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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　　爱屋及乌

( h2 F' O7 r- W0 M" v; J- F1 r　　Love me, love my dog.

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% g8 ]; H/ X' y4 H+ M% o# L　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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4 n6 [/ D$ G; E4 w) f4 _　　笨鸟先飞
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. [+ [9 t: u4 ?　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 o  r  V, W! d1 Z2 V+ ?' e6 `　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 r$ |$ r! U! v! [5 f　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 p' ]4 m$ H; R　　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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4 u. S; H6 R$ C1 L　　大开眼界
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: H4 e. A7 y6 D6 ]5 s　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

3 ]0 `9 w/ S! j　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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# [) \$ }% \: |8 N; o　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! t- _1 W  H& h7 Y6 t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 A4 X, C7 {) l) A+ f& Q* ^. \　　和气生财

& E) z, e  R) z　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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) x0 `6 @1 E! ~: F9 z3 C9 O2 }6 P& z　　活到老学到老

" t( i& v. \( ~4 r, V# x9 }　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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: h: p- Z* W! e( a; _: {' z4 c　　let bygones be bygones

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; t% m; c- C, U% a) [+ n6 ]% \　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' _* c4 o: K. ^& _; x- D$ s- ]6 W　　Treasures fill the home.
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" @# z' W3 |) s　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 J. E1 A/ R% ?, y( \  E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ Z, e+ z* A3 I8 x. f: B: F2 L　　礼尚往来

* E/ }  L% C; Q! C0 N9 [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) H8 x9 C- |, @( O" G, [) a! Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ ]5 b2 m4 a$ B$ O9 U0 ^* p' V　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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% V" ~+ z, K6 w1 Y! L; w9 f　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: f+ z( z* X/ n　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 k, h) b9 n! I4 D; C% q. S6 }　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 x# p1 R. H% z0 x; S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ l" c/ R4 l  R/ F　　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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: y1 e3 L# v; ]* M  l　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ J9 P& O; B' o; }4 M　　弄巧成拙
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. k1 |6 U7 u* T0 G4 ]3 |　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

3 v; d/ z; L2 y2 `$ [0 K　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 @) p1 l7 t. T) p" l6 R　　破釜沉舟

6 X" Z8 W/ T( K3 b+ S! `, b　　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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5 I5 K+ b; c8 `6 l3 k　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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5 E+ z0 d$ H( b' C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ b! O$ W4 `, G6 i# y9 _　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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5 f" \: N! C6 T! q' x$ }  z% I. N) P　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

# p5 |/ P- v6 g1 Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　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

* b# H1 L* r- f/ U- W6 U. j2 m% Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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 retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

: K! g0 I% D' {! F/ m& @/ S　　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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; [6 d& ~2 |  b) }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  |% M2 [* c( ]) o8 r! t　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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

& u2 p5 X+ }0 d+ j: |* k, Q& b4 G　　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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: ~) q6 r1 P; [　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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2 W5 {1 K/ }$ k8 C, s9 M* N. A　　实事求是
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7 S5 ]2 H, N2 u0 \2 `0 `　　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

1 C2 q8 Y3 b2 {3 d3 r　　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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1 A; N( t0 R' b, O) t1 Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- K6 e4 a$ X, _0 J　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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) w* s% E4 |# y8 ?　　sugar-coated bullets59

( a  W2 D8 v6 w0 ^3 \8 l　　天有不测风云

3 P8 O# c: t( a$ B, }. b; C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) N0 f# S  R8 g　　团结就是力量
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" [. m2 _+ }+ }: B) u- f# P　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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( p9 X7 ]; C0 |8 i' S　　歪风邪气
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, z1 ]* C( y8 }5 S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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! z5 Z5 C4 p/ p* K" b　　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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' P: W. Y% M. K/ r$ _# V　　唯利是图
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/ K" d. [( Q- G- M  N　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) z; i8 T; \  u　　无风不起浪

# S+ N3 B1 @0 c) w7 i6 B8 \　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 L$ ^# V. y( I, G5 N  P8 ^　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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* E2 h: t  u+ S) a! I" n1 h　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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& s8 k& A6 g6 _　　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
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! N$ F. g  [& I5 u7 f5 ?- R　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ N+ B. _/ N& ^$ D! z1 g$ l　　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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+ R, h- [* s! V4 `  H* n! |7 v. U5 {! y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 M# s" {# g- X2 {* D　　循序渐进

: _* @! Y4 ]5 m6 H6 X9 P5 c! P　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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: T. H& c. e6 \4 m　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 ]. f' b! C- |( X0 Q* Y　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 p3 u! v% t: G& z9 D" y# e　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

+ p, V) \6 M) O; ^　　有勇无谋

　　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
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　　与时俱进

9 H. g( B& B& ]! R& N- ~. T　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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( i+ H! ]* [9 W# W6 ~) o　　因材施教

: i3 \, c0 [% @5 Z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! P4 K- [1 M; E4 _. @( d( ]　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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7 l+ Z  L# _) l; |　　Great minds think alike.

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7 _2 k. x: v, c0 }  }+ u　　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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" H+ s' I/ f7 }" ]+ _  S　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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) [' y- U6 f/ F5 w% S　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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, o, I* I" J* }# p　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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! m$ _  n3 `; J# I, E; O1 S, ~　　target of public criticism
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　　98

# I, m* ?- o8 D  m* O5 k3 p  J6 n( U　　纸上谈兵
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2 y3 ]& v1 {3 k# u　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

: o3 b3 U! J' k- _: G6 B( S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ L* d1 W. s% p　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　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。