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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+ F& E# o5 H: n　　爱屋及乌
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2 i# X# c& O) s( u6 o6 N* h　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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5 A1 `# C$ ^2 }% q& E( u　　比上不足，比下有余

0 n% L& R7 y$ n6 b0 @+ ]+ w　　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
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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" x+ X8 D+ J/ l　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

' w# D8 b  A" M0 b% n: y& \# k5 E　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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  O4 z8 E9 q4 T# {! Z! c8 n　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 @- B  u9 e# {8 z8 S7 m( O  ?　　大开眼界

. B2 }! q1 G4 h& R- W8 T: O8 a' M: G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; z3 |# F1 X, v9 E# m" p) s　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 q- U, [4 X7 t" H0 |5 U- }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

) E  g# H7 q" T0 g+ t　　Bad news travels fast.

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8 r! p) b' D6 |　　和气生财

7 }6 r/ ^( r: P4 J! x　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. k+ h7 [  Y$ s8 c2 |　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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# z. ~. x) p- R. c; _/ p  m　　既往不咎

; s: k, s- _- G5 e: ?- |8 f　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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" u% d2 U8 }8 n! p4 Z% q; D9 n2 e　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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: l! n* S7 n! r+ o/ o　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

. T- O( W+ }3 j) c4 M$ P2 n　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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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

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- e" D. e0 y/ W3 r! r- Q' m　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. c6 k( h) C0 C. ?　　马到成功

9 I& H1 n. H. F& n; \) m) }　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

6 \. f  i0 _/ W1 h  \0 r　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 K) n* ^0 H( [1 W5 _' q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, h& e8 e# X: E  {- S  p　　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
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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& m& A* M+ T0 D4 n; j: `: ~4 w1 X　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  w0 o% l, S+ D: w, c% d" r　　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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, r7 x6 G6 P/ F; p　　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

5 p0 C4 p2 f4 G0 l" n/ E　　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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  n, Y( W# K9 }4 }; ?0 l　　千里之行始于足下
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4 O# z/ D+ e& p5 _0 n  @　　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

4 Z. e, _  {6 ?　　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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, j; K) N8 i% n0 @8 }( x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

- r" F, j7 R0 @3 m- Q/ @" G　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 m' Z7 y6 o( a0 ]　　瑞雪兆丰年
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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

2 O- b7 J" q2 I5 z. ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 j4 d6 I/ b; ?( T　　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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　　世外桃源
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. a# ^1 `( h* Y4 f  D3 E　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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7 Z4 B+ _6 A2 p+ `　　人之初，性本善

" D" Q! k/ y( e& `4 V　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

; l) ~* r( n/ W$ M7 H) J　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& A/ q0 ]$ r# h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

: r9 f0 [8 i" p, A# j7 g! o+ r　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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5 }! V& k' m# Q) g3 r1 e2 y+ I　　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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+ z5 B! R- s3 y$ [; ]4 t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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* |: _7 b' d9 q& e　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 x! _+ Y/ j/ z' B　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" j" ?; n3 U! u( l/ I6 g  t　　实事求是

　　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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5 r6 D) ~& a" x  o  v　　speak of the devil

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) H# [6 U" [0 p+ Y( z$ Z+ B　　实话实说

4 o2 Q( L2 D8 K! ~; O3 |　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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. q1 P. Y& U) R9 `; X9 G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% L) j6 e8 g3 V  `5 B) R4 {5 V8 c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 D4 w' O1 O3 i: b& Y4 c6 F2 S　　韬光养晦

1 p( d. V  d& |# ?8 N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

2 h2 J' m% B  t( W5 t4 w　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 e, O' V2 d3 D5 R) _0 z) s) ^　　天有不测风云
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" a; D- \6 \% _% ]" ~6 v& Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( }4 z' B; K( v　　团结就是力量

% X3 v- ?% g) Y5 V+ l5 x　　Unity is strength.
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  }6 e3 O5 S9 H6 `　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ {' |6 Z0 w0 D2 g# h　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 x9 q0 L8 ~! I$ h5 ^　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# `9 ?/ {) P1 y3 \' J+ T$ T3 Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, l* I  y. m" D, c8 y$ H　　唯利是图

/ b4 q; Q4 _! ~$ v* p8 R　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

$ J8 Y  t9 K4 N3 e7 _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ m! Y% y/ H7 m　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" N$ c% ]! ?6 _5 ^　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 S, q$ q& \* K7 U　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! ^# B4 h1 @8 H0 q7 Y　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

# H( C" z0 r/ K$ E; ^  O　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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2 Q6 z* G4 S2 l　　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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. e; n. r8 i$ _6 W; n) Y- _　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

+ ~& i% K6 a* q, B# G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. C+ i& |2 [2 n; v: ~　　The best defense is offense.

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7 O% r  ~* r8 `. ^% l5 Z1 d% K, R　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 m! J. n3 ]' l9 g- Z　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( M+ D' V- a: c: R& F$ Q　　息事宁人
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　　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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$ Q  h& W$ D3 j; _6 P6 R  G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 M2 |! ~+ r1 d4 S9 u3 S" d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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2 S1 m( s- a" N　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ s. J8 _1 }: L! S# ^　　有识之士

, X3 a( w8 B0 z2 M) w　　a man of insight83

1 s. t+ S1 j) ?! m. h　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

, q, w5 B5 @  q5 C% V3 X　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

( W, I$ Z2 H1 a# `9 m7 W　　以人为本
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1 P- f: z! s! I# Z- ?# ?　　people-oriented
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) i' L' x0 q/ i# _  \" D　　因材施教
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1 G) c" T7 g" o# L" {　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

0 n, h; [2 R5 _　　More haste, less speed.
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& a0 v. k, H/ j5 C　　优胜劣汰
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+ H$ H- Z' Z" F/ ?. p3 O& `3 {$ A　　survival of the fittest
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9 i. D  k4 i3 O/ C: \2 z! _　　英雄所见略同
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* a: @. V7 V8 x9 P　　Great minds think alike.
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9 U* X5 o9 w) g4 T9 [! e　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 i, A# V, k# ?" Z% K　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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/ l: r8 l! Z' ^　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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% a& L* O1 K; G1 Q; ]- C3 m　　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

& X' K1 t- D/ N5 U% `2 P　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% h* q4 ?! T9 @9 }　　债台高筑

; v* a$ h/ Y! e; D/ i% h1 A! u　　become debt-ridden

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6 s* ^) A. o5 J　　众矢之的

/ e3 |& f5 X3 p( Q: h; ~　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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. w, V( F% E. `) _7 D& V( @/ R2 ^- a　　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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- y1 L9 r. g7 z! z( X* v: L4 J　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。