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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5 i8 n* b4 k: Z+ N　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

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

　　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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% u$ Q7 \2 c$ |$ d: y6 x# J, S( ~　　不打不成交
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8 D  m3 N3 X# k! y# @　　No discord, no concord.

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0 q. M9 ~/ s& C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% S" X# K; k5 X% e& f+ W8 K　　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
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　　国泰民安

& c9 m$ d. ^( T- J- Q* i& O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% O" |& D# L+ R' m$ t　　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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. O* N0 V0 v2 Q3 v; F8 V　　好了伤疤忘了疼

: S0 A. V/ F* B5 F　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, j) }4 N4 D1 E; E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 o5 \% U; M& ^9 g　　Bad news travels fast.

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( w% T5 z. U9 E: a8 a　　和气生财

6 Q1 f& U1 r& ^　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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, v" ]$ Z1 Q* v7 k+ W1 p　　never too old to learn
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0 e$ k1 e/ M" |$ y4 U　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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3 R/ }" X0 h% d+ W' n1 X　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) n, V  U7 z! a2 z; e7 `　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

  u6 b$ b0 ]" e+ l( U　　be down-to-earth

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: S) M2 \" X# g+ b0 N* d　　脚踩两只船
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4 F: C% ?# b& h5 j　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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& r' G" s* P" g　　君子之交淡如水

  S: }) i% F* Q1 x# \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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" O1 X$ b0 g; d$ Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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* o! C! W+ G3 M, [  t; f　　cut and dried; cliché

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6 }8 a8 K/ F. e, @3 E　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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

5 V8 V! z: ~/ Q. |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: ?4 [4 C8 ]$ {; @8 `　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 z0 ~" D6 u0 F　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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/ K: {/ @$ ~8 h3 K5 c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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' N# Z) H5 h: U　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 b# i1 ?$ J2 J# O/ x　　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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3 T+ S/ @* r9 ?0 _0 c. T+ u　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

  e# i1 C+ h+ ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

- Z" F5 k$ M4 q$ `) P/ \) T　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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1 y+ _; v0 |) V8 f　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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0 y% v  q7 G6 q. v　　千里之行始于足下
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. e4 C" I2 p; m2 O" [# o　　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

　　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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' N8 b, E, G; z0 `$ B　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 V$ e/ R6 j& J0 o- G6 D- }: z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; b5 G) `* f+ e, z# U　　人逢喜事精神爽
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! \% a3 b6 b) t) ]- X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 h: l3 N% s' u2 }2 [　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 b) f; P! e7 y% z! \! t- `　　世外桃源
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0 a1 l& C& \4 Q& t3 p' |, I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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: F1 P# k* ?9 t! U$ W% R　　Humans are born good.

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3 ]8 e- G5 m* ]5 b  S1 {　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! [2 m5 ~0 X" Y1 o0 U　　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

# ~% _7 {  u; }) e8 o　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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# ?9 F0 M" T) u9 v: u+ X" V　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( d- a6 X  W# @" D- P* G& z　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# a& L. b9 t7 f- |) w5 q0 w　　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
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3 ]. u+ R% T! l. e; r　　speak of the devil
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1 I! R0 e6 t+ d$ a0 r3 c, X　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# N1 T# B; c/ x- F( ^) V1 g9 Q, \　　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

( s, {2 W' ~9 S: s　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 g% N) ^# K+ E: w$ K　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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4 p% c6 c) |! r　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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0 I7 Q  f% k3 c9 p8 k7 A　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 Z% c' J9 ^& ?  T% v" W　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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! |# r0 M$ m- ^5 \: Q　　唯利是图
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) X0 O) B1 ~$ A' f; T$ N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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& w4 ^* x/ y7 Q6 M( A: w　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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/ l$ C0 ?, Q1 ?1 d1 S2 B% ?　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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- d/ J% T  j6 Q6 y9 s5 V　　新官上任三把火
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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( H! Q1 ?2 ~8 t6 u; t( `' L: w　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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& ]* V5 B8 |" s+ E! b& ^9 m　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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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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9 p! w, n2 Y: i: i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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* P8 W/ I& R+ a5 y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% t9 r# }  N, |6 F　　息事宁人

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

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  G; `1 _8 D( u  }* ?& b　　循序渐进

　　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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　　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

/ W# s/ V# }- t3 y$ G, l8 N4 F# Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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2 k; [# Y+ l2 n% B/ H1 U　　有识之士
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: q. m% k$ O& w, Z; [　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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5 p6 U3 o4 F4 C7 r2 z　　因材施教
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' ~" [* u& l# ^/ u7 ^- s7 v　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- t) J9 d9 |2 z" f2 t5 v* Q# h% u　　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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6 d+ H# e# _5 t9 b7 e# |# p' ~　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 s0 o4 d  o- d1 c& @& H, ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% z+ j  f) m3 [. k+ W! m. x$ B　　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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, U9 O& T2 [$ Y3 z/ g　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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# i+ t# y! ~2 H, [　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* H, w* N8 p( }& F4 c6 H: Y! Z& @' w　　招财进宝
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& Y6 g# X/ f7 L: c/ @9 P- ^　　bring in wealth and treasure

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$ G! ]% K+ P4 n; d5 ]　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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) a0 @$ O+ r0 z; J$ r  I9 S$ C　　纸上谈兵
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. M! q! q6 f9 t1 ~6 H7 g' \# u　　be an armchair strategist
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6 ?7 i9 I0 z  F5 u9 n0 l　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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　　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。