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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& U1 V# m5 [/ R( X2 R" o1 m　　爱屋及乌
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# g* y/ f6 a5 F; t) j$ b8 J% B5 g　　Love me, love my dog.

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: v. ?+ T* P8 l! H" P0 i　　百闻不如一见
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0 t* y5 {$ n; {5 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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4 v, B4 t3 O9 [3 `2 L8 l　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 t; e. E" k& ~$ }　　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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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ S7 q0 u1 L' ~4 d$ 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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( m% f& U; P% k. u# t. P　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( k& w+ ^/ J* M5 z. K9 u　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

  N% l; u4 w' G; p- R! V, `　　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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　　国泰民安
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4 P# ~0 R' i8 i' A6 A1 J　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　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;
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1 M* v! @: j3 D9 m5 ?, J　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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1 T8 `+ ~9 ~, T" [　　never too old to learn

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" `8 g/ T) g3 R+ r' H3 g* i3 L+ |　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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9 |) Y1 X* B$ F" E% y　　be down-to-earth
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. j3 Z1 c; i, s6 f& i; R+ P! ^　　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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) }% P( C& F% y: |　　君子之交淡如水

　　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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! q; i/ c" i4 r( v; N2 M, u0 c　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) I5 _7 M% J  D4 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( f0 e1 J* V% A/ s* r　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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. I$ l; E  [+ U8 h/ Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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! J) j  @! D! h9 `　　弄巧成拙
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$ Y! i+ j. t' A2 f5 D0 E) O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, m% X/ E7 Q; N　　赔了夫人又折兵

5 O: e2 v$ I2 A( i　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" b/ K8 X! l( E' [# ]8 O　　抛砖引玉

7 u: c) b0 s/ `, f1 J# d　　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

( m, t4 F2 a$ m- z; b" c( [6 B　　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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' r1 G# E+ e! X/ q　　take the preemptive opportunities
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- k# \6 f( S& M　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 t3 a* b0 h# ]8 J$ i: W　　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
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　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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" o7 t. ^+ u* @1 R! E　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 q) ]' p5 T' t7 Z7 h8 N& V. n" t　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# c) Y% ?( j/ _& j% l6 t" W( p　　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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. s) _! X  ^8 l  {　　人之初，性本善

9 H) J0 |5 X9 Q. G　　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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! m: |( L& p+ @6 O　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, L2 J' s3 N; Z1 y9 R9 X" a8 E, g　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  v9 m9 ^. O& W8 @' c2 {　　三十而立

. f) w. M5 J1 g+ U9 A8 u　　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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3 G8 T$ W  e9 U1 [) G! |　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

% G/ b- R- {8 W+ C  v0 z4 k  ~　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 g* B4 s1 x& o. t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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8 Q: `* C0 n- o- R# p3 S　　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

　　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

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 B7 u+ K6 a% Q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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- n! ?( @6 |. Q4 y. O$ r　　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

3 q! A: v# R; S) h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( f  N) O: F# ^4 p* o/ u　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ F: f2 @. n$ `. E1 ^; o　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% z* S0 a8 U5 d& N% `　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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) X$ d2 ~) Y3 b9 s　　无中生有
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+ X4 j( h/ |3 _0 t, ?　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

+ V) y* Q# k' _5 @6 E　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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2 N) z" L7 K7 f6 a+ O" }' r( [4 X　　徇私枉法

6 s+ o) \/ N* j　　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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# v' q9 L& Y" g% R0 m　　蓄势待发
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6 z3 h" U: W' N' s; m2 V/ g- e5 v　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

4 l5 P9 p( r/ o# L3 u" 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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3 k+ ]. T3 X, [" j1 @　　先入为主

$ N4 y$ `7 F# g" r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 b6 Q7 b# H9 q+ |2 o  @) B; ?) o" b　　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
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2 S; |. H3 s3 t$ D) ^　　ants on a hot pan
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. q4 z% B' F" ~" C/ o1 F! b　　现身说法
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( e) w. x( J  `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

. _( n! h! b' T　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 M+ [) b4 C) X% q4 ^　　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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8 P( V: i8 @0 |! A% `　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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4 S; c. ~. _/ K- S　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! C$ j8 n1 @: Z　　有识之士
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  w2 {; h6 [2 X+ \9 [' D; T& M　　a man of insight83

/ B" x7 x4 _; {2 c6 d　　有勇无谋

. y9 J, ~% C# e　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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0 U, D' h5 }4 |7 H, _3 X9 B! b, [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

6 {7 }3 K8 Y" O" F　　keep pace with the times86

/ \& p8 c" N9 R  ^9 F7 }　　以人为本

" K0 Q6 b0 u; U9 @　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

  m: \4 M  |' j8 x　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. \# `& |5 x9 ^　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( P- Z5 W) u: h) U3 M# a' i6 \　　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

4 U$ u* d# o9 P9 m/ K* _4 f7 m7 X9 B　　Haste makes waste.

) T, \) g  |9 Q" ^' X6 C, y　　More haste, less speed.

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# v) z5 C# U9 N/ a. D　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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( `2 b" u1 V# O6 u& Q1 y+ M) f) h　　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

$ t1 |2 P: L8 }0 I% U4 G　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% x% ?' T6 h% [　　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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7 x& D* D- C9 J# k　　一言既出，驷马难追

$ r! u. \% c) k# ^　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

' R# d. t. y" e2 k% C: p6 f　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

" Z9 F/ d+ v- w% T0 f2 j　　become debt-ridden

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, o4 v( |" J) y　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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2 m- G6 m# N3 V1 V8 {　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

! V7 }) u( M* c& i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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6 H2 t8 `" v) o" O　　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。