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

; r- L; W9 }! o% [9 u　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ x" s2 d& @( d- E　　百闻不如一见
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) r- u; {5 d3 R. }1 n, D& T. G　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ h5 j4 `5 V3 o　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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. d# p& \. _0 c+ s# v: i# f　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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% L4 I% `2 C* G* d, ~- e! I4 S　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

& `& o, F7 b# ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# b+ z$ n) r. e; ~  b　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  t  e7 w( A: X3 w' V　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ R; y1 P) B# r- s% l; T$ |　　大事化小，小事化了

! H) D& M) Z+ P8 T5 V2 B- p1 H　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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# ]2 v* ?$ ^. D* t　　大开眼界
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% }% o; Y6 L7 O; O$ i6 q0 F5 {8 z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 X& u" R$ w  S5 o- F0 s　　过犹不及
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( ]7 c$ g9 d' X9 M& ?! {; P" w/ }/ s# z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

, J7 r8 U" y9 o3 v  f$ t$ `　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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7 e; ], t# t$ I* f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 }0 g4 d# G' Z7 v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 L% Y7 b2 y) l- R9 L　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

3 l& \6 D; l2 X! N　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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& Y5 ~3 X0 h6 f+ ?3 ^# W　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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0 s( \& W& |3 r5 P, U　　let bygones be bygones
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$ D' N4 Z6 B% Q" G1 l9 Y' a　　金无足赤，人无完人

; ~8 [  X4 D5 ?0 P* b- O　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  `6 o* @9 ~* Q# l: D7 ?) [　　金玉满堂

( [" w) ?+ Y( O) ^　　Treasures fill the home.
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2 {, t1 E7 k  g  f8 \　　脚踏实地

! [' D: t/ F. }0 c& W　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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: v$ f; [+ f; G) W3 ?( F　　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

% x: {1 f- V  P- V  C. _; ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

/ d$ t- |* F. f% K+ w! U　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! ~5 A& r3 k1 B0 i- y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# G5 w, d3 ?! @+ |. R. Q8 e; }　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 S$ L7 ?2 W$ @: M8 k8 r　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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2 j9 S* f5 B! Y+ ~7 w. m　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 S: z: O9 Z1 z1 g9 F: j　　茅塞顿开

　　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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  o) H. w+ f; ^- _　　每逢佳节倍思亲

) z* ?1 a. S( ^% F' W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( f  b! I9 r  ^9 L2 j; F( Z　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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4 I1 E) {+ B! Q　　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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　　抛砖引玉

. A# `8 C8 |- M! H$ A3 L: I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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1 V# H- z' A4 A3 i' _　　破釜沉舟

+ B' f# i- a, w9 N7 F, d　　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
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5 G+ _# N  d1 w: L) ^( h) `/ T　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

: b9 Z# ~7 U( x/ ^4 U. a　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 G% j* q" s' _) B$ L　　前怕狼，后怕虎

1 K* J: |* j% [1 ~　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

; J; v$ \/ {$ M: P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) o+ O: s2 K6 q& Q# Y　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 U- V! x; s. r) x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) g0 }1 s* O! a( g' U　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. s: z+ r# Q3 M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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
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　　Humans are born good.

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! n* d# z0 M- C* ?6 }9 d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 q$ o  H$ C3 D* R5 H　　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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) E) L& `8 Y- T* ^/ u　　a blessing in disguise;

* V' J0 M  q. A- {7 y2 [3 d4 l　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

+ X+ Y" s& }! q; @# H$ ]: D  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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# n- M- ?; K+ |, D$ g' {5 b4 D" [　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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* H& N8 C) f" y0 ^& l0 K　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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* P: P, j6 |8 U& j/ F　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 a/ o2 i: V* w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 Z, c# H2 G' S, y3 j4 ^　　实事求是
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1 i* w1 s* r' o9 v# C! e; |　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. E; K6 g! h+ [　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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0 p  b/ f  K+ [* M　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( l6 ^/ d/ Y- x5 u6 q1 E: N　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 A. D" f/ \) j/ I. R2 [, J　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 S  e1 ^6 d/ Y7 }+ n$ u- T　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# `2 u: Y  m- _　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 _' d2 f, w* E5 Q& J! ?# ^1 i+ @　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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/ G* c8 k9 n! [5 K- B　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 \  _3 ]& l. T" z2 r0 D　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# \! E; ?- r2 K+ o　　心想事成

0 a8 W0 h% J+ v% B' {& W4 t) }　　May all your wish come true

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4 i- D' F4 a: o; I5 r　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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9 U+ P; h+ _+ J, U　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

4 g7 Q6 }2 G4 D$ T2 D' L　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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8 N$ _3 p2 q! g- x4 V　　息事宁人

& {) G8 q% W. c$ ^　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

: G1 O2 j  C! V  s+ d3 U; p3 T2 H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" O# w- }; L8 W( X/ O; g4 p1 ]5 A1 ]- Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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; E* E9 s# B6 `# f( d' }) P" Y　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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; b" c2 g% O9 z+ ~) L. Q. w& f& F- Z　　有识之士

; S5 R% G5 J' }" Q　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

1 i  F* I3 P; W. I　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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
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& {- e, A' V. v  d/ U　　keep pace with the times86

+ [5 a3 S0 t3 W. f5 U: Y$ V5 x　　以人为本

1 J' M. l7 Z' s　　people-oriented

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+ ]+ o4 n, R4 v9 O" n. B! K8 H& L　　因材施教

7 s1 B0 E& Z* |3 |& |　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& e: H! X" ]- M: W0 @/ Q  D3 d　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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, p' a0 G+ f3 e, ^+ o　　欲速则不达
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6 {" |8 H2 `0 q" q' N: f　　Haste makes waste.
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$ Y! v. T6 ~0 ^$ S　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

" R( w! F. M- S: \　　survival of the fittest
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/ ]. R2 P; v7 L8 Q  L3 x　　英雄所见略同

/ p* i4 d: E( \- H, K　　Great minds think alike.

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) D0 M$ N$ e# P) ^3 p  b3 g　　冤家宜解不宜结

* o* j* @+ o! D- [1 c- s　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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/ [- M- f" q% C$ E. j4 y' R$ D# |　　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.

( u& B4 N  E( M) I　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! J; G' ?( x, A0 W- C6 R! m8 I- v　　招财进宝

  R8 c; k6 a0 r+ H. B: A3 T( ^' P" L( ~　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 \' t; I. q* e4 W　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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1 D' O/ C) c0 r: W6 F7 e7 `　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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8 E- x* e$ h7 r& {1 b" s! Q# s　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' k% {) {8 Z' _$ _　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

5 U  d! S. y1 T) M8 Z2 Q2 C　　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。