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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

. n7 G4 ?- v- A　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 `$ P* F- m+ o. H8 b' I　　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

* f; Q( s  Z3 G　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ i: E; e: g2 G4 O7 k8 I　　不遗余力

- Z) }; T# N' T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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; C' L! e# x; z　　拆东墙补西墙

4 E# p/ E7 z) }8 u　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) `; A' o8 E. a( \, ^# Z% c　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 ]8 ~& v2 T$ h+ x% {　　大事化小，小事化了

7 a- N  x8 L0 D( r; [5 C　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ U8 {' o7 {' x" X& |　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ G% p' w" V( i/ F　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

; q5 a8 h* b1 a( n2 A　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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- r7 i6 b& O8 g4 d# H9 a$ X2 {　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ a" U: h/ G* |( ]$ h　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" I( t& a4 f8 K8 r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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9 F- R3 O/ N# {7 _" F% y　　和气生财
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4 \, t1 h& y2 ]9 `- X　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 p" E( Y' T0 A" H, E* A* V　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 o: b# P& c$ u: I　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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' ^$ `1 z5 w* N; {; T9 n% R5 b　　let bygones be bygones

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! G% \. B" F+ O5 ^　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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- \5 Z( \, V5 {* B; V4 N6 n& C　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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) _' X" K. _" n　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

6 \; |9 w! w# S% ]. I' j# A　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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/ b' H3 n$ [# a　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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8 h& A) h9 X' i4 l7 B4 l' u, W) E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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; u. G5 Q: D' c5 S9 F% L2 ]　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

1 o* }) N3 N: [3 A9 ]4 J* _　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 T( Q1 `8 u$ ?: f: e　　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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( s$ K: @4 L. }  q  c+ _　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 p& s# s$ X: ?& g/ J" _; L4 Z2 d　　名利双收
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' ~6 F! `6 ]+ l  E2 ^　　gain both fame and wealth

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! {" V. c5 B6 }; x, y2 r　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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) P8 r: T3 h: v* s! ?& j　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' w- @' r" b& ]  N# i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  [0 |* [3 c4 O1 ?　　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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/ p4 d6 Q' r9 E3 F0 ?* N3 |　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 u; v: f; g' c, _; i  S. Z  j　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　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
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" f$ a, }; z+ P+ m+ r　　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

9 x, Y$ @, ^3 Y  ^　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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+ U, p$ c$ R* K) t* C2 l　　前事不忘，后事之师

3 I: t( g) D- [/ w+ R　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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, E' X" r$ ~+ O( A) g　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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! M' q( A- q, Z! C+ N　　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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/ K' u  c+ n2 O! }9 \# s9 R' M% z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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( y- j6 b- S: q# B9 a" W+ Q　　瑞雪兆丰年
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* `" n0 U2 w" {1 w4 a5 t3 F7 m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: {- b% i1 Q: Z5 ?. m　　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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5 K. u' g9 [9 K3 [# C　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 U; v$ T, ^) n8 _$ S+ C　　人之初，性本善
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$ b4 V, _* J8 Z+ \' E6 r　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

* T9 d' \; K3 O3 a/ R　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ G- _$ R+ T- G2 E　　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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7 u" y7 e& N8 R　　水涨船高

( A! {9 \4 ^1 L( J　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 j- \" C6 s6 D& U' Z- S　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) I2 y4 l* J1 d8 j' l  H　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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$ d; o! P) b+ d: A8 }3 r& z; S　　实事求是

& c0 S& H4 N! R2 D! l# ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

8 V1 b: z+ e' n# C+ ?6 Y, v　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

! j# P. w1 k: b" ?: X7 @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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3 S- ?4 r% N' z　　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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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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4 g* r* F' d9 D: v5 B5 e' e　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 [; I0 t% S% d6 b7 q# m8 t* m% k; K　　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

0 w. i9 u- s( q0 C5 y! X) a0 _$ M" y　　Unity is strength.

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& {; k, T- P# {　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 o: {7 H5 t* p  H; s　　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- ], U% R/ u+ h* G9 K! s2 q- L　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' S" ~5 A! r- b9 F　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 g! N! n% J' `8 e9 L　　望子成龙
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　　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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! c2 b9 f$ e5 [　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

- r$ m7 u' _3 S5 t# m9 c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 v1 s* l6 M$ c# ?% e　　新官上任三把火
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: d0 t- c5 K3 O3 v　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! B9 i0 y( K# ^* b" S　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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7 T3 C! s- F4 y/ w4 p# J6 b　　心照不宣

# L: z  }' C. Y, s　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# _4 Z3 y% \: O/ x　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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9 C# x; v9 Z* n* `: e　　先下手为强
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0 B8 l+ K3 v8 X: y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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/ g3 B, q5 L' n( E　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 k9 a$ e% \. m. B# L: 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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　　循序渐进

　　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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) y. F1 n# q* u2 h) X2 x. u" F* x　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

% L: B& }2 ^$ O/ X* ^4 m4 ^　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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7 @1 h- ?2 ~) H8 I$ ]! u　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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6 y! ~! e+ K( c& j1 e　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

! ~8 t: \: a* h9 t8 i　　people-oriented
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; M4 d; R$ h/ w　　因材施教
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( S  W/ T  T/ y　　teach students according to their aptitude

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7 H- E$ q9 v( i& O( g" D0 f" K　　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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' P/ ^1 U& b6 k; l　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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1 Z. \6 Q4 C6 J, S　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ i, b' g1 P7 v5 ^　　冤假错案

. N& h% Q6 c. Q. v* R0 i　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ ?/ c9 Y% @" O　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

6 s$ E6 z6 F% }  j　　be an armchair strategist

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4 D+ f4 U' w; v' @; `8 m1 z　　纸包不住火
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9 n3 ^6 P+ {' w5 e$ g# L6 C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 j1 Q6 |2 d- H: l　　What's done by night appears by day.

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2 Q0 @0 Q* x' \7 T　　左右为难
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1 V7 l/ w7 K) L$ {) z' ]4 w　　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。