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

  N4 w) ~1 N# y8 @/ Q　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

/ S0 o, {& h; W　　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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# e9 n1 G4 b) s0 a3 T- Y7 c2 H　　笨鸟先飞
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7 B6 k1 }, x" J* v% k: C8 D　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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! d9 ?! |& }% i/ M% k* M* ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 p, M, n7 b4 I& c$ |　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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' a/ ~* ]* y$ p9 d, X8 K4 T7 C; X　　拆东墙补西墙
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4 ~3 T6 a) j$ m" D/ Q　　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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5 w. p' a9 P$ m( Y　　大事化小，小事化了

2 _, Y$ Q: f& e0 N; O) y7 P　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 T+ @9 d$ L% J: I8 z1 s　　大开眼界

+ \9 @/ ~2 \8 w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 B% d& h3 F+ s　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

- v7 m& q  i& I' N9 ]* E0 e　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

. U& r" U& m% Q) C- J1 Q　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: F& d9 ]5 n, e" q　　Bad news travels fast.

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( _; _! m4 t, T# c; I9 t" p9 Y　　和气生财

% ]& W  y- n5 \! U- S　　harmony brings wealth;

. k$ N" {# z" F! b! h　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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$ D' U  e6 m. ]- l) |/ D- z7 @　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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2 l) V: c. n" w$ Q! [; c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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' j% x: w2 V  T' ?　　金玉满堂
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+ W, Q! ~/ o* c9 l　　Treasures fill the home.
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! J7 L8 [6 r* X3 E7 u) \/ I* Q$ i　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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, [2 g, t/ E8 `7 n# A3 l　　脚踩两只船
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3 M8 ]# \0 b1 c# Y9 L7 @　　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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; _( Q$ Q/ L5 N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; Y; j3 [! M* v0 K8 C# C　　cut and dried; cliché

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) q  p# F* H$ q  _$ }% P- j7 k　　礼尚往来

3 G( ~2 W/ C9 N! [% H8 Z7 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' N( O6 E# d% \1 W　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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5 W- r( [* K( {% J　　马到成功
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" j2 H5 ~) E! b# m　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

+ @! w% s* v( e, v2 ?2 B　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 o+ B% O3 ]1 }( |' [　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

! r! w0 N9 `$ v1 }4 {/ B7 M　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　抢得先机

2 a& E$ d! }. e; S" S　　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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4 w4 @" W' N5 l" N6 [: c　　千里之行始于足下
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& T5 B9 u( o8 ~$ i) @5 F　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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: I2 o- I( u" G  ~5 K( k　　前事不忘，后事之师

% F( N6 ]7 r$ @" W# U9 U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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

% A2 m1 u) r  a/ ^3 h　　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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& s6 a+ g6 H% {4 j8 Y6 r  E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: q! Q/ y; _* C0 n　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  a0 ?( [% @! i% H( }# u- t4 R　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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) i! ]& x" B- Y) c$ W/ [. d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 g* A6 O% E$ I3 k1 a0 F　　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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: U2 i5 V3 [4 Y, J　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

% X. \; ?  C0 H/ L( C8 l4 R% G　　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

* d+ r; w" L! p+ k, X9 w5 C. f0 t　　A ship rises with the tide
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) i; O1 b8 c. G$ c　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) [7 a! o8 Y' k' q8 z5 g4 K　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- D3 z% t* a% L' `& G　　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

$ r4 n5 d& `3 {8 n  ?2 D, s1 L　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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2 L& o& `$ ?) f4 {* d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 d  }- k4 H4 g1 x, o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 h  w1 M2 \  y7 x% S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ H# O  n7 ^( x5 x% w　　韬光养晦
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3 F9 k- T5 T/ }. }" H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 ?/ [. [' ]/ k9 R5 H, W8 J& W　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. t; H# n7 o; D1 P" U, W+ g' M9 x* G$ q% y　　天有不测风云
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1 [1 p  s4 k5 ]- t3 H, F　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' e- R5 y' K8 {　　团结就是力量

; V/ V+ }; M0 n6 ^7 M# b3 G　　Unity is strength.

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- `5 d% P/ ?1 Y7 c9 U5 l　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 {6 ?" e& V* ~; [& S　　歪风邪气
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+ Z) r, x# n0 d. q9 J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ c1 Q  ]/ `4 U5 f: l　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

5 h: a" J; J  w( c" H　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 ]1 a! o  U( g# l- Y8 |　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 P! ]; u( @7 }8 }) b: J8 [　　无风不起浪

+ a/ L" D* X# U$ R& _　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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9 J5 A" i$ t7 m7 w　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ O/ b3 d. {' V% j% C) i　　新官上任三把火

8 _$ T0 H0 C/ j4 J1 e3 r: X　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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% ~! F! q2 f" O) @) ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

/ M) W) I) X, H2 {( u4 m) M　　May all your wish come true
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: }2 u/ j9 j, [/ G$ t! H　　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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" M& m% E' K; ]$ P% e: m& J6 L　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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; p- {' \% t4 Y' f+ k3 @/ K　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 t5 [8 j" Y+ s) n　　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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3 a, `; a0 t, H4 |* q　　息事宁人

4 _4 f  Y7 J0 W' }+ H# A　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) S  j& A/ o9 {: p. s: ]$ d# h0 {　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. }3 \# j6 g) C% o' X/ J　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ x! N7 a; `" d0 W* }6 n' c　　有情人终成眷属

$ Z+ L/ U& I/ v& N& ]' T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

  C8 p8 ^: c# }- G8 B0 D' H　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

" @* p1 H& E* G9 M　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

" T" `" ]+ w0 K) G3 H* t8 m　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

% V  B) e6 A8 P) d, r0 E# {: O, s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

, q5 ~1 y9 D; w; I% G9 H, I　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

" _+ S( y% F1 w　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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) V1 R6 I' e0 y0 d9 c5 J* L) |　　欲速则不达

* @' q9 ^1 \2 W, k　　Haste makes waste.
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4 n, G- E' v) r* L　　More haste, less speed.

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# |; }: K# o7 V# A　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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) M! `. v# ?% y1 J5 z& \　　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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! r. [- X# @# Z# `- @- W: U　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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) o  d8 z* R, D! V8 A7 ~　　bring in wealth and treasure
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& Y9 ?2 E8 g; n% ]　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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+ f3 T5 O9 f0 t# ?　　众矢之的
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( L! @. }* l8 t7 K$ _) H　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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& {  p/ W+ l0 d$ x/ T+ T* U- T　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

1 ?9 j2 m3 W# V# Y　　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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　　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。