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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% D) f4 L5 Q4 f7 W) v& \9 \　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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+ D3 O: V2 @2 Y& e2 }, Z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

% T; f. T- v, \; |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ c' J7 A9 \% F% m- O# n6 W　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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. {2 c9 |, M' N, T　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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$ r' c* r) m$ A　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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5 h: y- M& I! ]1 D, T% U& t7 l1 C　　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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　　大开眼界
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' @- ^4 ~; l; J3 F# U) P* o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 {3 E/ i0 b$ D' p3 [* R3 p　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% l6 J. R- p( x  u( e6 N　　过犹不及

* P7 Z; S3 c8 O3 f　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) t3 k; P# q' b9 R) u　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- F9 v) ]$ Z, C* r　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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% }! h5 }& ]% {8 ]3 B　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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& I# Y( B9 S; F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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9 V' U! ^9 L4 ~8 ?3 j! g, K　　never too old to learn
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+ Y+ j+ y+ \- a0 m/ {. T　　既往不咎

- R1 y( K3 Y" Y2 f& z　　let bygones be bygones
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1 L& g: g3 W% N9 v$ E% L) \　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) y8 w2 @: ^" b+ T　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

$ W% e5 G* c$ _0 \  h6 k. n! j- [　　be down-to-earth
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3 y+ a( {6 ]3 |/ J* A2 a' q, ~' T　　脚踩两只船
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# J) |. p0 m! V5 X/ X  t　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

% D! i  Y9 [" K+ j4 M- w　　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

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ @0 r: }6 i: c8 Y4 i% M　　马到成功

! O8 g: S" N* c2 ^/ v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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8 Z' [/ A* |  Y1 a　　名利双收

8 Z& g# V  {( y1 C/ T% q: T　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

( e1 P  |0 {; A6 Y　　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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  M3 H4 x" u6 z2 R# h' H  M　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: H7 d$ ^) b6 z! Q/ T　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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( ]* Q' p9 \" h9 J8 R; E$ @  S　　弄巧成拙

- m- M( t- ^2 u3 |/ v/ w8 l　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 E2 @" U1 M$ D$ n  L2 Y7 G　　赔了夫人又折兵
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% M. I! N% n  u! o# o2 e9 @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

* h: k; G* M5 C　　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
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　　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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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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$ w4 W3 q1 v9 A" v2 l& b　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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6 w7 d1 i  H- r. Q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& v. v3 B1 T+ F2 B+ w　　强龙难压地头蛇
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8 l% _. E& u8 ?' G9 C　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

/ H1 a) F; w# E7 D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" n/ Z+ ^8 {6 a0 z) Z, i　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ h! H; a. j) A2 t( o' b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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" D* b0 q' @8 q1 o5 ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 \1 X1 \; [! s# @: @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

6 d8 I1 h0 D1 u# U: h9 K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  B  o8 O9 G0 d: ]# F　　人之初，性本善

4 T! v" U1 A: Q* R& \! a7 J. w1 T　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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+ F2 c3 [/ g2 d  P4 \　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

$ _* H5 U& D" {6 P( u3 t　　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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: w1 W' q. w" `( E9 _! `  K0 x　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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9 V3 b" A4 ]) N6 G6 Q" _9 ]　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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1 ^# A; E' k: Q' O, T8 @5 B) s3 a　　说曹操，曹操到

9 v& ]. B! M$ ^" y8 f; `　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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8 M3 s# X& h' c/ j7 Z5 l: u. B& u　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 B; p7 ]5 a' ?- ~9 M' ~* a& C& l　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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4 I3 M7 f$ I# O- G! Q5 U5 W4 l　　天有不测风云

1 \5 A8 ^- J! z8 [　　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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2 H; @, f# C6 `. X9 Z* ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 O! p1 B6 d9 |" ^  c　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* A$ n3 I7 U% S$ ?  r( q; R　　望子成龙

) ^4 Y6 f: r! w/ W8 i　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 D3 I2 h' h+ N& j$ q# G3 p　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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" E' q1 k. A  Q# \　　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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' k7 h4 H+ v. f7 K! f" M　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: ~% f0 a" [1 [9 u7 K* d; G　　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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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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6 z+ }* j& p$ T# i; I9 \* Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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: f" P" _1 {* R4 ~, X, x0 E$ b　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" D- W5 ~7 r/ B& H$ T* i　　The best defense is offense.
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! Q6 J3 Y3 D, H0 p/ U& f　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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4 U+ N- t! j' b0 R. ?, y　　ants on a hot pan

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9 o! ]2 q9 K# @　　现身说法

2 v/ C" I: F% N2 s! S2 N2 W7 \　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

) D' D1 L+ T8 F5 \　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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6 A" y' I0 c) r! N　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; K$ [+ ^) x% b5 y, i　　严以律己，宽以待人

+ f9 \- \  G' r5 v" ~; g　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ x1 I8 B( ?2 d! _　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 ?5 O: y0 P5 j　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# }0 h" o9 U7 k5 O5 y( u　　有识之士

6 r( C1 d% G$ Z* t1 Z. }  J　　a man of insight83

3 X2 U  x& j- W" i/ F　　有勇无谋

* R) U" w. M! u9 z* _" ]) |! T　　bold but not crafty84

# p$ J0 u9 ^  t# a9 G9 _. Y　　有缘千里来相会
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7 z0 r" x/ j8 p( W& Y6 F　　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
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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  a, ^4 J& h; o7 H　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: Z: u' l; a4 c, J　　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

& J1 a3 {2 n9 R6 z# g　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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7 f, b8 W6 K4 E$ l( J/ ^　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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/ J5 ]& n0 z$ P) a　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) q( O# w  I! l# l( I- d5 a　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

& _+ ^# b* u) l, w' `' b　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 M7 u/ T: S* X) W- {　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

( b  w5 m+ F4 A　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ K& g5 d( o# A) [7 S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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) f9 ?) e: I  n0 k. Z7 C  v　　纸包不住火
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4 P0 o* c1 [  i* l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。