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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. p2 H7 a) s% b) h& f. Y) o　　百闻不如一见
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1 K7 z3 a# S- S　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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0 \; p6 I, |9 I! A　　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

9 T' i+ b/ D- R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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" l3 B, P) w* \/ X  O　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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0 e# X" o) b* `8 r( q2 e! h& H/ @　　No discord, no concord.

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8 u3 q; d; q9 B9 L$ H+ W' u, J$ }　　拆东墙补西墙

1 D$ H7 k& P# k/ m, s　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 ]6 |  |4 X$ d" h# T/ v) I7 h$ a　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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9 S& M: L+ p) s( ?- ]5 b8 I% s. N　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) z6 g  E3 }( _　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 A( y. A/ w9 o# m　　过犹不及

6 ]$ b* w6 H$ v- o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ f* a1 i' v5 |( s　　too much is as bad as too little

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' p2 w! a8 F) D* ]　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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- h+ B& P& }3 \8 [( K- R　　harmony brings wealth;

6 t& S  s1 q& ?) f/ _9 }; Y　　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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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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6 ^! E( D* y6 n0 m　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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4 r& A( e! @4 T) x& ]" U* p　　金玉满堂
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  E* a0 F+ Y  ^/ D! J　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 V9 a: a* y% w% x( \　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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* \4 Y' A4 d% [3 [# @( U$ t; w, D　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 n4 e& \2 g' @, P8 _　　君子之交淡如水
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: n( B9 m4 u  m3 D# b7 S! @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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8 r, |9 t+ t8 U! o4 X8 D3 B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  j( S! ], V9 i: }" y3 s% x　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! k+ |. _* [' `$ ]! {: N　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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* J2 {# Y! N6 C, c' t+ _　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' P1 _2 J* E, x  ~) V6 r　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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8 h9 T) x7 ]  f; K) }/ y　　茅塞顿开

7 M/ Q0 w; M6 s' O! i$ H* S2 F- e# U　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 `6 @" a8 x6 [, X$ W4 b　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 t6 w  D# K# `; L　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 i0 q$ @% u( J  n" n1 l" Q　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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) V- {7 b7 A/ \　　take the preemptive opportunities

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! q. \/ Q2 }' [5 n$ T, j　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 T+ @$ h. x2 }/ z! C) _　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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0 s* m" H6 x& D　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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; p0 X- ]5 ^( S　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' {7 T+ k4 q" ~　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 N* d0 T2 p5 `2 }　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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  V# d0 Z  r  i3 K5 L* }( v7 Y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- ~* t$ \3 s$ \3 z　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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: @* J, M- Y' ^, t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ }3 b# M* G9 c: {% O* n3 j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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( o' B1 p. L. \7 B2 u9 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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　　水涨船高
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　　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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' z9 r  i  v- d6 h6 w) n　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　speak of the devil
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, o3 h  R6 T0 L/ N7 F( I　　实话实说

2 {5 i, F4 `4 f　　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

0 ?) c3 U2 F# z% U7 y" A& s- C　　韬光养晦

# I! q* W& y: D7 J, O) Y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ C) T- d9 B) K5 q　　糖衣炮弹

  U; g  }' H8 T6 x' H( f2 R& [' }　　sugar-coated bullets59

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

' m5 u' {! d" _! \　　团结就是力量

- ^# j* O" A' o7 c) B) V　　Unity is strength.

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2 |0 a7 G  Y  W! B6 Z, r　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 }) X1 t! J2 E# y# ^/ K- N　　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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4 @3 R7 m& T3 R* S  p9 x3 a　　物以类聚，人以群分

" y) a( ]9 Q% {2 e0 h* |　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

. m5 u# p7 h" X0 j7 K: Q) s6 {1 o- {　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 `& {7 p* P) W　　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

4 ~- e( D$ D; i5 T& @. Q. ~, H9 `　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  ^" F5 w& R1 F/ {　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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6 ~! ^9 J  \7 a% M" C　　徇私枉法

* r" W0 c# M+ s　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 t5 @2 w" @3 b/ x- s　　新官上任三把火

5 S: s+ |* t: r, p5 {$ r  Z* L; l' B　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　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

　　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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" V( c7 {5 O$ _5 C9 }1 D) S　　先下手为强

　　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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　　现身说法
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* U/ G: a% r6 s% s/ s4 M9 ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 C4 X+ f% H/ V: D  ^　　息事宁人

$ [  d& e  D" \' R　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

. R9 B5 v' _: X3 s6 q- |　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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( t+ m& j& J6 I! o$ o( b. d0 ]　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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/ D" L7 e: n/ m; S( ?# G6 U1 A　　有情人终成眷属
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! c2 r1 h; V' a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' G0 p/ N( [; s+ q& ^　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, J1 W2 X' c3 H$ Z4 L" N" v　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　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
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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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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- R- J; a. ]9 s% Z　　survival of the fittest

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　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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9 j6 k3 `4 M# J% n　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 b4 c: _( ?+ R　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 t: Q" T) G5 W5 g' m　　A promise is a promise.
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- z+ [# ~2 y6 H. n　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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& T4 J! X. ~" E, Q0 l9 p　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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$ ?% s/ ~, Y/ f　　target of public criticism

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; n* I$ E& E7 Q  _; @$ g3 Z　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

* D- [9 ~0 [; [4 y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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% x) R5 i" @3 e5 I2 F/ \7 X( x. `　　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。