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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/ Z# i+ C' j# }　　爱屋及乌
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) M/ G. w$ Q0 F　　Love me, love my dog.

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6 k5 K# D% w4 X) M0 _　　百闻不如一见

" G* q: r' Y  x/ R　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* [% f# b! f0 Y　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* m8 R" B$ \" x* K- B+ U　　不遗余力
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2 I$ [+ u- H- `5 ^" I9 l; B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 a/ k9 k$ a) B' r# r0 ?' W* d  b　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

, k( R  z9 O4 k  w" v# L  d　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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4 g# \( y! ?, |9 [. m' h　　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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5 X. f& T  v; @( V! ]6 M+ X　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 }  J% ~2 E8 T2 U3 g$ G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

' u# y* s' a+ _3 M: }/ v0 A　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 Y/ D. D& [, K/ R4 q: ?4 m　　harmony brings wealth;
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' f# Y' \- n8 [1 g* m$ v- r　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

" ~$ Q, ~" a# S8 i　　never too old to learn
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1 M" q/ R' y* F  {, T; V7 p　　既往不咎

( L: f) H" {4 k/ B　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

5 t! g* U# ~" j  j9 `& ]1 X　　There are spots even on the sun.
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: d+ w& E7 C9 n# Y3 K　　金玉满堂

* j$ L" T. Z/ G2 ?0 _4 y　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 ?! N5 k. C6 X+ ?' R3 K- N　　脚踏实地

8 K" @' |7 Q' V7 \8 x1 l0 E: U　　be down-to-earth

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% D9 r$ ~+ _, n0 a7 `　　脚踩两只船

) a' V" Q* R4 K" l, G" M3 Z! f　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 Z  T& ]: G& l* V+ D' `　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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% L; X5 d/ j* l3 P% C　　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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( F- c$ E7 G* J7 O- r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% a/ C4 _" |5 u. m, ?　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

' ]# W* c2 ~& I7 H1 N5 }  J6 X6 p　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: q5 I7 _3 H" Q( G' c* u. A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ v2 J& W# c4 O+ m　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( l9 b# t* D; h9 a, e: f3 v　　谋事在人，成事在天

# J2 e8 _$ }3 V4 w+ ^4 q2 w　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. W9 D1 l1 R( p+ o1 k: w　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

$ Q7 I; X6 }' a6 Z1 W& |　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* K3 f8 r' s" ?, Q5 E　　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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' }8 x2 s% `$ z9 _4 X* j　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' x3 O- J* j! o( ~: P　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% ?8 L) E1 w; h% a" `& Y& L　　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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4 V0 C5 G; H  F) H1 f　　前事不忘，后事之师

  g, K/ X; C1 F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# I$ w  p. j: `0 ^( o. u- T  `　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 g3 a0 P) J, z+ O( Q/ N3 R& t　　强龙难压地头蛇

2 E  X% {' D/ D, R　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 I- p$ _! l/ U3 ~$ m. H! e* k! k6 f　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 l/ x0 N; V* N0 U6 j& Y( U; g　　人之初，性本善
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) n$ \+ M: R. K9 `0 h  Y+ I# D  L　　Humans are born good.

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; a* ]5 g0 x+ G- t8 I6 {; {: S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' P3 l/ o2 e4 P% b$ J　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% D4 a1 V) b5 v, r4 V　　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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& e) |# t$ X6 A3 R7 Z7 K2 G& j( M$ }　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

+ @6 Q& t- z' q3 i2 ]　　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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- J  C/ P% ?# g* o' U8 |/ b　　实事求是

* O; o4 m9 W" J( n3 m. H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, |8 B: ?0 v: w- k6 t/ F- w　　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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* Y6 v* I- t/ e. Q% c　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" r' p$ L2 p3 ?0 M　　韬光养晦
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9 c5 L: n* ?) k2 a) ~' x- ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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( @% O0 T/ M! ?% r) P3 y. ?. G　　sugar-coated bullets59

" l; q$ _$ g8 t# ~" \+ ]　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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; v" {% f8 P: \9 g# u　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

2 W3 Q0 S* x; d5 _8 @" p　　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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2 d6 m' L- X1 U9 V* D- t4 E' G$ S　　歪风邪气
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5 A" d- A0 l% J' l3 O6 }7 Z　　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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  b4 K; p) H  z' j6 R　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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+ F, |" W: k+ \* B9 w6 G　　无中生有

! `: S) a2 C" I0 S. B3 j　　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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　　徇私枉法

" A3 ^  h& p" w  E3 G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

, f( ~4 m8 p( y, t; M2 U　　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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　　May all your wish come true

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/ }: K+ V  x$ L! _8 q　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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' h8 ^( t  X* r( e: I$ O* R. l  r　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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1 }0 M) X; d. D1 a" X　　先下手为强

/ u  G3 ]: }$ Y5 p: C  J! X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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7 ^1 ^& B5 Y; J　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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! `9 y& g- B% h5 i) V, H+ y' M" A　　息事宁人
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: ]# |! q8 L5 k/ C　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, x4 A) r- [; B6 _8 H) l9 H　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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  Y8 y; ?5 f3 R/ F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

2 y: ]4 b9 o: I+ ^4 x4 R( S　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

7 {* p& a" b8 W* [　　有缘千里来相会
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8 w& ]& b8 p% N! a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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% S. k/ U% G$ T) @/ B3 p" U/ I　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

% x2 i. o1 C5 G8 P1 U. Q4 m' c　　以人为本
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, }7 w; |  }7 R  M/ L+ P　　people-oriented

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3 v1 Z  S" U7 Q5 C; a6 A1 h　　因材施教

　　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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4 C* D  z, D: |" l  L　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

  X6 s5 ^  s# F　　More haste, less speed.
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  Y( F  `- U7 {- f1 O- `　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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0 W" @9 [7 X/ y% C　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 J. t6 w! P) b  E' n: _　　冤假错案

　　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

% z5 [- n+ i+ `  i1 v; d/ R　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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3 S; z7 R5 V" _" t, k9 x　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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/ ]" B! ~) h  J4 B( ]　　纸包不住火
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" i4 l" n. I: `& W5 R5 x' l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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* ~+ b4 R% T; D2 p4 @1 u7 M( [　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。