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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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: J8 n8 g7 Q* m  i% w1 v9 }" G* }　　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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/ v5 d. |7 k& e! t3 d7 G　　笨鸟先飞
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) L6 ]" V7 j, n3 c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( T+ {) V$ L2 z2 P8 `　　不遗余力
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0 ]; h" E+ n+ h7 ^6 O2 g1 e　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 O: Y3 S7 P! m6 G  t) }" Y8 I% v　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

$ Q2 f: M! I. m! B" y　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 C1 g; c: j( C# G　　辞旧迎新
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- {9 b- c! g( N& Z0 R$ Q$ u) P　　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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' W" y+ T9 a+ J3 `　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( ?. W8 }7 e! b4 v; {/ w　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 U6 V: u, U3 g; c0 v　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ K& Q8 P1 R7 S: \3 @　　过犹不及

  J* z$ W* J. _' M5 X. |% `. m, D　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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' V3 |  o: ?, w2 U0 c" ~: w: g; m　　harmony brings wealth;
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) B) ]" O' G) J. c* Y+ @: J! }　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& G2 v+ b) Q, K　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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# x: R! N; c( `! \; T& e　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) M% h  l' g5 b0 o! e　　金玉满堂
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. F' y% q8 F) x8 H! _; f* I　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 B$ s1 B+ G7 v9 ], E. Q　　脚踏实地

- m$ l: L1 A7 G' [* O% r　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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" i  |5 M& T) x5 o　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. \( r0 ~4 ]+ q8 }( d% p　　君子之交淡如水
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+ T7 U& b- Q$ L; L" s: F1 V8 ?2 i4 r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. W1 k* H. t" T9 i- A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, r" m7 y2 d+ o" c　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

5 \4 P0 G4 |) g/ z, f5 I% T$ K7 M　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 X7 R3 Z% B; O3 b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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: K! m# q, c1 v6 `　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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3 x1 u4 G8 o) R% @4 X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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/ a) M/ S" F; f% d　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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 d; D6 q$ h& h. L　　谋事在人，成事在天
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6 \! O% J0 `/ Z: Y  g( w　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

; [+ e2 a1 o( R9 u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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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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3 u0 J- m/ K. T' G　　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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+ _$ `/ y1 ?& L6 s( D# N　　抢得先机

2 g4 F# R  \7 u1 M; p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" l; m: A0 g* d8 a' }* |　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 [: q# Q; x8 x2 D: L( c　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 R3 B0 H- d! R- y2 X1 x　　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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4 k% f. x6 U% ~　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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　　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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- {) p' u# {! [' }( M6 L5 ?7 }　　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
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( R9 d9 k5 f1 O( ?% {7 N3 H, v& L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# b) B) H- ~' ?- [4 f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

  P  T% m4 Y9 r, ~& c% ^1 F! b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 n4 U3 c1 l, H8 h　　人之初，性本善
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- R. `8 E5 ~6 o( [/ u8 [2 r　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" |, c$ j" G9 R4 C　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- r. x# w3 L! }8 n. Y) n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

% }% E/ k7 O& W$ L3 }, H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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3 U9 q) X* f$ K0 {  N" H7 u) z1 A　　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

　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# f* v  C2 Q! s4 A$ c　　实事求是
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　　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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　　speak of the devil
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　　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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- e$ X5 e% o8 a　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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- j7 P8 q! U' ~- {" r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 K4 a: _& z* @( J, Q　　糖衣炮弹

5 \; g# I; s( d' H　　sugar-coated bullets59

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

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

: G. E2 [$ X, T5 k4 }/ G, j) [　　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$ |, a- F/ O9 f. ^; y　　歪风邪气
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3 q1 p, i: w8 X& y2 Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

. {+ @9 l" p2 K5 v5 m　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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' z8 r+ B% z7 r& f7 ]  Z　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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: V; m/ }7 T. {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

  j9 I; u3 ~6 _& V$ X0 f& [/ y　　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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　　新官上任三把火

: U' j' e# f0 V　　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

* v$ m; L' X0 [9 |/ }* R　　May all your wish come true

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: X5 k$ C& Z' X) d　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

, Q7 T8 s, n( m. }. N) S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( E& T$ S1 f% c, \! Z6 O! j　　先下手为强
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* a( S9 h7 [2 Z5 u8 Y/ m8 @" Q$ }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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: v  E2 \; I5 H# g" W. S　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, W4 `2 T  I# l5 g; s　　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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- v6 A+ [7 Q; o! ^  {, a　　循序渐进

+ D' v% {% F1 U* g  A; d　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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* f+ O: T: t6 G" H$ j) s3 {1 o$ V　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' J! ?4 [$ r) B% t  a: S7 s% ~8 g　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

! W9 p1 V! v% s7 \5 Q* k3 |  H" R　　a man of insight83

9 o! D/ }6 n6 r4 G: R  e8 x　　有勇无谋

, b( O' [6 o( Q  y　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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2 b. X2 y* q6 u! v5 R- f, }　　以人为本
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3 I8 J7 G* O8 K% b5 M  n　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; A: t" g9 H, `: z- A6 k　　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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; ]  M5 Y. T) j2 ^( N* \- K1 ?　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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6 j! n6 }+ w  v' `1 M7 O9 v　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 v5 G+ W. p3 h　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

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　　一言既出，驷马难追

. |6 f" I4 G) P　　A promise is a promise.

* F2 _( c2 a' @( ]6 a, f0 @　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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. v" ]9 n; O. B　　债台高筑
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- H( f! O* Y& H; U　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

" T5 @  c8 V0 D1 H/ _　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' R. ^* M) |* F　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。