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 a3 h( a! D! g　　爱屋及乌
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* n/ J% `+ A+ l　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 w- }, S! o" w6 Z6 j( O　　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

; |4 e" T0 T  ^- R- \! C　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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- h- T9 w4 G& `/ d, z9 Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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' C) R: ]8 I0 `' G" a. T　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% v  T8 x1 x5 k8 a　　辞旧迎新
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5 Z  B- X4 B' T  p+ m" M7 \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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: s) z* o/ n. E( X: E　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 ]9 v( T4 w9 |* S1 N2 [8 Q　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

4 ]# Z/ Z2 K8 j　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) D  u$ K  L' X& W　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 w  p' M  G& H　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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4 Z, U. J9 p6 T5 ?# `) e8 v! P7 _　　和气生财
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! _) C8 K" R8 n: \5 l1 Y. Q  V　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 i9 ]( E1 _+ g  f& H& y% j2 E　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

" B4 E' h2 ]+ b0 ?3 D$ H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 P8 C; b& ?6 Y" v9 P" s8 {6 z" s　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 K. D3 p# v/ O) N7 e. Z- l　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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5 }! |7 \+ A8 H! L　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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# z7 q% R- k3 v4 a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  n4 O% d0 ]+ F* }6 a8 N3 f　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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' R& D3 O4 x  c1 y/ ~3 {; \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 r$ U# r; O$ R- r, o3 ]) G　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

* `1 [) q4 x# c; T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

6 s- R; n/ n3 F& p& M　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, K9 q" P. u. A$ S8 @　　每逢佳节倍思亲

5 V& N4 D) N1 T, [　　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

' u4 D  t  ]5 m& Z  J; v　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) l# _3 u# U$ }4 L" t　　弄巧成拙
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* q- E2 ^8 S9 ^, q, q( y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* K, ^0 e' ^4 Y4 |- F. j　　赔了夫人又折兵
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% P2 q8 _8 n- E! ]$ W8 [& r* _- k　　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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2 ]5 J7 C8 S1 v1 J+ `　　破釜沉舟
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: Y3 t; W( `* Y1 H: U+ h　　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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8 N2 ?- x% A6 I　　take the preemptive opportunities
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3 O' c. r$ v9 L1 ~　　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

, J6 Y' t& C. A　　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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6 Q- O7 @) u4 P& [　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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$ @, t5 t9 J3 z9 u6 Y/ N0 y　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　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 n* `$ {2 h" U8 R4 \. n4 I8 H　　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 T* A2 E, O, A6 r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ l; R+ j8 v, A　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

5 X( o4 C& [) Y8 o　　Humans are born good.
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- B& m) V! @0 ?6 c5 I　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 e' |* d$ D) I/ d　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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" A$ s' [2 I' n% O) ?3 E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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( H3 B2 {3 h& ~2 A& ~& N' E　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; [3 K- t/ W4 e8 l, f' |+ c$ m* g/ X　　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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2 A4 p" A+ p1 e3 g0 K* d　　水涨船高
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) \. u% b# l1 f9 T( l　　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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# L% o4 V- i5 g& V　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. F( `8 v7 A; h" f　　实事求是

9 U) p) B2 n& {# G0 f6 W　　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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　　实话实说

　　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

% ]# ^2 @# m% Z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

% J( p& j1 u# V; i! ~　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

" ]0 N  j/ v4 L7 _/ c$ o) P& Q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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" }0 u/ i3 b0 `: p+ p4 V　　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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1 D! W6 a" H0 {0 H) r　　歪风邪气
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& m: n8 W* {! {. O1 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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9 L$ T% o* X6 y! o6 K8 Z　　望子成龙

( X  T# d" `% n" Z　　hold high hopes for one's child
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. R* }: U" O! E　　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

5 i3 w, i: x  ^5 T9 `" w$ R　　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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9 R: m# b4 x/ l5 ]2 h, _　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 h6 ^% s( S  f* }: w8 Z　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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0 }) \7 q* u$ T2 f8 I　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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7 c/ Q9 C- @0 @2 G- i" j　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

$ d/ h. A4 i/ |# Z! ?! r. U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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. N! V/ W( e# F+ W　　先下手为强

, C9 f7 \$ v4 c7 y. q4 R　　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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) U, Q: R  c  t: }　　现身说法

: i7 Y- A" A. H$ b! a4 y　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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- }, Z3 C. W) L1 ^　　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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: N9 t' x7 [9 m6 [　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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+ \$ B7 S! \# N; l& B　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. L0 E) `8 I/ }6 Q* t  z6 E, g8 k! t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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1 G6 G/ B9 d/ v9 L9 @& A" e$ v　　a man of insight83
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0 y# o  |+ d1 h　　有勇无谋

3 y, b  {. k3 S' q0 M　　bold but not crafty84
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  {: f1 ], T" D　　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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% U, F& T( P' B! l# l　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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% W. i4 M: z, M  K　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: @! w' H- k) j& }　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- _+ ~' p# |5 P( T* A) D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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2 h) A/ l1 p& V5 d7 W0 k　　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

6 X- v& _! D3 g+ D　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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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6 j4 M+ e7 X0 Q, S$ w　　冤假错案
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0 O& M" J; s- M& `: L1 R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A promise is a promise.

+ D* j7 v: G' D$ B! i　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 |: l6 q& w; g- c8 |　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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! b4 _6 w  A- `　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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* I- a6 \2 `6 }( G　　纸上谈兵
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1 j; F' Z& [( v7 c$ U3 ?: j; h: C$ `　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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6 L! Y/ T# S: D: z# Y( m" e2 a, ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! t# A" M  Q5 B% T& U4 |! i. E　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

) f/ }) z6 R* F% E　　左右为难
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$ J- K4 Y- y) D  \& y% m, A　　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。