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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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: |# k9 a: T7 f4 Q8 \& N7 r( K　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ l9 T0 N+ z) @: u1 K. r- P　　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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5 g  D6 L8 B, X6 T. a　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ r+ B# X7 C1 ~　　不遗余力
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5 k7 b; E0 ]9 b  `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( ^. t, v5 ^! Q) h. ?  u4 g4 P　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 j. e" k  q* ?, N　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; L: E4 [/ a# |0 W+ a3 ^, P4 w7 t" b　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　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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) n) P1 H  p" ~( k+ {6 \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　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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! t4 l! x$ j/ r- A" c　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 O2 ^& q$ g  {( z! E: x: B　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　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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$ _& S. W5 X1 l/ {/ [　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

% F7 H/ I' Q; d/ S# V　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ r5 U+ Q. j* J& ~& t9 z　　脚踏实地
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. h5 J- s% |# `0 [0 a　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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- y8 F( A/ t' t, u: H6 G　　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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8 V" o; |& H0 o+ f6 r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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' N; o6 S3 Y$ @- ~　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ I( i- t; u$ ?) h0 g. y' i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

! Y/ ]: q2 ~; P) U/ {　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  S6 d" B" F1 E6 z5 G1 r1 M# \( T* f　　名利双收
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3 [/ n/ \7 V  x, \# T! T) S( a3 u　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( I, h) r. u; h5 a. P3 `0 J( L* W+ V　　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

4 j. w. ^- }7 e3 t  s　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

7 g7 M, u) ^: w+ h% D　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- c4 W  p7 L, d5 S0 D9 q　　赔了夫人又折兵

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5 H- K) g  Q( G; X( n　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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7 T% _: |- [: c& C　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* R! x( j6 J6 E, [# L& t$ h' q8 v, Q　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; A  w9 z, r: A$ f) p　　千里之行始于足下
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' N8 j) Y; P! ?% [　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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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
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/ N5 o: o( C$ e　　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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5 y- P$ @7 O' B1 S, _　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 c7 L2 e* j- v8 t8 Q/ u# G　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 |- C( @# s8 c6 u7 v3 u　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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! W, ^. n8 Y3 E5 W3 L+ l6 Y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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9 ~3 p0 w2 E. C3 k　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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$ U2 Q$ P  {- I- I5 Y% }+ e  l　　人之初，性本善

* S8 D2 ]9 E/ h* y5 D# @+ I　　Humans are born good.
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- X8 ~& B! V8 Z1 }( v　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ j" J: s7 _- Z0 b  t, ]+ o　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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8 @* ^; M# A# A. B　　时不我待
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: C5 z' B& @( p, h) Y' q0 {　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　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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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ l1 T4 {6 c  P! b3 k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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9 @  g$ {6 S; N) \6 H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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: |2 E6 B/ \" V% L# G, x. X+ D　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* S( c8 O! b" K8 H　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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7 _9 W3 T' r( o5 |% U. w# U2 S" o; a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ v9 D, Q* u6 _6 U3 c　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; K; A0 r* Y! y% R　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. S$ M/ r7 ?0 _" d( N　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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) U7 X5 r2 c! T6 {　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

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

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& U9 _6 L( `% u9 [5 y  }3 M) ^　　徇私枉法
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$ G' |, d# h, d1 x& c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! n( L% k- ^4 l! F　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 A1 p  _) _5 S0 _. o　　心想事成

2 X, m% \8 j2 b: e* q　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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" o" x- y5 b' W8 z7 V' W3 J　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 M% X! }* Y- ^3 [* U; a　　先入为主
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" U/ u, Z& W, I+ ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) p5 |2 S2 F5 b0 r  a, @# b　　先下手为强
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) R/ r0 @4 T" Q1 h　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

# K5 M7 n' o; h7 \& `8 u$ P& l+ J　　The best defense is offense.

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  E/ |" d7 ~# i- `' u/ v　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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: `1 p0 |1 A6 }  C& }　　现身说法
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( ]5 w  `& j& \. v- p: d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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: [8 k9 |$ p+ o, r9 q/ o" B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

% G1 s, B4 e5 j) Q　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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4 B. a2 }) S7 m+ z7 D6 S" o/ o5 v　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 X% Z( [& |4 w3 B　　有情人终成眷属

7 F1 e' @& q- q( Y3 {* v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' ^  T- z) M7 I8 U2 A2 P　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! F9 u  \, ]3 N9 G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, C7 j5 H; C( @  Y　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

4 w9 t& g( t) x- d　　bold but not crafty84
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5 w; Q8 H  L3 t( T- M2 y" H4 T　　有缘千里来相会
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3 S. w# f2 `. t* y. q　　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

　　以人为本

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% W' D3 [- x& U* z' I" s　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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& ]# {) h: g8 w5 f& V- |　　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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% w) \1 n9 F; O1 ^9 |2 ]　　欲速则不达
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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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# r- b, k, h( o9 i& b　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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6 F* i3 v: w( t8 m2 ~　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% b% G, y. ]" d# \　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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. \& q7 _3 M# S　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

# ~# e6 X4 J4 [4 K6 k　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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7 t, ]# H! h& E- a% t" j/ n　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% p* ]* @1 j" g3 o9 q4 _　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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" l9 l" l$ Y1 f' }% m1 ?, u5 a　　纸包不住火

7 E9 H' R* T6 n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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1 t6 \" d* B& m; u　　左右为难

5 b- N. g. ^# Y' k' l1 P　　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。