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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! m5 Y! b) z6 B+ F) n( }& r　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

: p! r) L% D% K, g/ n　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 H! w) c/ B' P* _　　Seeing is believing.
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) p- B0 T* j; ^　　比上不足，比下有余

$ i! Z9 s9 @( a, ~, @( X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; o) C/ s% w' Y) w' D　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  }8 H4 R- R+ s- w0 r1 m4 p　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 ^1 f5 @9 Z  a& A7 L. j　　不打不成交

# k2 ?/ T! g3 j7 Y* M　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

4 m% L" q* U" |( Z: o- F2 f　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ b- c% z( |, L7 }　　大事化小，小事化了
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/ C: X1 {3 S- l4 G- 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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! v" e8 Q. M5 u1 ]5 c: T4 w　　国泰民安
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; e! J1 l9 _! ~* q: ?- O　　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;

. M: f+ J& s8 m　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ F& Z9 Z5 @7 K4 y7 j　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: r" c! o3 z; w. z7 K7 q# a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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- s6 {6 e* Q6 E$ X. p　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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$ V% d) W; V. ^) {6 X' ~　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; ]6 k! g' t  e: j9 ~3 O　　There are spots even on the sun.

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0 o4 e! Z- Y% J1 ], w5 p! @　　金玉满堂

3 s' x0 Q7 P5 o# p　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ t2 a: N5 `$ w+ T( l$ ?. M) j" T　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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5 x7 x* N9 `. |3 ]　　脚踩两只船
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4 b+ w5 w: z( h; i; @8 S　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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% S# k0 L) S7 {6 o+ c2 S　　君子之交淡如水

, M# Q8 a$ j' A　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 R% D: g) J3 k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# ~# Y" y4 X. N  h" d: B3 {　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ O1 c+ M8 c  x* I: C: Z0 ]5 l. m　　名利双收
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1 v$ K6 r4 \8 w8 e$ z4 |　　gain both fame and wealth
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  }  G, u/ v( M9 x. v　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ G5 A$ o* ]# \- v　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! R: E- ]3 E' |  D7 a; \  S　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 i# {  u  r' @2 p. s1 W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, i3 X: t0 {' @1 j　　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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　　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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9 `" q3 f* O+ l3 p　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' o! _( u% q* ^' ~4 c/ z　　抛砖引玉
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/ Z6 a: r2 M; f3 m( m, w* j　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ ]( T% y9 n- Y8 q, N- J& y　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 T7 b. l" j1 I% a　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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, N0 [" x' s* R' y! \7 a8 q　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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# n, z4 e6 |1 W6 D　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. V/ R3 x2 H: f8 s% K' i　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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$ D" O0 ^* Q9 g" ]. k　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 @: U2 {* V! ~: X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: U! u7 J- V: F$ M! v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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1 j+ ^" g9 ]) V" W: q5 `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: k+ y3 K; W8 i# l3 V　　人之初，性本善

　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

0 _8 `, T- q6 F- A8 m! M2 F) J　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 i3 [) _1 v. T+ c- y& U2 K  K, p　　三十而立
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　　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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; `- t0 X) ]4 Z4 X; \, D3 t$ Y" I　　水涨船高

% h$ `8 u9 c' N3 j　　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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+ S' J; p) T. P/ C　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

  M7 m6 E6 Z! y# p  H0 Y. Q8 n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 n% e) g, U+ ^/ t* {* y: D3 D% M　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 Z7 n5 b! V* Q$ `　　speak of the devil
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3 Z: I7 l* R7 D5 O) b4 E　　实话实说

+ n; U0 x% ?4 }7 F# K　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 `( ^8 Y, r' Q$ ]- ~, B　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

/ \+ ^/ M6 g$ q4 Z, W' Y1 ?　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 R9 {5 ~; ?2 P. V# s3 S. t* j4 w　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* b! P4 h' y* s2 R  Z　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, f" w8 o1 t; U" l" y* E　　团结就是力量

　　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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6 g' u5 V) T; V　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 o5 p$ Q' q5 M5 ]6 J　　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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　　唯利是图
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( w0 e* M4 A  T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

" ~6 R% V/ a+ x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  ~1 \! H4 @& ?0 d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' o. s% `2 T2 g! q" i  w$ e　　徇私枉法
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6 X9 D! }% \0 `5 r( f, W　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 V9 X8 N) {- y: F　　新官上任三把火
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  z8 `' J9 L2 K3 U. a　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* @) _6 {, E( g. l+ J　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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$ J6 Z7 y: c+ S' [1 z　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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7 I' T( V- ~4 J5 Y5 x8 j+ ?　　先下手为强

. F, Z, `& X3 F9 Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ S5 l% d) |5 L# t: U　　The best defense is offense.

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8 A) v) {2 ^8 r　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; f% R, k( U4 W# R; O　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 j+ \& R: z- ?  r# q( g" m　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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+ u: J# V! P. P# C- f2 o4 m6 M5 e　　有缘千里来相会

! B9 F, A& \3 F" M　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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( f4 l  e5 R" f5 V2 X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' Q# z6 e6 H4 i" z+ [/ |# Y　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" V7 x. @2 {0 `+ w1 [　　欲速则不达

' K* G/ ^) {& o( D& g　　Haste makes waste.

! o4 W& U8 n) f- z# {' e! G" \; @　　More haste, less speed.

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9 ^0 S! }$ M2 f  ^　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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0 M0 V8 Q% }) N5 J6 A- l" k5 H7 q9 g　　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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  r3 F: O2 h/ t' F$ `$ N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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6 h  A, ]! K3 ]4 A4 p　　一言既出，驷马难追
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% _0 A+ L4 L$ w: n0 b8 R% s9 M( W+ h　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝

# t9 }: H& S' H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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: W9 m1 [$ m! G: L' w　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　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

, e) [) i1 c, T( k% G　　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。