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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4 p4 l6 P* ^: H& t+ P　　爱屋及乌
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 _" k+ S# j6 p3 G9 j7 Y　　Seeing is believing.
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! k2 ~# d+ D" p　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ Y( X" v# f0 X$ x) O# p& d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  v) t6 q8 x: G/ v: n. ?　　笨鸟先飞
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4 T% T+ _& Y  ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( _7 o3 m8 x5 P9 A　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

0 T% R. p' d0 }$ Q　　No discord, no concord.

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' b, b* Z7 y% ?6 ], K1 \0 j: h6 |　　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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: F5 I& {# Q; E% C　　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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, }; H$ b+ y5 a　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 R5 I( t: X( N1 Y; U+ E  T　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' @, Q- E1 {3 w; V% q, G8 C! f　　国泰民安

& e3 b$ B) _  Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

( B: n  v1 x2 J( y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  j9 w. D& s0 i1 N　　too much is as bad as too little

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# P8 a$ N4 d4 ~/ b9 |4 H; X　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" u4 @7 c6 Y+ E/ A1 m" r　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( z, o/ b* g) f* a　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ C$ |9 S. J1 V- R　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

2 {( e5 f) z! n- {+ F　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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1 s# |4 @4 j/ ^/ C2 l- t　　let bygones be bygones
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/ u, Z  N3 y- l+ r5 N* Y' h1 Q　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 a+ [; H/ R9 a　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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2 W6 O# h' z8 g, n. j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 Z1 R, J$ u3 X( r) H& [1 }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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/ b8 a. \7 Q4 L7 M1 N: ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 B, H. l  `: Z/ `) Q* t  {1 J0 B  `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. p# P; e1 R/ z; [6 N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( F1 U0 h3 G% u, l　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( u5 B0 L' o9 j* s3 m1 B　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　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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5 F0 n. ]! I1 S1 z9 }! L& R* k　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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+ k8 n5 C) K) i/ `2 V　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) t; s! Q2 D: x) c; b% r　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

% n: b5 _0 c% a　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; [4 n7 g. H4 l- N　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( }# d0 P6 ?1 O; J　　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
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; I  \8 D2 x  p) O% G( @　　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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3 h/ G; g8 Z! ^. W　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; L7 A2 `0 h- c3 l. S: M　　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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' Y6 `1 Q" ^& u( |$ j# i　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 z/ W# o! g$ I: e3 T; f　　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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. n" g1 o. y" T1 k6 V　　人逢喜事精神爽

' s. E/ j  J9 x! ?9 s# E1 Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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: A8 ~" P4 {9 w5 l9 W/ H1 p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 K: s3 D* l+ Z5 g3 m! @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

+ O; M" [0 R* j$ w1 H- {, E9 G6 B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& p. Q, A: M" L8 o, J; t　　三十而立
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　　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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% o% j6 w; m; |, ^8 C4 @　　水涨船高

$ [6 n: Y5 m: ~$ _/ R　　A ship rises with the tide

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* }* Z. F4 c& z/ c$ c! i　　时不我待
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+ c4 `* ^6 X$ K2 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 R; Z2 n5 E7 ]! A　　杀鸡用牛刀

, A$ l- Q: @' N0 m4 G　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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# W8 R( O) B  h% w1 f! `6 J　　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
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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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

/ N# M, U4 @, r# I9 E( U　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　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

( x8 y6 G" |# Z, k　　团结就是力量

; X* x% ~1 n+ J3 ~% j4 o　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: V% Q$ A8 J* f$ o6 ^  ~　　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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( _1 D3 F" Q4 L: `5 {) L* q* S* p- V　　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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　　望子成龙
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1 V7 B) V- k8 o% W- O　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* p! N; J3 W8 k) L( d　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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) B: U- N3 s$ ^　　新官上任三把火

8 n$ f% `; ], l& `　　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

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

: K" _* P2 F7 p+ u. a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 g$ V& y+ I' A! x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

  D  c0 J- ]2 m8 e5 i　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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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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' H; A7 R2 U1 y" \$ Q　　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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, ^7 I4 {' W( L3 Y7 k  c- B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ j- m( O  V; k5 O3 d* O　　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
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# \4 Q8 ^6 O' o! m  o: J( L　　有缘千里来相会
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$ ]5 G: D1 W) Y) G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

0 X! v; i4 T5 U  B! [6 I　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

0 b* d8 D, |7 ^0 [7 a( B　　以人为本
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6 q. r+ \. |6 `8 t　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ C" _* J" i1 u+ u2 a2 I1 k　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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7 v% x. Q/ m  a8 \　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

! o1 `7 X& h9 C　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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9 H) p0 T, e9 P- y8 O$ [7 `+ _* P" C% |　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ O# _" X' u) N8 C% g0 p" \: N# T　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ T& l% a# T( o5 v" r　　冤假错案

' r1 F9 {4 v3 o: o6 ~. \　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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: i# ]5 `4 u% ]3 ~　　债台高筑
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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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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 f9 S/ M: ~3 I# G　　What's done by night appears by day.
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7 O3 }: U: n! `& p5 c　　100

4 ]' n- F' \; r3 \0 V6 h7 C% O　　左右为难
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5 `) F/ z3 K8 r! G. p, F　　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。