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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# O( O9 w: e. N5 Z5 w7 w　　Love me, love my dog.
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  J1 G5 w$ h; U　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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9 E( |7 z( i6 y+ T0 Y　　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

; s7 ?$ o6 @1 A- s* ?! I' P: I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

+ r) E* j9 O2 ?7 _/ b　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  O$ B" u7 I4 q  l6 a　　不打不成交

" k3 r& T! R# k/ j7 X' Z( M+ [　　No discord, no concord.

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; [1 s' V8 H1 Q) o# r　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

" _  Z/ k5 I0 B: ?! D4 J2 I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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8 A1 r; h) G- s" m" ^% i　　大事化小，小事化了
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& l" n; i- Q' J5 m! L9 [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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- n( |6 f) P8 ]( P　　大开眼界

0 Y- `5 a, {0 J* q  F. I# U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" B$ v5 d) D3 v1 }　　国泰民安
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& ^$ x$ a* z* G2 u# g5 T$ |, \　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 S1 y3 _% A: p) k2 Y& t0 A　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 N) z, r" q( k8 e  h7 G: M　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 q* M4 l2 G; e' Z, Q: v/ R. V4 v　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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" l* b( x5 y8 f　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 F0 G5 l6 f% q" y3 V- Z　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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. g4 Q2 _  G7 L/ n2 S　　既往不咎

. e5 ?2 |( x1 E) j　　let bygones be bygones
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1 }( X  T0 V' p- u: Z　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ u' g, e  G) N5 Z5 L　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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2 `* Y, W2 J1 L7 n( @3 C　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: z" c5 ~. u$ Z5 M) u　　be down-to-earth
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) M$ C, x. ~! o8 i& v　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 E* {$ Z2 \1 y5 w; }　　君子之交淡如水
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0 o6 Y; z9 b- Y! D5 T6 o) \6 u　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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' b+ ^$ c% B9 D　　礼尚往来

7 r, l3 f3 p; ^# V  E$ {3 e3 o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ ^) O/ y0 I0 O1 _8 l  l1 S　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 z* \% [# @, b; U" n* v　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& X0 T/ M# Z4 |; J5 o　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

* ?& B2 ?5 S3 t( z) a　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  s! B: C, h+ E( i$ o　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

! b" R  ]0 [" A8 O( ?, z% ]0 j　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ M6 N  ]# Q  h: f4 @; s' s; X- q, J　　赔了夫人又折兵
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. @" B* `2 n1 K) f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

# K" H) D/ n; w* C* `9 e　　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

) m# b! B0 H3 @: p% {　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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, a! f& H& r$ ~+ A" S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  x8 c9 Z( c7 o; T9 T　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

+ g1 d" z" r! Z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( y2 m, m1 B! `: B) I　　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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$ C! \0 W8 ^) {1 z7 r　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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

3 a" j$ g7 J# b6 f1 Q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　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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& r6 o. \8 D# e　　Humans are born good.
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) z/ N* i) `- {　　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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" P" Q+ {, j4 S4 j8 e7 h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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0 j/ Y; L6 `* ^8 M6 B/ S' Y　　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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4 T# U6 E$ g" H4 ^　　水涨船高
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2 M  T: R" E5 U/ f8 {* |6 H　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  T/ S) Z; a! L( ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; F/ `) A* s% }　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 }* X7 I5 \$ A. z7 o$ w: O　　说曹操，曹操到
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) [" Q7 [/ B+ V5 [7 ]* C* x　　speak of the devil
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1 S$ P+ T! ?# H/ Y　　实话实说
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8 s) V+ F) a" n  a  x( L8 ], m) H　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 F- a( M  D2 _' ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ P0 L: S1 L9 m* v5 L　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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6 V. u* G$ s! M　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 u, J5 v, U5 x　　糖衣炮弹

7 s$ W& {5 Y0 Q$ k1 b" L1 d. ?　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 y5 y  L, W# V! s　　天有不测风云

2 U3 u! N0 s/ v: W8 n　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  E: k9 n9 h: u2 ?$ x3 a　　团结就是力量
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% t) k0 E/ I% ~/ O" z7 N7 K+ c　　Unity is strength.
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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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) _: b: F& T' ?( e& A  [　　歪风邪气
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2 h, U/ i, s: K# Q0 H　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& N5 d$ d2 v" _/ _" |  l　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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/ \* Y, n# {4 h7 C# j5 c　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- k$ Y) ~9 r+ ~3 o, G　　唯利是图
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, k5 t! \$ Y& u! S　　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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4 \3 c7 p% ~( A& z, V) t　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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6 G% \: C* B2 R: p　　无风不起浪
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! O+ ?3 P3 K9 a# H- ?- Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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* D3 ?  Y& m8 J; v+ q: \3 r. Z. w　　新官上任三把火
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& K: ~& E; y' b! Y& Q& z( ^& c+ ^　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 A# ~3 r/ @4 R  [2 J- n$ E' K　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  Y. p3 g8 {" b/ r8 b) q9 }　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

' `( O  q2 J# n' S1 ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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& Y  F4 `2 }$ g( d　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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1 O+ }. G% g7 e　　现身说法
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. e8 w% k% X3 L" B) p　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( W9 }7 v( g2 V* V) G" L　　息事宁人

1 ~. q. K5 t1 X  w& s. _　　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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! `, z* x. l3 J' T　　严以律己，宽以待人

7 x8 |' L; X. i0 `5 L0 Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 v! Z! Q' @! f- N　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　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
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　　与时俱进
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0 k5 q/ b. M  S3 u6 c4 j　　keep pace with the times86

2 u( \* A" T! {! Q4 H, u" q% b6 v　　以人为本

& E, J; K% w# J' T　　people-oriented

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* m4 }, B, J/ E% Z　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# q8 O3 g3 j# c) s　　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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　　优胜劣汰

$ t! f( U; Z# i2 k　　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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4 b1 w0 }1 `1 I+ C. k　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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* @2 K. u2 [- C7 l) [8 l# i' m4 j- A　　冤假错案

7 E$ H7 S2 s/ i9 B2 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

( f% X0 `: b  v1 V8 d' W- q　　A promise is a promise.

4 K! R8 e2 U0 i9 w　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) R( F' @3 F+ m  Y( e& t　　招财进宝
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/ a) M6 d: }) ^　　债台高筑

6 \% m6 S* {" I* K; _  M2 E- H/ A9 e　　become debt-ridden

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* c8 u, T" }( j　　众矢之的
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5 v1 G7 z' L1 Q# i! P　　target of public criticism

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4 P: M/ }+ p, X# t8 H: G2 c　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! B7 y0 k$ Z( @' ^  v" a　　What's done by night appears by day.
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: E7 A- _5 E. J. E, ]- D4 G" b  \　　100
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! o2 W) p; t4 O2 l; ?/ D　　左右为难
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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。