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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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* k. l0 `* E7 \. _- T1 y) g　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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- G2 f4 J8 V  M　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 H5 e. m, |% K5 o　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* q2 [' `: N/ U( E　　不打不成交
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8 G5 K. ?+ C4 u6 T　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 M% u" Y  `; a6 X' L" E　　辞旧迎新

' \2 D0 H' U& G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 Q9 h+ p& d7 t% H　　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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: t" X. q; b1 k% w　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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1 P( Y. H5 \. H　　国泰民安

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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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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( x" {- }  D1 o2 l8 X/ ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 W! H! |4 v9 Y3 ]4 D2 o# Q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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2 [) |" C. u# ]) k: O　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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, P6 f% t, m# C% \) J　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: |0 Z9 a2 o5 p( I4 V6 s7 u　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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* g" t8 m& `+ a5 W; S3 x　　脚踩两只船
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- D( I2 S( p8 p2 q/ O1 ~+ q　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 {+ A' _2 c6 d9 O　　礼尚往来

- [' B9 Z% G7 q$ C+ e1 P　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" f+ D* z& e( h% c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- f( M; t9 G) V, y　　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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　　名利双收
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# x: H, S# F6 W( k3 U+ ^3 f　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 }! q) u' ?+ F3 F8 s9 J/ b3 I2 ~　　茅塞顿开
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9 I# S% h  C, S5 k/ H# y) Q2 v　　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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　　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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& d4 N/ g4 C* F; \　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ s0 ^# s3 n7 l- F! k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

( f- N( P$ c4 R( m　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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, p$ v4 M# {" j" G　　破釜沉舟
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0 V. s2 }! 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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3 x3 E9 s5 q  Q- p* ]. s3 s　　抢得先机

1 U" u& d/ E& a* g5 ]2 g! s　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ d# [% r9 }' G2 k  x* A0 T2 d4 Y　　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
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9 E4 g! \8 D! ~( k* E) X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) f. L4 q4 @0 ^' @6 A% t7 r5 R　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ V0 j1 ~% s- _& R( B　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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1 K1 k2 I6 P" u3 ?　　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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  @0 U7 \6 s7 O8 ^. s9 |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% u. ^( {7 B* I. n" @; Q( B; G　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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# `- j4 |( A: h: b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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' J! D( r# C% i4 N* H6 I9 P8 ]' Q　　a blessing in disguise;

4 Y; j( w  n7 s# d9 s8 ^4 F7 u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" M' X% _- s( h* g6 D9 }　　三十而立
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; e7 d+ b  A. m* C& @: ^　　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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! k* b% `6 M& W1 P5 I. j3 Z& y　　水涨船高

4 r1 a3 P1 X' Z! C7 a　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! K9 _. m& e. J+ Y! I　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

% a8 f* {: H: y& c' f　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

9 ~  W4 a! g& O% |( T$ d　　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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/ r: ?5 u' g( e1 }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 ~3 S& p, M0 {1 g' p9 b　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 v5 g' K( @. G  ]/ w　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 [0 ?% [- h& o5 D" U; J: R0 G　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ T) l6 h! j+ O- A% D　　团结就是力量
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: }8 _' K( Z9 P+ Q! v* u5 |　　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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* ?3 m; h1 Y- ~7 I1 x) T5 P　　歪风邪气

6 W2 C3 W* u7 F1 O　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ k2 N" y6 E% M$ }　　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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3 O" P/ Q5 _8 j0 _5 ~7 t　　唯利是图
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( L0 r4 ~; M! m$ }0 B* {( Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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2 ^/ A. o8 j0 s; }) p　　无中生有

8 h4 d7 M. L# B+ o) ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 Y9 r. U6 F- x/ B+ d　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

' _9 {: h6 e  z2 ~$ A/ F　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, e4 e  U8 Y- B; @, |! S　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 a) |7 t' w* D$ }5 F　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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5 s* T+ x4 ]3 L& l/ Z　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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4 x5 F, V4 \0 w4 ?- S$ K8 v. W　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ {5 V* [& j! @3 n! ~2 A! P　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 k- l3 C- O) l) D6 ]　　The best defense is offense.
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1 M5 N2 f" m3 i7 a9 |4 t5 a　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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2 C& Q( S3 d% J6 x5 p& d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( A$ C0 s2 M( k　　息事宁人
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7 N9 @0 ^+ b) _# c6 Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ t" z. j9 m$ |9 Z# q! q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! c0 |' g$ E9 {　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) i: ?8 ~+ \  y, l3 O( p4 C　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

7 L; Y5 E; g. {$ s: l　　bold but not crafty84

6 G2 q' K' @' D  t' T* ^　　有缘千里来相会

1 m2 p0 j: q# `( w! a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

1 i  O+ p2 W+ R  h2 Y; v　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

+ g( K; c6 Q/ j! p9 @　　people-oriented

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$ s( r4 j1 r! V( v- f; \4 N+ @+ i2 q　　因材施教
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) F4 l' B* _+ j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! E5 V5 }( |& g7 X. |9 K5 Z9 l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' L( W1 W/ R! N+ s6 \; g! Y: {7 u　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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2 Y- U* K( O! o5 R　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同

3 U8 }( s: k2 m# v6 i; H　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

$ s3 k6 I- N# T5 s9 ]　　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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. }" [. o5 G+ E, Z; V" X　　A promise is a promise.

1 P  q$ {& O' ~4 s　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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' t6 _7 x; A7 `8 e/ @: R( ]　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 J2 W& m4 H4 R; \$ M! a　　债台高筑

' d; n2 I, Y$ v/ x! c( _; i　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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7 P5 y- d$ t) l. _. r5 K: M8 N　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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! |& h: B4 k7 }$ S3 h　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" b  ~$ Y  g# q9 U: g1 _　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。