　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

4 c( _, F0 q: s5 P! B! s# }3 c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! e: t2 R8 U  o' G' Y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

0 t* t# l# E+ z4 j　　cut and dried; cliché
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) Y* u- I  v. d  f! K$ i　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ e% f: P) s/ P　　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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　　名利双收

* g* c0 I, A1 ^' R+ u　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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( C9 C% Q' q5 h9 a5 s$ a　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' Y# v) a4 ~/ C) p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 H5 U* P- T# e+ W2 R　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' F9 m/ P& q& }; |" G　　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

2 Y8 A% m! l2 G. H4 V& q& s/ U　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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: z$ L& ~* H/ K+ R. ~0 a5 R( A5 c  \　　弄巧成拙

4 Q0 b3 h3 b6 f! J( P+ f6 `  p　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% x% Y3 b3 I8 n. l  X$ P2 j$ p　　赔了夫人又折兵

0 \, q7 @8 @0 B& O1 D$ L0 w, b　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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* b4 D5 T' u. X* j, w# j* o* b　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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7 @8 F( r* G) U0 l/ \' `2 ~　　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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　　抢得先机

( S1 |5 r! q( s/ p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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; r/ ^2 J& x) U6 U& z) c　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) S" U$ ~/ l! U9 o$ y9 K　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 j. u7 T& t! a  ]2 ]1 ?2 T# j1 R　　千里之行始于足下
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+ F  i. W; H/ V' O, m! o　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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! P' r& Q+ U5 f  M　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ b+ ~% t% U7 m/ C: _$ m6 z8 I" t　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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2 n2 p4 |5 P8 f% m$ y　　人逢喜事精神爽
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, k$ i. a+ j) `. c8 u! h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% E5 |* U% ]' h, i" ~7 ~, {! V　　世外桃源
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, |% i  C2 a4 v* @# ~# N' ^+ ]+ y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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( F5 ?. E, S& T$ l2 r　　人之初，性本善

( H" Q, p$ B! t! F3 u# Z$ ?8 S  u　　Humans are born good.

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; ~/ |$ A* V* n4 X- h( ]* S1 D8 d　　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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  S( K+ _% [% e; J/ N: P6 k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

3 `0 U+ l' Y" w" L5 W2 S　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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3 e2 m( A3 q. g; o　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 Q4 M; J3 q3 q# ^1 d/ Z. f) M1 u　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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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* u( Q0 D* `- U# J: C" A) Q) X　　speak of the devil
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( p! x* Q1 I5 j　　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

# ], {% K3 H" p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 ^( B' \8 {: @　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ K* L% K4 ?4 ?3 J' w2 G　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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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　　跳进黄河洗不清

  L' T: W2 |" q) R　　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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; e0 U$ }6 @/ r' y! r3 p　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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. I" b2 }' B8 q* q* @" z) i" Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ M1 g, g( M0 n  [7 Z* W2 v, u6 w　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 g: Y7 C8 U: O- [5 B: W, q8 \7 V　　望子成龙

  b- U4 O. R( }: i) Q4 \　　hold high hopes for one's child
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# z, R. V+ g% L' |$ j9 \  S　　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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　　无中生有
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! q% s7 J5 z6 E3 h$ R7 w/ [$ M. d　　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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* i, H+ p4 R+ J! ^& R　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ {4 r8 F% d5 O$ g8 U　　徇私枉法

4 G! ?9 `. J8 a& Y& W! n2 @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 A  E9 l2 y2 y! y5 O8 y　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ V! f' O/ M: V0 e$ Z　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ }2 l" [( `7 H* Q　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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4 a! |9 M  s8 J& W　　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
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- e7 Z, v4 u5 V/ p5 y# j" e; U. p, I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

) U1 k* b/ g, a+ W3 X5 h　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　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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3 Z+ M# z2 ]$ [9 ?　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 }1 j& t+ T0 A# C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

: O9 z' @8 K& w' I2 v* q# u+ v　　有缘千里来相会

% }( F$ s. _8 B: y3 ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% C% s8 m/ I8 D+ G# k　　与时俱进
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　　people-oriented

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) J% u7 j3 ^+ h% f5 E" O3 C　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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/ I% g/ e. o) X1 D; V( g# Z1 e　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

+ G4 T2 O  V4 n# X2 d, x3 f　　More haste, less speed.
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' D: C' Z9 H8 H　　优胜劣汰

, Q7 h. c/ l0 n. L　　survival of the fittest

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& X1 w! y4 O0 }) ~　　Great minds think alike.

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# c( ~+ m* d7 R　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( a% E& Z% _' \& e4 }8 b$ ]8 \　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

+ z# E. u1 |9 _9 b　　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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( o, w  o$ a# w+ L/ u　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! c9 B1 P2 W: a! C　　招财进宝
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# ^' U( Z; H8 f　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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. c( P, J2 [- V* ]9 M% [6 u) z　　纸上谈兵
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- ^6 t+ c5 u8 S* G( t　　be an armchair strategist

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! B' ?9 K# C/ `0 F0 C, g- {　　纸包不住火
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! S8 f/ |. G) ^& c9 ]　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% Q$ C! A5 e7 G　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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  P4 t9 b5 r# \3 M　　左右为难
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1 O) U* V4 Y2 ^　　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。