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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 j' o( X- }  ~# k- W　　Seeing is believing.

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' ?* L. Z5 j& E4 o. l) l' m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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* j& z' t5 W* E3 S, W4 j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% O1 g# {7 i1 r: \, q! J1 b, H　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　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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/ t( F0 y. e& H8 J7 v  B　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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! k9 V9 F6 A* P　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" A  }; c% ]/ Y! A( P　　大事化小，小事化了

0 g, M  ]1 ^# R3 P# I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: i7 P. G3 A" \  f# z　　大开眼界
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& d6 Z/ C( ~# I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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6 G: z7 U% }* y4 ?  w5 [9 g　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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3 p2 s& h" B% I( u: I　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 q0 ]- A. m4 e! m) B: E　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 N- P# ]" P& y8 n4 s) |! ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 ]2 ?1 r7 L% ?, B　　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

　　never too old to learn
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; K8 Q3 Y# }; ^$ c7 u' g3 e( |　　既往不咎

　　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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1 k2 {2 z2 `, h1 e- h9 L& o+ _* ^　　金玉满堂

: I; l2 y) d: K2 @' ]2 y- l& d　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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# x  H$ I8 O. ?+ Y; c$ C/ e　　脚踩两只船
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! N7 q, K2 g+ ~2 ~/ x　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, U7 E" B' q7 x4 e6 Y) U" D0 U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" B( X- K+ \# |+ O. X( M; P　　cut and dried; cliché
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% \, R0 u- f5 U4 S; ]- Y% H　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# b2 N5 Z: p: p: n: l  F. [4 V　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. q) ^( O# u  N7 [( l: W+ Q　　马到成功
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! ^6 u4 e3 T9 b: p2 b# @% S8 ^4 P# C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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3 [- T6 a* s5 F% n9 g$ i* v& y* V　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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! W7 l$ B" [9 t/ [4 K0 r+ f! U　　茅塞顿开
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( W+ I8 U: U. r% p, o　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: y$ O) x# g# k' r! \$ S　　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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3 V. @- A! n6 Y- F　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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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

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

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　　抛砖引玉

  b- y2 Z  {3 a; b/ v) h　　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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　　抢得先机
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; t% I; B% }; r2 C# c' W# |- V　　take the preemptive opportunities

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: ]6 h$ K: p  ^: @　　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
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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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( ~6 P# O& E! _5 S; p# Y: N　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: g; C+ b% w4 c, V8 B9 p( l# G　　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

& q3 J0 f9 n0 s" A　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, A$ B. i+ B9 ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) S7 Q( f* o: T* M% ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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3 r3 T) w8 T4 A* r2 a5 P5 u1 T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 T7 W, x& Q5 X　　人之初，性本善

3 S5 r) z+ e' C0 o5 W3 D+ `: r　　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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1 t8 Z* P) r0 B( Z% h# L　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ }: W1 {* O" C0 h" E( ^' P/ x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- }& e1 U0 ]) s- G: V6 K" A4 S! w& ?　　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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　　水涨船高
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. G3 L* S3 S+ K4 b　　A ship rises with the tide

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3 G5 X2 `, ~! T1 ]& Z  H　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) h+ N1 I" B* I* b* X# w/ U8 j　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 U7 @9 e3 Z: v　　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

　　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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$ _/ }1 ?$ [3 x6 p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

' o3 x) n- `2 P　　韬光养晦

5 H0 L" m! Y( F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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
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, w" b: I7 l  R- a! T6 p5 P0 Z) P" h) E　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ d$ t+ Y) k1 N1 `  P; [% A　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 b3 w$ _: G4 F- {1 x　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: H% N2 Q1 E$ q% ?9 q1 q　　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
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6 a4 G' J( z  B7 i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

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　　徇私枉法

' n. X. j3 c2 ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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  [2 j* O9 W$ T　　蓄势待发

% `# ?) ^9 H! B2 E: b8 I8 N1 ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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1 ?; d' b7 N8 b( j0 e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* m7 l/ q) }$ E, W6 E! Q1 d　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" ~( L1 e6 `3 A/ z　　息事宁人

' Y' V8 p2 @# s* n: x5 a& l　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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% b  k) v- `) Q6 r# j& G　　循序渐进
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2 \3 _4 q9 M0 q1 l4 F8 Q　　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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3 b0 p: N" N( w　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 e4 @+ N" ?& x" G7 [- u; |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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$ g9 ~  \, E( }, r9 c　　有缘千里来相会

/ h# A& k/ w( G- p) E( {* t4 I. K: t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" d8 j( K1 j" C+ C& D3 }　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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4 S2 ]1 ]) K* g" J　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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, g$ f: {3 [# U　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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2 w! U8 D# u& I# e& n8 V　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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9 S9 N$ C/ V5 c9 j$ v0 ]/ ~6 O　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

1 ]. |* B6 g& `3 M( z* D7 r　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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1 F: g% K5 s7 T% q; T　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

  N/ _/ [. T- M1 k  i　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

4 [- }, a3 J; z3 d+ v5 Z* o　　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。