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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. }  w( Y2 c$ C' _0 h5 N　　百闻不如一见
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% s1 g4 J, E3 o. J　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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# L7 [, d6 _5 w! k' Q8 `　　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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

: n% z3 T6 |1 @* _! N1 B$ Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

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' T( O" z9 L5 F　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 q) r( J5 J# m8 Q/ q( P6 V+ D　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 V' L( X5 d% L　　辞旧迎新

　　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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8 V3 o6 y* Z# I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: u! a. {) ?9 j+ z　　大开眼界
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　　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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6 }6 o, m1 V* E7 i　　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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/ T9 `; ~4 U# c& V+ x$ d　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, F/ L) K. d! Y　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 i+ ]' O3 s  k; E( M0 K4 u. e9 G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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/ h) ^1 Z: A( n7 Z3 U# N# P+ Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

& k4 P3 }- u8 p　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 s5 }7 j3 w& E" p" O　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 g9 t8 J% G8 f　　金玉满堂
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& D, K$ t$ B  M; A　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

, P! G, v& i% U, {( y" `" P　　be down-to-earth

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' ^; T) b2 Y- e  a& D　　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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) r; z  }+ W" S# `　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: F' O2 `, {' x/ A- r　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) N  m- }3 A3 ]　　cut and dried; cliché
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4 y% u0 b0 E! D. ?. U　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; Z) A6 X- d; Y$ y5 P* b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 T9 q7 [- @1 d6 ~　　马到成功
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' s2 c) T& L- n  m+ \8 u3 X- p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; \8 f* ~" P  S9 K/ h7 Z0 K　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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1 Q9 f; J, P, ~/ L+ B- f1 I& L　　茅塞顿开

, x( {9 Q8 C  {- v4 K( o4 P　　be suddenly enlightened

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# c; M; T! v9 s2 n　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 G$ P5 p( C/ ~  o4 [　　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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' G; ]+ o% y! V  x  i　　弄巧成拙

　　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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2 t: z; Z; l7 D5 G) L4 |6 D; e　　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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0 O6 u# r1 l: \' V$ ?: b　　破釜沉舟
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" f+ _* {5 D/ D" s2 k0 d　　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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& z# k4 r9 K0 B9 `: I　　抢得先机

: M  c0 D8 i- Y2 B　　take the preemptive opportunities
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: W) W8 |) h% }, ]4 z/ v$ N　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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" l3 ^$ b, y3 S3 J  K　　千里之行始于足下

1 V: s. c3 P2 M9 K  n+ i- c: y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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1 [. S! z! g: `5 q2 ?/ \" I9 I+ y, t　　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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4 @' }& X' k8 @* c, j; s6 x　　前怕狼，后怕虎

  u1 L" d" h& t% a9 p' K% z2 t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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9 s& L* v3 v: R# Z' I　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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
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　　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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$ d' t4 ~! |& ?1 S3 Y* {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

% K# y4 D) a- H) F! p: K% [% U# i　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  O3 K- N4 Q) t5 E' i  T" P　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 \# n7 P1 b* W1 S) P9 D　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  A) `4 t( i$ T7 m: d. y　　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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5 |% B$ O" B2 T( w2 o: ~. _　　三十而立

% x; q, v; I5 n5 k# R7 H　　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

' K8 ~, j( v$ `　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: ]9 n' a- i+ ~1 @　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ L8 P+ p- H& b0 \. r. _3 N　　实事求是

; A: F7 x  U6 K" h　　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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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 V) S% a+ ^9 g6 Y! y: h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* |8 S1 z  ^: C: K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  E3 e& Z: g: v3 s$ `$ x　　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

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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* Y& [1 L1 G' p  {) ~! M　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

7 n* j; ^7 l4 }8 A3 {, J" e　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 v8 _  Q9 D# J5 G/ K; j5 t" K　　望子成龙

$ Q1 h% X* J8 J" G" X7 u& l　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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& q3 a' |& D! f8 E　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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0 x7 h; j6 L& O" {6 U6 |　　无中生有

  ]8 r+ J0 J, U, j% @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 Z1 s9 Q' X$ u8 V　　无风不起浪
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- P+ [; M, Z, G" j8 E3 I3 e　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

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　　新官上任三把火

　　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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　　心想事成
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: v1 z! x% M2 Y; D" C　　May all your wish come true

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5 o! {. a( ~1 ~+ _　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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' z, Z5 ], C+ J2 \: m9 T　　先入为主
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$ t8 h. O* Y, x" ?2 {　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- [' N, [1 E6 V% }3 Q! i) g　　先下手为强

  W! c' w  }& s  @% L. C7 {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) H- Y  h3 @( v5 F$ J　　The best defense is offense.

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7 ~4 p, R) k& `7 }　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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( C% {( G  R4 C) W1 \　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( E* b2 ^" ?3 G' H　　息事宁人

* [7 ~. f; l* X1 u) Y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 {1 f5 M9 F" j; [1 a2 i　　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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/ `) `/ l4 `" V, s　　有情人终成眷属

9 i1 L6 ~; l# B. b7 s3 d) f7 I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

7 }* T/ d3 e1 j2 h7 u$ o+ ^　　有勇无谋
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( g/ W# a5 h" s' ?9 s　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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9 Z" p0 w2 Z. w. x: ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

4 Z* ?; G- y+ h" K* c　　与时俱进
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! b! D% I3 v( x　　keep pace with the times86
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7 ]$ Y0 K! I8 p　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; {; z( a6 F2 X1 v　　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

$ r$ c# m& w+ M( U4 S8 V1 {　　Haste makes waste.
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4 X3 f+ ^7 n8 M　　More haste, less speed.

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$ T  _; I0 p0 S) ~+ v  r, ~　　优胜劣汰

) }; r+ n6 W* Z( |9 V　　survival of the fittest
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5 m) v- w0 K6 f　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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: E2 M' z8 D- Z0 L8 V+ G$ [7 o　　一言既出，驷马难追
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( [0 v) o9 i; l5 `6 C　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

4 d9 j6 i8 C2 Y6 E$ q/ P/ o　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

& u& J. f8 B; X. {　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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4 `- Z1 }5 C: x; S6 f　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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" J; \4 Q, d9 S, F* K　　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。