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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/ n  {0 A* x! C: J9 h　　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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　　Seeing is believing.

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) `0 V0 m9 p9 {, y( z6 |' h　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 P8 L' Z/ N3 f( d　　笨鸟先飞
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/ N6 `1 T# G0 M* U- x& h" n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

. C' _1 y, J6 v) w) W% A3 D4 c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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6 m: F* D$ j0 e, G* D0 p6 `　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ c4 Y8 E  l$ O; m0 }- [) N　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

' E# h7 Q$ Z" W% b* _　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% C" O, I6 P  M! Z3 n. {' g　　大事化小，小事化了

' G" P# ~% ?8 b; B9 s4 Y% f7 z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( z- l9 E; S5 j! [* @) T　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' K# o2 ?) u/ i! N/ J8 i　　国泰民安
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; x3 J! E# B% Z9 B: k0 V- y6 |4 X& h　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! L, G5 O. G3 s4 q! Z3 l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" S7 ~1 E- U' k  X　　Bad news travels fast.
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" L5 l2 f1 U2 s　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

; q/ w/ _) j' w9 b" ?4 I: F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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1 J2 r0 B. D7 W: Q* m( x1 d6 H3 ^　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 g: A: N6 D$ d# r( u　　There are spots even on the sun.

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  L" h1 l- Q7 q8 C7 D　　金玉满堂

; K$ u! n$ a9 p9 i% S1 H( |　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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8 i  E- b  ?8 N' B7 F　　脚踩两只船

1 ?3 `& T) ^9 C( |; [　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: V4 D, q8 O6 F1 d) m　　君子之交淡如水

' X& U, b7 P5 [+ T* {2 x8 k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, E! x# o% J; l" R　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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: ~8 X/ O, z* G, {% x　　礼尚往来
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$ v4 r+ Z& X3 A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' t6 T6 t8 s, {' W2 z5 A　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

4 y  s; V  x, C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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# D( [( L  I2 x, u　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 f* d# M8 W' [  v! |4 t7 d　　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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4 B. g$ \2 f7 E$ f5 H5 B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

: I4 `" ~4 u6 G/ k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 p2 ]4 m/ M. [1 A! _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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2 `7 c( l' l6 O" p　　抛砖引玉

$ m: k/ i( ~5 X0 ^, 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
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　　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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1 t, |& E1 {5 l　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* P# c, D3 n+ i( O) H. p, y　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 T5 `3 X* `( [$ Z7 i: t' N　　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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& g0 F, x, t! i4 j　　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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. {) ]3 ~  D. T& e' d　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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  k5 A& b# g* D% u# \. }　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" |+ i5 f6 B: \( ~- \1 t7 E　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# ~: e/ }8 Z3 S) A( Q) _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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7 o( r6 _6 k2 l( e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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, U# ?/ `5 \, t3 a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 S1 s' h0 ~4 u1 R- Q0 s6 h3 f　　世外桃源
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" @: w0 I6 V4 @! Q2 z# z, j7 p* a" V# {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  z) a% \% t! V$ A2 V　　人之初，性本善

% Y2 Z$ |$ [' T# U/ ~5 Z( x　　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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0 T, y9 k1 l+ W2 Y; v9 b3 C7 _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

& S" f, ~, `9 g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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! R$ l" [6 ^+ x$ N$ ?　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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. {: d3 N6 B! D6 s& F　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 ~! O0 y4 g1 ~3 w* d9 k! [　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

$ ]5 j2 }3 a1 `) Q* D　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( N( V8 E+ c. o0 V/ c5 o　　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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9 n3 n  X) m) e: e5 o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 s# G* D" ?  a( s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

, o8 j$ U8 F) `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! ?/ B& ^8 v" B　　韬光养晦
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( Z+ N( O; ^. S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 T7 R  B* m& i( W+ Q' g　　糖衣炮弹
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1 z# w8 }0 Z  u6 e- m( L  p+ P) P　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

( t$ ^5 |2 g# J8 \" w  O0 F　　团结就是力量
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% S/ R$ R  I: I& g　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

3 @" W8 {0 m; U) M　　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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5 C) j) I& P- p　　歪风邪气

9 j) R2 I  w4 C  w　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 z  k3 T" d$ G3 b8 N! B　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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　　无中生有

! Q" H9 \2 u7 ~2 X# R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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7 E% V) t2 L6 V　　无风不起浪

: h2 A! j; T- i" u* h& R. k7 s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 h* E: g3 g3 w( P3 Y5 Q4 t" `# @　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 i% c3 j8 c- X  Y; |　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 X/ w0 [- Y. h7 v' m. H　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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: C* B3 h% Y: k% _　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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7 c5 f$ P) @% P　　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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3 I' W8 r6 v. l2 S/ B5 c+ ^6 n　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

# c/ R  p. |) B  s2 H　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

: l( Y% N3 t" K5 i# c　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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! d: @6 O/ d7 Y* }+ x4 r　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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+ C2 u0 ^% f8 Z* J$ F　　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

# `5 D( ^; Q: p) ?) P8 _) b　　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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. C$ r- w) v# h; L* V4 Q, l# b- ?　　有情人终成眷属
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& a, a# z- A" s9 g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 K! c/ n4 w$ L. N　　有识之士
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2 o' @6 e4 e, z$ Y; e　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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5 C5 S& m5 ^% C' q; z# r7 l　　与时俱进
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6 B8 \* {, h( C6 ?& R　　keep pace with the times86

) H5 u3 t) N3 R& Z! {" I　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.

% X) e" V- ~7 G　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

; R6 C' T) E/ |1 z4 K　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

7 K8 `9 V. K2 D+ S1 `# w3 P& o, v; }　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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1 |4 ?' P8 \% v4 r　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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7 `! L6 B4 R. d: H4 Y　　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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0 X/ u9 L9 R) C# P! s3 v　　A promise is a promise.
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. i& l! ]9 u2 i" F0 K　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  Q/ Z2 [* l/ j5 l3 n　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% p5 x4 w* u' {: ^4 e　　债台高筑

( n2 ~( |* c9 ^0 c+ r& j- H　　become debt-ridden
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# z0 C1 ?4 f! n: t3 f9 t　　众矢之的

) \9 V* M( k$ I% g* m1 i　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难

/ L, y; d$ V: S' g" s- }* U: T　　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。