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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  b, w1 X, B2 g　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- d8 K4 X( @0 q* Y" T! ^　　Seeing is believing.

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* _" H6 K4 c4 m7 J( d　　比上不足，比下有余

& c- T/ @: n( K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ K" S9 O6 u! ^% ]　　笨鸟先飞

1 k9 B# Y' P# o5 }& P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 {4 H, W/ D- t8 e$ F　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ y, e6 q% I* Z7 P　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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( d/ i8 i' b$ m7 w4 [: }　　拆东墙补西墙

1 D7 a, h* g0 F　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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* f; i& D% ~  Y; f8 y+ k% l7 J　　辞旧迎新

9 z5 U6 B, i9 @2 f# q& ^0 F: u$ U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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4 l. L3 [. f4 j* {6 w3 p0 j- v　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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) ?" g& s! T8 q* N7 J6 y, T　　大开眼界
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3 E, @9 p. q* w7 P6 o* G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 Y3 y3 a4 @$ I# g" K* {3 J: G　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* p! y1 l6 }7 e　　too much is as bad as too little

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# t5 O: O/ A; ^" N6 t　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- o* o8 ^+ ]4 e8 p4 V　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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5 w6 c' v( v+ n3 n- k; T　　活到老学到老

0 P! l" d# U$ [* F* f: J; f" h　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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　　金玉满堂

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, a0 W3 I' G1 M6 k& b　　脚踏实地
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/ h2 S8 Y2 _0 g　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- |# I- c- D7 @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  V* n2 i) `) s* g9 A& I　　cut and dried; cliché
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" l0 ?; ?' S8 w( H# ?% S! U　　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
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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: Z- e$ V& I! F# S　　马到成功

1 j- n1 L/ W" b7 W　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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7 a& S; i1 M) f4 \2 P/ y2 R　　gain both fame and wealth
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! F5 [* W4 P. |6 W. t" Y+ M　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 H4 Y: _5 W" k* b6 k& G; H/ F1 M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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; T4 w( l+ `  @: P　　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
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

) a7 {0 M. {" a* T　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! O, T( e' y: D2 a' `# w* `　　抛砖引玉

$ r" e/ z1 I8 y　　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

( {3 J' G( x! m5 J! I9 v* a, ^　　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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) k9 [. S# s- s$ o% C6 O" L　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 z& g3 u4 |' G& C3 a* Q5 [　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 M% g7 {5 \1 G. H. z8 |9 ~* P　　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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5 r+ o5 `% Q8 u* r: U$ C2 A　　强龙难压地头蛇

% R, y( ^0 i+ p: N9 H2 G+ c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; h& p" j$ O3 [" l3 C　　世外桃源

" I( Y- P6 q! c, k! Z8 s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

) b4 g) Y+ G1 B0 _. `　　Humans are born good.

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6 b; k5 k7 a6 ?+ j+ Y- e　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 v* x; W2 r5 |, N0 q. d5 N5 D  \( K( \　　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

+ h7 @: r2 A2 L+ S* d4 |　　a blessing in disguise;
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. u1 o# e" s8 }$ T! b$ ?　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 f- [! a, q/ V9 K6 `/ ^4 W0 s　　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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0 u) Z' j8 Y+ d! M  w　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

; T1 w: l; v8 i' Z1 l2 M5 R　　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
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; L. v& X. B% U　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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' m1 W7 w2 R/ t& h8 i　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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) k( R( n8 `  x& Q# w2 C　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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" {( W+ b( N# E$ |  I1 F, ]* Z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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/ L1 o+ ]+ G. a! E* k% O1 l　　韬光养晦
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6 A4 R; J  Y& e3 a" O0 V　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 ?6 G1 S, U0 q" T# I" S　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

7 j& ?9 y5 D  z8 g$ y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% h. p2 q( |9 a3 O; M% b: p# v　　团结就是力量
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4 Y8 g  o2 E8 K! W. n3 P- E　　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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! Z  M8 a2 n/ q) `# L5 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙
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' h: x6 H  f# v0 D% V　　唯利是图

4 S5 f# a# e8 X" N/ q( x% Y; Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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  A8 C, m4 J  A& s7 Q- S& Z　　无中生有

( d* Q4 N5 [4 m- ?% x- ~# t　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　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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1 ~1 K9 P, {5 O: J$ b1 [$ `　　新官上任三把火

! [9 F  w0 j  H9 n9 A$ E* [* f9 C$ ~　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; y3 v: j3 N& D- w1 T　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  ~  ?) Z- q6 o　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

7 q/ b# M3 f# \9 m) f　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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7 t1 O2 q6 m4 W1 l0 i　　现身说法
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; |& ^- j* ?9 R% S2 w' k　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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; F" q/ ~$ z8 `, b& s1 A/ Z  \$ r　　循序渐进
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& ]2 w4 q/ E+ F8 F5 K. f3 w　　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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　　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

2 [4 q; W/ ^$ B/ r# _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

  d0 ~8 }& j* R6 |. B+ ~　　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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　　与时俱进
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# F" W& y0 f( Y& R2 g　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 f: M5 a( f1 i　　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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, }; q- b8 @) F3 I) g2 [　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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/ _6 I( c/ l6 D) v2 q2 T2 `2 ~) o　　优胜劣汰

0 b; A* s0 c+ ]& _: F9 Z　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

: y) E! D& a! P$ t" N; l; Y% E$ i　　Great minds think alike.
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" f/ G4 k1 b+ H9 [+ E- f# z　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  l2 ^0 a" X+ I$ |' I& s　　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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, z% Q' O3 \( e, g　　一言既出，驷马难追
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2 E+ B' T9 [( R; g6 k　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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& f& M( B9 c9 a　　bring in wealth and treasure
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& b( q. k9 k! l- c, j　　债台高筑

$ _) R) v. f( C4 @' \! ?! B1 S: K　　become debt-ridden
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; |1 Z% ^" B" |/ w0 F  L/ ]2 Z　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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5 H; c/ X, p5 s! q# P& w2 [　　be an armchair strategist

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# H6 {# ]9 E6 N3 B& I2 B' ]　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

- |7 c! c- C! G7 _0 O4 {; O　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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# q) s% B  a: w　　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。