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

. }6 M8 A! ]5 M$ Q　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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( C- i+ d, a' D: Q; ]1 I　　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

' z. L" G8 Q9 F. F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

# Q7 @3 d7 r2 @　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, j8 @' ?2 |* n& {, o% ^　　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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' l, t2 c9 r! q  [1 _  Q. e' O　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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* u: X% j  R' Z( H! ~　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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. d* \7 @9 K/ o  J　　过犹不及

0 t4 y/ @5 [8 ^4 P7 [2 T　　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

) A. R7 p: e3 C; {! b# ]　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ k! t6 ~9 V- w, Y) M& j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 @8 |/ L8 f6 e8 B  a7 H5 ?　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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: Y5 v' q6 f: M　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& V- n. V# Y' w; N- O9 i7 o　　金玉满堂
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4 |6 g1 `* y) z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

+ p( I. g! H- P# n　　be down-to-earth
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  m  K8 h1 a" a　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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! c; V- Q8 _% M( a& Z8 \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, x: t+ j& x6 D+ F+ u( v4 k　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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+ C) c, s- h# h8 s( {' p: R. u　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 v  G0 H, a* v5 [' N- m　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ Z4 W) C* x6 u3 y* t$ f: o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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$ f6 P' P$ Y. x  g* v* w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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' @" I4 P$ ?* T& t/ U　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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7 X2 L$ ]6 t" O; o4 R4 L　　抛砖引玉

! s8 k. h) ]8 P4 G4 L% A　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ d  @! F' R, l　　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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! O) w" q* I( f. _　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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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& [+ Z. M/ k0 y+ g　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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$ {$ Y! g3 I( E/ v8 O3 z) @# p　　前怕狼，后怕虎

& d3 }7 S2 J4 L+ n0 X0 {　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  h7 t: o5 r, J4 [　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ ?6 _* N% L( ~/ f0 L! E　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 d! j# I2 P. w( g$ Z6 m: `$ C; h　　人逢喜事精神爽
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/ ]6 ?( Q9 B8 c: K5 H/ N5 b. ~* a; @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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3 d. S6 m& K- p( K" |5 c' t/ g, B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, l2 x7 O0 l- A$ x  V4 X6 P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 S2 N  M& f! l" _2 Q  Z　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: K# I+ d) j' B; r　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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7 b3 r1 d+ l0 X! |" H　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  J7 t! X+ r" e4 _& Q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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/ f( j9 w7 D. V; Y5 F　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) t# Y. z! G. _! d& Q9 d8 A- R　　a blessing in disguise;

( f6 ~" O% h* A0 k% ]4 i  X　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  @3 t3 j; n' l6 w$ d; a6 _9 s　　三十而立
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. D8 ^) f, W9 O" z　　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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- o) \: ~& `% G$ _　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, o+ h! q: y& m　　杀鸡用牛刀
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1 U( _( @: [2 [　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

! P) j5 o0 n( L! I/ H$ F　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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2 X' m& z' i, p( v) e9 ?! `* k2 H　　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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　　韬光养晦
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# z4 m6 O! x. v　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 i: s9 P- Q! K: F　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 I5 m$ q, y! e: y# H, f0 N　　团结就是力量
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* c. m5 `- M8 L2 v  q( u& J　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

. M% G7 R2 W- o3 p+ G7 g　　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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$ y% L* W' ], t. Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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$ |; T8 C3 k" W4 ]　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, R+ O) B9 b3 y* Z% Y1 [9 J　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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4 ~8 z9 j7 r0 s  X# d　　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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　　新官上任三把火

1 F9 z& c, O! ^7 k' P5 y　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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$ \$ K/ _2 u4 v$ }( m- |  \- g　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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8 x4 L6 E: u# ?/ O1 h　　心照不宣

7 T  K) y% z7 D+ v6 ]+ I) T　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

2 o) G( }8 ~% v2 r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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! w, V- ?: [- |　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; X1 j* O- s# L　　The best defense is offense.
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* {) c7 ^6 B! j( y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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5 l6 y4 j2 d$ ?# Q! I　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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( S  j- h* v1 t8 U　　循序渐进

$ ]# F1 |/ U6 H/ f1 l+ y  t1 ?　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

' A2 J! r. h( m! a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! i# F" ]1 G1 z& P, u. c4 X　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

  W1 }* I, u5 l4 V8 ?/ c" N; _. U　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& p0 V6 O  \- v: _& b( P( L4 G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

: ?0 W' S& |7 d' i2 J　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

$ n" s! V' v" b2 _1 {  q" T& b' U　　bold but not crafty84

9 Z, [8 \% i% _$ ~5 ]$ ]　　有缘千里来相会

) |6 j  d9 \7 r9 ^/ w# D* D7 j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

  n9 P: I8 ?: O' w$ o　　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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　　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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! t& V+ z! Y. t$ ^$ V　　欲速则不达

2 g, a9 L' J) l: e　　Haste makes waste.

8 V; n& p! p. E) j5 G+ b　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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+ d3 A/ c/ O- n* u/ K8 d$ ?　　survival of the fittest

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　　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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6 T) P. }5 C6 s" R4 [　　冤假错案

$ d* T( h1 p% G" h% z" n　　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 promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 d: |7 _1 I) E1 C1 o( m  R" d　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ r/ x- K4 [( e# b: r　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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1 c, y+ E' ^, _4 I6 H& y　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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. h4 b' Y" m( f& k6 s2 a　　纸包不住火
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, E9 }7 J/ t. P1 t1 u1 B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# ~! ?( p# N* z2 I# Q: ~% a　　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。