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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5 {/ N! ]" ]+ }　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% T2 i' p0 ~2 N. F% s　　Seeing is believing.
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' M8 ]9 s/ e8 U4 l* G" O* W　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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9 M1 O1 C5 N5 y" K# Y　　笨鸟先飞
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2 W9 D- o7 c8 r  T" i! f　　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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- @' v; w" d) y　　不打不成交

7 H0 b7 T5 z! m* M　　No discord, no concord.
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1 V/ X3 I" p: j  V. V+ l　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 J7 G3 @; _% }6 \9 c/ ?0 K　　辞旧迎新

! o2 W7 |, j0 V3 i　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

' r9 W/ g% J" T7 O  {% r0 o　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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5 b' ^+ R3 X- z3 ?　　大开眼界
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& a7 I9 a, L9 V6 B, k+ [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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4 j1 u- a9 ?' {) d$ p# w8 Y( j) j　　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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% c. r; l4 t8 W2 h8 J9 g　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) p2 f% _) w4 u# V- e+ s/ ]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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7 p( _6 m8 s( z8 q　　和气生财

' `8 b7 j6 K: Y　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! y  b7 }+ x5 {- {3 Z$ @$ @6 H　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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; Z& R2 H" S! \( a% D5 p+ n　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ E% i, L6 x; i8 U: J" W　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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4 l9 X( f- \9 l, V# i  k7 I% h: i　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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/ c7 e1 ?) s* A8 b4 Z+ x: ]' m& |8 ~　　be down-to-earth
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' s# q1 p, H$ h; ~0 `　　脚踩两只船

* g- E2 H' A, B& {　　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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0 D" z; D4 @( N- r! R9 P" ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: f- x: s  X+ R/ ?2 E/ v　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 Q0 j$ H1 n: ]1 L" E; S  W　　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

　　gain both fame and wealth

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$ [5 R& v, X" s　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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# B2 B% j- y$ U　　每逢佳节倍思亲

" d2 @2 D+ }0 J; R+ @5 I( n0 r　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; _9 n* C4 N$ ?9 h! }; O3 e　　谋事在人，成事在天

% R4 z  N) |( h. p% C9 Q5 W　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 t/ n3 O6 T, L$ M4 n' l4 o3 u　　弄巧成拙

7 }  q3 o6 T( P9 j( m2 ]3 n　　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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! Y- }- h+ v' s　　抛砖引玉
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3 B( x# A; P/ `$ s9 a# {9 h　　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

8 [) r8 z9 K; Y6 M6 }: U' g: \　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ J4 J* ^5 H- a* g　　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

) E0 T. k: u' C3 j　　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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6 y1 c& A. x4 s; M2 m9 B1 w5 k) h( H/ h　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. w& @) [% t% I8 C7 |) _% r+ l　　强龙难压地头蛇
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" l4 U& I9 `. L+ ^3 f　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

$ K( ]! q* W7 M# J7 u5 O* Y+ \　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 ~6 R: t3 ^6 H3 e; ~# F( n. L8 f　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 c6 I9 S" Z. _& J0 G' f* l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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' \: p; T* H( A( N　　世外桃源
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: v5 S- v& c! \( ]3 `0 M9 I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 R) w; s: G) U4 S9 g0 y　　人之初，性本善
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/ j4 p# A0 v0 J. P" m; ]　　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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; s% ^! k2 N1 Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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& Z# G7 A  Z2 v( S" L( R　　a blessing in disguise;

8 T- z( _' T6 P5 ~9 h　　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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2 |- j1 b0 Y5 N8 q$ g# p6 m' m　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

, H8 U5 z8 F$ K. ]( J　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

$ z  c: `. r; D8 Q8 }( R* m　　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
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, X+ G% d4 `/ |) x% ^+ |　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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+ M( |* G6 j: r# c# D! o　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

- K+ q8 Y9 j% P. }( D; |# k* W　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: ]3 _; d- E9 q+ p: f2 x9 C　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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2 T( Q# _3 W3 ?" m6 \) c: H. v　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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, t2 V) p, a( e+ K! i% F　　唯利是图
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# \: C  C: I  ~4 q+ Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  J! J+ N( g& r) `  t　　无风不起浪

2 n- H& P' B7 e3 F- {* b1 [　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　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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% l* \! L! J0 a3 s# Y! A' x  b. U　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ W; J9 s; ?+ S# [　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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. u7 F6 r( C# u3 }　　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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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 X. c; B5 b9 o, f! k　　The best defense is offense.
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- m2 v. c& |7 I! S' t' a+ X　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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% f  T# \* o7 c# b5 m　　现身说法

" Y: W& o" w2 |! ~2 a7 G; G　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

" _8 V( Q) z4 r8 ^4 T　　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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4 o7 J6 G) Z. z* g* [　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 z3 S0 z# s* i　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 c- ?1 v! R2 E, v　　有识之士
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0 s7 [1 V6 T6 C" }5 p　　有勇无谋
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　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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: O1 Q9 p& J, U+ w' e- ?　　people-oriented
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. r! e9 C/ O- y" ?6 q  @' R7 D　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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　　欲速则不达
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" n6 g$ w7 T! A- O　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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* i0 D: |: `4 i: v2 h# N% Q& _* K　　优胜劣汰

9 R6 u" i- B) A$ }  R　　survival of the fittest
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+ u& [* L) o, E, v) Q1 N( J　　英雄所见略同

4 c3 K8 p7 b9 z5 r6 C( v$ y　　Great minds think alike.
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  p9 P1 ^7 `0 z% G6 K# ^3 l) k* t9 ^$ I　　冤家宜解不宜结

" R( S7 f  b( D  J# Q+ Y7 h　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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; f: z4 m; i; m& p; ]  d　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 p* R) A( K, o- M/ Q　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 I  X$ G7 P$ q1 G% N; x- i　　招财进宝

4 W0 f. b, e. }1 s0 v2 E8 n　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 @1 |6 \. R0 C7 P& d. |) F2 C* K　　债台高筑
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1 {- x* u% U9 |" V　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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, _3 ?" G$ J4 R% Q& H　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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6 I* O4 |* m7 @( v　　be an armchair strategist

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. J$ b  ^4 V+ A$ I( Z# A) V　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ U/ _- ~+ `  ^: v- x　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。