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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( A$ T% V# ]1 V$ H　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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$ p0 N# `: I% f  p8 s; f　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( f* V& A, V/ B" W　　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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( B2 O  p% K3 I1 w  Y9 o　　不遗余力
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9 z' Y- r+ n  ]2 t6 R; v　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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4 K* Y' U7 j, S$ T' W5 t( t/ A! _+ n　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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  x# t% `1 p( f# S' L. I4 ?* Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 s- I' b& x. s4 c) b+ B　　大开眼界

4 g0 L$ e8 D; c, Y# @2 E　　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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3 x! c5 N1 S: U# i0 K　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* K; h1 U- C% V* _* ?( |　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' j/ K2 B' ^3 @+ ^0 P　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

+ w$ v4 J' M: b# d) s/ M　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 Y- }4 I- C% K- D' l. Y' ~4 k0 l　　和气生财

3 D( a2 D' V/ X$ p  h/ e9 H7 w/ F- h; l　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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* q3 d7 |% d* Y9 h2 f0 G　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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1 e) e7 P6 l/ q3 Z5 h$ K' i0 u　　金无足赤，人无完人

8 T; [7 t- s2 [) i　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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: S/ G! A: A4 k; D　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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/ U2 J' z) N; G: }- I4 ^& P　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 t; a) }( O% L. E$ O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

, d; m4 U5 f5 y. T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: F, v; X  z1 [  T4 d' E　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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. O) d0 E4 X( P# z+ c　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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( M/ ]: h9 t+ W3 k' q, G/ J+ |　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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! G/ E* a+ V! ^  [- e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; G9 Y& w/ ]: z/ a9 E( R) P- o; \' q　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

$ \9 i: Y8 I1 B7 T3 G  D　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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　　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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  T0 z  F- _  U　　抢得先机

" o# I5 x- a7 c5 z( I& U4 v% P* p　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% Z/ v3 Y+ a/ F　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 W  U- o2 h- [; t　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

. M7 L- q9 Q! G9 R/ _* 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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 I) }" L' w% A" F; D　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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+ s8 [" D+ F9 E% }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 \# T( Q6 R- \5 s6 W8 ~4 A　　强龙难压地头蛇
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7 O0 S, S7 u2 E) d2 r% m- s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 T4 G# t$ C8 X6 i9 {* Z( r　　人逢喜事精神爽

' f  ?3 h( X- h- l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: h: Y: Y* h) V4 L/ J　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. L' M2 r# E5 _  q# S) I" r3 G* L! O　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# j( `  A* W& R8 {; ~　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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5 @7 {% \# r( i　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  k( k* h* a0 W- ~5 ~　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 r( ?6 v' \3 \! Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　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

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　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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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

( ?1 `2 W- z' w0 K6 @" X/ J　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 E; h" P4 ]% s/ `　　天有不测风云
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7 E$ e( B7 g9 W, E" D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 f. h# j# X$ J4 Q　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

- c, Y) Z) _) f1 u, h* g3 f　　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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8 H' ?, i9 S! Z% V5 E% D5 b% E6 N: _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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0 o) J; C. z) F) P) T　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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: b! F3 V8 K+ C. W3 B　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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; l: ~6 a1 ~+ e& \$ F" n' A* s　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 B2 f2 d% b3 d( Y+ g　　无风不起浪

5 |. X, p+ V, Y4 y) F$ v- U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

7 F7 w! s1 Z& _& q8 Y* ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 r1 }, E/ n  \5 N. f　　新官上任三把火
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3 d! b- _! X- ]3 k- i　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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3 F5 {, K' l* ^  x6 x　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强

% e7 n  b$ J$ `# J/ m6 J4 K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 N: _8 D' Z1 R　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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! i5 E/ z3 ^* s4 t0 k　　现身说法
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　　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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! v8 T) }# n1 F$ k+ k  l　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 ?$ {5 W& l/ O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

7 G4 _2 W$ T, J* }) @* P, r　　有勇无谋
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6 `* W4 E( t. o1 g' O- N5 ~　　bold but not crafty84

. r' y/ g7 p7 V　　有缘千里来相会

& c% m- p6 o; T, I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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' P! T+ V0 e  B- q　　与时俱进
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$ }& K; ^/ Y* |5 H0 m　　keep pace with the times86
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6 L! C' c' ]4 E) m　　以人为本

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9 v0 I8 ~; }* n! I* \6 F  L　　因材施教

5 ]1 S4 K8 R0 P% [. C　　teach students according to their aptitude
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& G$ z7 V: O* \. V# |　　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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. J. c) V! S) n9 P　　欲速则不达
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( C' R1 p. \; k; W6 I) [7 y　　Haste makes waste.
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* R* _% \3 ~: N8 g6 ]5 {& w　　More haste, less speed.

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8 }( C" z; k/ s: I; M　　优胜劣汰
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9 @% D7 [" ?) z　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 X# R4 y% p+ V. P7 {6 p　　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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' j% G4 F! C" H: ]0 m　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

7 ]  g5 t* Z; ]+ s　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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- j+ X9 g8 K: z! M　　债台高筑
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; n7 s* L: W7 M) r. Z　　become debt-ridden
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9 V( ^  L$ B2 K5 f　　众矢之的
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3 G% S& M0 |" [, A% u! J　　target of public criticism
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! f8 w9 U* O6 m- Z　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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! @2 P1 I: i1 O0 y　　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。