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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. _1 p0 b" Z( p4 }, c3 N: @+ w2 J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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; _- s+ v8 g/ f1 F  U　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 h' G' ]; m$ d" t0 s+ W　　笨鸟先飞

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

, Y& Z; I( g3 I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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! b1 Y( T5 m) C% @% A　　No discord, no concord.

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( Y7 L$ x; |1 E, Z' P" g; y　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 U) C' j4 u& }2 G( Y9 F5 c/ _　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

6 a% Z' l. w. c$ l" G4 u% i5 x　　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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+ o$ L# }1 U; p4 D9 u/ ^( U: B4 j　　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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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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, k! |0 X+ V* v' Y6 b$ R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 H( f1 }# M/ M( _7 B　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

6 V7 U0 v: o& n　　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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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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9 V1 d1 a- g- b: y  W　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

3 ]- H) v& m. u9 N/ ]! F2 z3 X　　let bygones be bygones

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1 u# G# r% c6 o: {, A　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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" u3 {1 V: k9 A4 w9 B1 I# m' R　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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7 }# o) i( U; a( S) H; x　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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) p9 K1 f. W* L6 f  w; d　　君子之交淡如水

' V8 ]7 n- Q- q' W　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! a- O" A; e# y3 V　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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- A, n; S* |: i- E+ {) I' g5 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 h! ]  h( W" p/ H* [% L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. @# L, B- u# F# t1 j" Y5 y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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) I5 S; Y8 q$ p, e　　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

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! S2 M/ N- M- b2 |  L: j　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. A/ e! O3 D, O" g　　赔了夫人又折兵
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1 P% n6 d2 s6 W3 k" e' p9 \4 a8 p　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

　　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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0 z5 ^* U/ L% Q( N9 _　　抢得先机

, n8 b8 p) Y0 `　　take the preemptive opportunities
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3 {; `- t% e  \4 o- B: ~　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ W4 ]3 J, X; [/ O9 H9 y$ [/ m5 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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7 _( B/ Y. p! D　　前事不忘，后事之师
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+ W" f; |. L! g7 Y　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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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

5 k% @) {8 z6 M% Y/ b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

' M+ W# |/ z& V9 Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

. s6 l) l' p+ w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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' c4 w" o' V& p/ J) [  B/ C% x　　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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. d, [& a; E) I) k- B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ Y; S$ V& o  j; @　　人之初，性本善

- R6 ?' i+ c, L: Y. @$ M　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- @2 h* l; M! j1 Y5 K# 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

- r; M( k9 I% r/ W( l4 g　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" e& k% j9 `9 N1 Q  W3 i) q　　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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6 Q7 L# p1 n5 s  ?! v) ~　　水涨船高
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* V# e# j! G4 _, Z) N9 l: e　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 }- S8 e7 g9 j, z　　时不我待

( ]8 s/ W! u$ P, g　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' O6 l* Y$ p6 k　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% _0 Y  ]( [7 r! u( t　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

& p& v2 `( z1 E. e3 V0 ]　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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6 {" Z3 A; H7 O0 c$ O　　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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4 K2 }% m1 t, w0 Z) {0 }/ i/ I7 B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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, Q7 ^' j9 {4 w　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  t, e" F, y$ ~; Q4 U% o　　糖衣炮弹
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  l5 s  v* |2 V7 O) k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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+ ^4 E  n& d# W  J　　天有不测风云
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3 ~$ d; t1 p8 N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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: u, {  c# j; l9 q6 H- L% |& ^, M8 G　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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) \, n  P7 e* V# X　　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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　　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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 G+ Q5 c( L" x7 L2 [　　望子成龙
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1 Y# A6 `5 j2 m" q: f: l　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: ?' {8 Q0 `$ M0 l# c" L　　唯利是图

! S, @: X& s9 \. x# a. D$ ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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/ `: E3 l. e3 `7 _　　无中生有

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

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; Z7 u; o- o( x! ]' o" H2 M　　无风不起浪
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( z3 u! e: |  O9 p' s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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3 c, O* a( ?  n6 [( x　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 q$ `% m. h* K9 c0 \$ `+ G% Z　　新官上任三把火

1 W' K, l2 ?% j' q3 c# B　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成

& Y. T. k% t. J" \* |* A/ J7 G　　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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1 h, I+ o# ^# O3 d- z" C2 d7 v　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. S6 a7 n  X2 {% f+ a2 B, v. \: q8 V. ~　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 T: p# ?# k: ^- N0 q　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

# J0 p! A" q" O2 h! p6 W　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- n, r3 m- g( H, h　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 P$ N( j3 L) J　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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7 W5 p& Z/ a3 j; n　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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) ^. o. r. _+ N* r　　有勇无谋
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' R, q' g9 ]4 F' H5 d　　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

, `1 f& s3 C. E) [1 I　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

5 D$ o, p0 }% k* {. k　　people-oriented
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) j# n# H% e5 T) U- ~& G　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! q  d" Y" ?0 Q" o4 \　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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0 }8 Y- |& w' a( m) F: N　　欲速则不达
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( d0 [+ u  r% W& W; [. N　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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3 F' o4 A& \) c' a　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　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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1 v0 {- s7 V+ T/ U- o　　A promise is a promise.
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4 k: A9 r; q3 C/ @3 K7 @: n1 `) |$ R　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

) g  T7 s1 z9 ?! }0 \　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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9 R1 k0 n( L" ?0 w4 G# C8 C6 j3 h3 ?+ G　　众矢之的
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* r. a. e/ d4 K3 q　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

8 t9 p0 @, n" j9 u& V+ o! b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; }: b: c1 G. B　　What's done by night appears by day.
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+ ~7 T. e3 T. T" |  Y　　左右为难
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　　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。