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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. j! v4 y% P' f. I5 ~4 ]" O9 B8 T- I# h1 D　　爱屋及乌

7 X; N6 E# Q. X& r2 W/ S　　Love me, love my dog.
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9 b3 ?8 |0 G: `: a2 O3 \" @0 b7 D　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- k% D; c& w; u0 p. D5 q　　Seeing is believing.
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2 f9 `: T9 N/ B4 T' |0 }　　比上不足，比下有余

$ `* E& b5 U) j  F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& d* D- w! m$ l' t4 v% S6 M　　不遗余力
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2 u' }& R. I( \+ `( s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 ?/ o8 }; @( f- U, ~& a　　不打不成交

　　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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$ M. y3 k5 n; H5 m. Z　　辞旧迎新
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' V( u3 a/ |1 Z' H3 {　　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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　　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

" A7 T: z( Y5 \- V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! R4 z3 R/ _( H" a; Q　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 K6 e+ L: K6 V: o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 r. g: H/ e6 @6 g　　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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7 S9 ]0 A" u6 R+ m6 u2 G7 o　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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  M( P# }' G( f　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) `6 X" C3 b8 [4 u, F　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; T  @7 a6 G! w( p8 A　　金玉满堂
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9 Q$ f2 O# v1 u" c( x, L　　Treasures fill the home.
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! @, l! L4 `7 a; V; ?: W1 j$ Y　　脚踏实地

. E( W, _. r- x# q& \　　be down-to-earth
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, V% P. J* L& I, C+ E) T9 `" b　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ L* W0 D* `9 Q! T3 ~% ^　　君子之交淡如水
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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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0 ~6 V! {# x- H　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ O# w5 m5 d1 ~2 I1 \　　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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　　马到成功

& J8 [1 z+ h) E5 P5 E& `4 p% Z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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# H4 d* Z) z9 o+ W2 D　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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0 i! O7 m, E( M0 T# r* V　　茅塞顿开
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2 A/ h+ G1 q* f1 k　　be suddenly enlightened

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  t$ I) x9 p' Q' y2 T9 L: p2 N　　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
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1 f2 [  z7 n) B. n0 i: J+ ?" X# e　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 ^( p# }& f' ?! s, n　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' K; O4 O8 e3 M7 P6 y, V4 P0 O% H　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( q2 O5 c! A( R　　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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$ `* b& j6 x' Y) O2 ^% z1 G1 V( H　　破釜沉舟
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: F' t% p" c7 n+ w0 |8 h" }　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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6 k( P# v/ V) ^4 {9 ?- [8 p　　巧妇难为无米之炊

  b/ t3 u7 c& y2 [: r　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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% e% h# F5 {6 W" n* {/ P　　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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' q3 W8 z, A5 z　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 M, V' L- U! c0 D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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$ ^) ?( X/ w* u+ ^　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 i9 D. ^+ k! }0 G# {' I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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. ?7 U0 S2 ]7 Y+ u) n　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

0 c8 C; t" @( S　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( d6 Y+ Z/ x% g3 O) `　　人之初，性本善
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$ U& @' W: j& n1 U　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

$ V9 c/ o4 j( Y) Z0 f　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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) `' ^, q# Q; N6 K　　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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. c7 z: P# k* J- W" T6 a　　水涨船高
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' j; l' M1 v) Y　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

  e/ X1 w% h% }　　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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　　实事求是
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. ?3 Q* p5 {; y7 G% c6 J+ U0 I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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* h2 r0 f! h! ^- A4 T$ q- [( U　　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
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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: Q8 |5 R! e4 z# H9 r, e　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% W/ H: U; B: f$ X  S2 C　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, Z7 ~3 h* c1 Y7 h) g　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

( ~" @1 l1 p% }6 Y8 P/ u　　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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) T% O: M* k  N- B2 J# I' `* r　　歪风邪气

1 _' E( p1 a" _' y% w6 H! p7 d: I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( E4 p3 P. v; W; k  h　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. y, r6 Q$ V3 |* u　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ |, Y0 D- {: Y- Z/ @% [$ D6 y& D! [% u　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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

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) D9 x3 u/ q0 b" n　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 v: S7 ]+ j, O+ p# Z6 e3 G　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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* `- w* n2 x' O! J0 U/ A　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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4 ~4 }2 d2 H* P' p' W% n) o　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 I- |' c8 J6 P　　蓄势待发
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2 G( n3 ~% A& x, D* O　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 Z  q0 w' U* c# H+ ]+ }) m3 V, u　　心想事成
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/ |& J6 W7 }  e1 e　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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　　先入为主

; e, m& `2 m3 \  ]0 i8 Y0 \- \% V4 C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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' ^; ~& J+ L1 y. h9 B　　先下手为强

$ {! y' W: V# I2 }, v: o, [: D4 }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, g, U9 g# E- e0 b2 G　　The best defense is offense.
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/ y& B5 D, s" y% e+ F) C　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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3 x' V' v- T) R8 p　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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7 S. p4 x- n9 ?7 n/ s　　循序渐进

+ ?0 ]6 }9 Q- \. Y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, A6 q$ i; \+ Y　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

) c- m, S& J2 L/ I, [+ C( H　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

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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

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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# Z9 M4 L8 b4 ]+ \8 G2 Y- S　　因材施教

% V" `  F! s. U) D! A　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& ]0 M) ^9 s1 [0 a" k　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 X" F' `- F$ }! @! y: T0 A% k! i　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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1 V0 a8 |( `, z3 q9 s; h' g　　优胜劣汰

( U9 t# {9 G4 B6 H+ [. Y　　survival of the fittest
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- |1 O! Z; v# ^+ H# z5 ^　　英雄所见略同

1 f8 M0 w. i1 O' [　　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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　　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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; ]6 {8 D" ?+ P- Q4 A# L: m　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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6 p+ ^* s& q! R8 s' F1 U　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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4 `2 e$ I* P& o: N* B+ E　　纸包不住火

9 M: o* L1 B, }- n; A) W　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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- a+ c2 I8 h0 Z3 f( y4 r+ h　　左右为难
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- ^9 o" c* T) z! r　　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。