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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1 E3 {9 e0 [! @. X　　爱屋及乌

  T2 }' _8 m1 l. V7 H" t　　Love me, love my dog.
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. a. `! ]8 Z7 F% p2 E/ ?　　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

. g$ [" `) f. T0 |5 O　　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

2 }- V( u* j( E5 U. f　　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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) S1 d3 o* }( J  i* `" u& x) Y3 B5 Y　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 ~0 D* D5 Q, o' l, f　　辞旧迎新
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1 t& \7 j& D; n4 _, c1 Z% [/ H: O　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 B$ D& O# K: C0 Q. S  a7 I$ r　　大事化小，小事化了

$ P0 e. K6 P# E　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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4 f+ F# R# i5 T3 [, c! i9 t9 p　　大开眼界
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! F, a+ B0 L0 t! E0 x5 r' T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ C; u) @" M5 X( R) b  G  L5 X7 ]　　国泰民安
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+ ?3 G; l, z- G% R　　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;
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1 ~5 I% l, p) ~* ?- f　　too much is as bad as too little

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! W2 O  F0 Z6 f% k% g　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 o9 Q# M; A4 ~# b6 z7 s: B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

7 E! z% o. I/ J　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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( n$ w4 h/ V; K9 p7 j5 i　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 S$ n/ p& l0 V/ A( n　　活到老学到老

. u! A: V; N$ o- t  {0 S- @0 {　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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9 [) l4 L2 s$ f3 n( E6 M0 J$ w3 e　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 R* H9 [4 \" w1 S5 u5 K9 Q　　金玉满堂
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. \8 m0 H& @! o* X5 b( a' @' V4 r" W% I　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ t& {% t6 N5 {5 L# D% z$ T7 }　　脚踏实地
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% Q4 B0 M' [* C! o7 b( B4 @6 ~& S　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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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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# E7 w+ w$ L% T! Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ B# O0 K7 `  a( H8 j　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# p4 d! L, D6 t& A! V, V　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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# \& K- n) A3 ]+ [$ F) G　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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7 E: G& Q$ ~; V) I$ y* q　　茅塞顿开
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- X. X+ C) H- N4 s  M　　be suddenly enlightened
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, O' S& D1 i4 `- k5 I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 P, [4 W; t- |! V7 E; n# k2 @3 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; z8 l" ?0 P+ W0 U$ e/ F. I　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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( a5 S% d' a$ V! s3 S# ~　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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- E& |* h6 m9 F* b　　抛砖引玉

% h) N& }( w. W" C. ^　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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, B, @+ A; O# j$ e9 Z4 Q　　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
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

6 p- l: f7 U, R　　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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' Y/ i. |( w# X　　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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# d% T! E5 r$ C　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; Q% z& v% Y8 V- I( v! {6 K7 Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

5 N/ V& p7 m! x4 U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 e$ U' r$ N& k4 N  w　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 G; \: }, x" ?1 D9 K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 b; X! a+ M: _0 m　　世外桃源

1 x9 w- r; q& L, @　　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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2 I- ^$ |7 H2 b* u7 X　　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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5 \: t; Q- ]$ @+ K" C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

3 J  ?/ D5 F1 o5 @0 {4 N　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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* ~% k" {# ]/ x　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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/ d: m4 p& R: U: _　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 V6 N9 N2 H/ M3 E% l　　说曹操，曹操到
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' x' A! O( j5 h! k" l- i* x- H5 Z& ^　　speak of the devil
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5 b( E2 o! s+ k, f7 H　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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% C* f* m# X1 m  a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 V* a/ j$ r* A% y　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 [; r5 a) S* O) C' F0 r　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' k8 S/ z; q+ R1 p. `　　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

4 I7 H/ @, F3 U4 a　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# w7 J3 I# d) q: D/ }　　望子成龙

7 y. p) e, r) L& \' `　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 y/ w& P4 P& A2 c: {$ R4 u4 S　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 C8 X& K; X$ G* O　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# W* e. x$ a$ ?( [3 n6 ^　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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% [9 f% ?4 m% R- |  x　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& O1 K6 F& \& K) U/ X0 w5 w　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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9 D/ a% \+ z0 ^# j. x0 F. |　　心想事成
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6 Y0 P0 ?4 d% Y　　May all your wish come true
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+ F, X) A7 x6 U　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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6 j. b8 |# M0 r　　先入为主

: Z! z( \. I4 T* j# B" j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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$ C5 t, D3 w# U, ?$ K2 k　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 @9 p0 e$ r7 E' z" d- g( H) g* ?# U　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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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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　　有情人终成眷属

6 y8 F: n" S' I( @# I/ u1 I( s　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

; O8 e, R' M5 ^$ c1 ~7 K/ B　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- n" Q6 O- J* |$ v  n( `& c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 S; [9 I* @2 k　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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) i, X! a* R3 a8 \' q　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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' [5 w0 y4 N7 f* D; Q　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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5 T+ T; @, |3 y' ?5 w* \/ E  p　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 S# `* y/ |" H8 E6 @* L　　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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+ ~) W/ S$ ~' T! B4 @0 ?" r　　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

2 q# y, r) Z$ F　　survival of the fittest

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$ l2 {( F) E% n1 F% |& \5 k　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) W7 m! K" z; X: R　　冤假错案
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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

: {4 L1 N4 O# G8 m) P: [　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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5 Z) O% ~/ N9 |! C; D8 l　　众矢之的

% f; b+ |2 q6 h- J8 h: R　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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. K. o6 T8 \4 H. f* {　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' g3 F; j! q8 k* N- F+ U  V　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难
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9 h& @' D  k9 z4 V　　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。