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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+ [2 S, K' O' P, y. b, E　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

: d- o) [1 l; m8 ?( @' i* F　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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+ v* K3 L9 X, i; z　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　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
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" u: O7 m6 F" L0 }1 I　　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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1 x& G' y+ p) Y7 c) J　　拆东墙补西墙
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; ]7 m; O1 f: X% C; Z8 {　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

% R- W: k2 E$ o" Z1 y; |　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

; P$ L8 \7 X1 q. D7 G  q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 A, q, {4 e& _; S( u　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

# }! g3 |, B; v4 }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# n, w7 w7 z4 i　　Bad news travels fast.
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' O5 E7 d7 k7 m( @6 m　　和气生财

/ W' o, t( O( a% s- m& `) C' \　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& ?+ ^6 }6 i, p1 R　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 K$ d4 \7 D$ ]% v　　金玉满堂
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+ P0 f$ _1 u1 x, t: q" ]　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ Z, v. O# i$ r- x' G' e  A! _% f　　脚踏实地

: F1 H/ H& r  [5 w, M　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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7 Q2 ~  U! S0 u( G' {　　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

3 D+ ]2 P* Z: P( u　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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# M! b+ x" ~9 g5 H7 A- n. ]4 l, H　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ r" x4 T% W. K5 D5 L2 h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 i9 U4 f7 d) G" ]7 T　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( Q/ J1 ~4 w* g! A' V( q; W　　马到成功

2 k7 L- a- ^' M4 ~0 ~, w. ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! [" H' B# t4 W5 g' y　　名利双收
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3 q  H6 d0 J* ~* L4 A/ ^9 ^8 c　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 B( y" }  a; m* Y4 W, a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 N* k7 G0 ]7 s3 Q# s3 e　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* s: @4 f. C# r/ D6 o$ z+ X1 P, G, C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 v( Z$ M6 ^/ T  E# _) i2 s　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 b- M. \9 w. f7 |　　弄巧成拙

　　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

! z. }, w) v( E6 _" G' s　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ _( ^4 L: ]' A  V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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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5 q5 _# i+ k) @* ^　　前事不忘，后事之师

9 A& ~: k  U+ o　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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9 j! {# N/ O( b; w7 p8 s　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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) k  G% K3 J6 s7 O+ g' \1 g　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

% D0 f% U$ T8 X5 u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

+ h! L- P. ^7 @) T4 W/ y6 j* z3 J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ g$ H+ t% x" ?$ y/ A& {0 m　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 p0 }3 n5 Z7 |2 t- H  }　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

+ g7 J/ D4 e8 S0 b" N. J$ j! `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' o4 O! L& J' P. \9 q! d* D　　人之初，性本善
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0 B$ c- \* [" g4 K* T　　Humans are born good.

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4 N$ F- a& n8 d/ p, p% c　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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$ X* y9 O/ O# p, f7 w, M+ b　　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

  L$ _7 I( }! b& h3 V) ~7 A　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ V( s8 I5 B- U" f　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! l# _7 u2 `4 z　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 `0 D! G4 v! Z* p2 |　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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# s3 {- ^" `1 w. _　　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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( N1 _- v8 {) v* O& s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' a3 _; E9 V- Y　　糖衣炮弹

, I( e) E. F6 N! t/ F8 `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" k5 C, F% k3 E( Z7 R$ o) d- z" m8 w. B　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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' Q& g5 Y: Y" c0 {　　跳进黄河洗不清

+ s6 X" N$ o2 t7 b# |. z　　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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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 y' U! r  }! u( e) y, h　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 D: r3 U$ ?3 {- j* c* X: Y' x　　唯利是图
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$ N) @" e" h" Z" c. |　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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6 M: P, h+ t3 `8 c. w　　无中生有
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　　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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7 k+ k! N- }! L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( Q$ `9 q0 f6 z7 ^& N# V　　新官上任三把火
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% o/ d  I# [9 ^5 Q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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' c5 |7 G' v3 j- [6 m. J' L& S* N　　蓄势待发

% Z, W% R9 d, u7 @9 e4 w" M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ e9 q9 ]8 s, Q" r　　心想事成

2 `, N( ^5 c' I7 ~　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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- J5 [% b* S8 c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! c, p; F. G4 e8 F" e0 s$ y　　先入为主

; \1 k$ G! g: |2 B/ V& j, R7 d$ o　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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: f& u# w+ A) v4 _  o; x　　先下手为强
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2 G! t, L. o" U; X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( o$ ?; ?* u# |$ T$ m7 Q　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& g! {5 ]3 H) R7 \, R　　ants on a hot pan
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* k5 Q' X- |+ Y　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人
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8 E) c1 P$ a, U　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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
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' c1 _9 J5 D; ]　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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+ P, n) I' f' K& a7 t　　有情人终成眷属
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; ]* L! l" x1 Y9 i7 ~9 |/ t( {! T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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1 _$ c9 U9 i0 L　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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- j" K( K$ q0 M　　bold but not crafty84

　　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
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, e$ k+ Z/ W3 T* l! o8 b　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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; @9 @- k: P6 j7 h$ {$ E　　因材施教

) F1 t/ a7 m( Y) D7 {% G- \6 ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 k6 Q; Z8 E8 N. Z6 ^6 u: ?　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& J5 F5 q- G; P! `' t9 ^　　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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5 j4 y6 u% e. ~' l# U" D; P　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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0 W# Z. W5 F; Z1 u4 Y5 A2 j. Z　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

  R6 Z6 t  ^. D　　Great minds think alike.

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0 V2 w' X: ]( c　　冤家宜解不宜结

# {. a( J4 `( s& C) D　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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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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" E! b5 [2 m- k$ N　　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

　　become debt-ridden

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0 J. h+ @  d! T6 d　　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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/ D* ?8 Y8 m) J7 A- q- y　　纸包不住火

2 d: A% J" Q  d$ q, N/ q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" u5 C* r& U6 N- A8 C8 F　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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* \- S2 C  f9 S% r8 D- y: H　　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。