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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: ~+ V0 {% p1 }7 i2 k+ z　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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& ]2 j0 I! D5 `+ c4 i6 b/ ]　　百闻不如一见

/ H+ j: Y, g: o, N& X* a2 u　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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5 f. b# P( y8 M　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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8 K% F* m& K& M+ J* d6 s+ ?8 b　　不遗余力
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% V% {+ L- R2 U+ Y: ]- E- z. M) c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# s, w( A2 H& ?9 g* f　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) x# j% {  g9 Y% p7 X0 }. ]2 Q　　辞旧迎新
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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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: B0 c/ r9 q; C5 |* Q　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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& B6 m- _5 }& F# d& \: Q- w　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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7 n. B/ |8 K* j, C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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' I6 k! F- m2 z) W　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% T, {$ a; L# ]/ }" ?! ^! r  C　　活到老学到老
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$ S: A. c( P; O* k　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

3 t2 V0 ]) u. e; ^( k0 ^　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 y1 Y" d: m  R0 `. e　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 \4 R4 V( ?* Z* C( w$ H　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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( O$ N; |7 y0 D% ]$ v  O+ W　　脚踏实地

% K% U, Y( H) T8 e- x. R) \　　be down-to-earth

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4 }& _- c. c, K: W　　脚踩两只船

　　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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1 v, P4 w- g- o0 Q: N; Y' }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' d" P) f) [+ Z3 Z: p　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' n. i3 N) B* y, P4 Q! A- l　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 I! o4 V1 C, v  K, Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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. r1 ?" @& Z7 h' r9 {# U) s　　名利双收

$ R9 q( B; _& K  n: S- c# O  e. M　　gain both fame and wealth

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& [9 C# z& ?" U: d6 I; e5 `　　茅塞顿开

8 o' X6 J1 n# j　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ P- I; Z( w! a" t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: q2 _) Z$ N/ {; ^4 X　　每逢佳节倍思亲

% a9 A5 _9 r7 D5 f8 e0 r　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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  h4 Y1 \7 ]) u7 T' \# |8 j3 H( X　　谋事在人，成事在天
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" |8 y  g" y# ~1 M) |' g' v　　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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　　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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* q( I  s% h7 N. {7 C/ w　　破釜沉舟

: b" a9 r0 e3 Y* z　　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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; S7 n7 R, D  u5 ]　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 M& o. m' K1 x5 b5 g　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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 ~0 \) ]1 t$ A7 s3 J6 x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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  z  D8 Z$ w# V& Y) U" l& ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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- s- o( e% r! s- Y8 ^  j　　强龙难压地头蛇
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4 M% b$ V" P9 z% X8 b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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( r% a, t% _6 k/ ]; r5 D; l　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! m% v9 E  F2 `* ?3 L　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 H9 ?  h- l0 y* D8 n+ r　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: p# c9 ~1 p) I. s$ f1 X$ P' O# G　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( h  v/ K+ `; a5 D- l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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- @/ [: g9 K+ O; C* d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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3 {1 Y# \3 Y% L% K4 o# c　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 J5 D1 U- s9 K& [! J4 J　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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; o, r+ d1 ]6 M) ~& k　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 W/ n8 S& ~) \. |( Z3 ~　　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

2 |7 |4 H9 a1 C9 C( j4 E　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 ~6 K" Q! Z: T+ j  Y　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 U! c# `) r$ R　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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3 W6 v" d, \/ V/ C2 p　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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8 s1 }& T- d  T　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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6 M; c' c* l" B; w0 @8 ?　　实话实说

# z9 D/ O( G' U: y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& l+ `/ b+ N' X" \/ B- {! a( F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

' V8 V; n5 E& n& f; ~4 w) A4 M3 O8 L　　韬光养晦

5 J' g: s0 ?* u4 P% v　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 q4 r3 i' |9 U' b) j: `　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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' ~1 `% y8 C* h0 F% o　　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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2 F" K( m8 c" \. Z　　歪风邪气

　　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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　　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

$ k9 F! p6 I: ^! a6 A6 P　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. T, s2 |% N% u3 R2 Y) ~, I　　无风不起浪
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: M# x* [0 ?- P! ~' d8 s4 Z! r- Z  t6 ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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4 [1 x/ L4 R( I; L9 ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* W+ E# [! p( Y- R: z# w% P　　新官上任三把火

' s7 U0 K. A- ]0 I6 ~' r$ }- O$ N　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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) a( k# w, }+ L0 |& ~# G　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

& k6 z( n8 [# s+ R5 M. r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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4 {& z2 V( j* z4 r" s　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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% f! k- k7 ?$ [( _　　热锅上的蚂蚁

. z+ S$ C% j8 }　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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' X: q0 |4 {; T  N. j$ x　　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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( I4 h4 P' A# O# n- G　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ \+ ]+ ?3 p% ?+ M1 n　　严以律己，宽以待人

# O1 a7 C  s/ q: S2 i/ \' M　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

+ q' K5 |+ X0 K' X" ^# b; s, c　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" w$ x% Q( o5 V- a9 Z0 T2 Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% }2 Z6 R1 x: l$ K( F& }　　有识之士

4 b6 Z& J6 z& j& \  R/ B! |' @　　a man of insight83

1 d2 |7 u9 T  C2 W- U) _　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

3 v& S& @& |  t3 p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' T7 H6 p1 ~, y  @　　与时俱进

% B$ l2 G% R6 A+ w　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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* G. A, g. [- V　　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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) R0 s* |6 h9 T* h1 |1 z4 {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: K) I0 i8 l3 J6 d% b. i　　Haste makes waste.
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* L9 h$ X4 @- a" n2 P6 d　　More haste, less speed.
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8 [- ~3 F/ j/ M8 e　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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2 r9 d. Q( H% r$ e: @　　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
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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
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6 M8 h8 A9 ?& {, P/ p& ]/ L　　A promise is a promise.
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* c; e0 W  S) [6 `! U　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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: h  D# d7 b. J$ X% F$ T　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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1 |& Z' z' p+ ^- ^- i　　纸包不住火
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5 |2 I& [3 p2 r6 U3 u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

- h4 ^7 q1 v/ A. x' K9 p; L　　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。