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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# j  S# I% U" R& Z$ G　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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& s. {  R( N+ o- g　　百闻不如一见

2 E. ]- X3 I! W6 E　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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# @3 s) E  K9 j( x+ V　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  M& J0 i8 o! b　　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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　　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

3 a0 K0 o/ C' A( k6 d% b7 K4 O　　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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+ D. F2 S4 v+ K　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 L8 H1 N+ Q6 G, I8 h　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, _" C9 D8 E0 ~: y+ ^4 c# t' L　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* J: G" U$ \4 z+ }  m& X　　too much is as bad as too little

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4 z4 I4 c+ ~4 L5 \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! Z  ^2 L# Y. H5 @" M　　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;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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7 y6 K% x$ i6 I; q  \* g　　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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" Y+ |0 b$ m8 j' @2 g　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 |0 Z2 q' W. m" {7 Q2 [0 V　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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( [- q+ c9 b* T& ]! R; n% m1 L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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# G# e0 Z/ M) l; J4 |　　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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　　马到成功

+ y; i! r6 i$ ?2 D  R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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/ Y  q( G! d$ M% A' p% {　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ ?& i8 t9 M$ s0 P- N! n　　茅塞顿开

　　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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( r( T- g  s, @( w* j/ h　　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
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0 k/ u3 A9 U1 l0 `9 [7 v3 r8 X5 P　　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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0 J/ a, t# I( e6 j　　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
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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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　　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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/ P4 t  \8 E+ j$ m: a/ P5 J　　抢得先机

3 E* n$ W, z+ q$ D3 m# Q- h8 C1 C( N! Q　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ e  F3 t0 \5 M　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

7 \5 Z  Q/ ^8 [! H5 [　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' W8 h" l) d1 B! p1 y　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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3 |0 V9 ]" p+ I% @! H　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- e' P3 g$ |" }1 R1 Q" V6 U　　强龙难压地头蛇
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7 ]3 ]  O0 G7 ]　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! L" M1 O4 o* Y' ~1 @　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, B5 w2 n' j0 N, N( T) C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 g8 F7 H  A5 o! m2 I/ w　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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. ]9 P( ^/ H' F: K% e" T5 [% B　　世外桃源
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( b, g+ `" l. b  e  e! O4 M　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: G$ e$ e' j1 ]　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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: t3 ?* J; s  \+ m　　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;

: m( z# p2 y9 }* P0 A$ ?& B) H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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/ b' t# M( [0 G6 z　　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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9 z- |1 k' e! q; ]" ^　　时不我待

' T& s7 `0 U2 W2 l$ w2 W- ?; X, r6 o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 j7 f. ~8 d5 M. G3 s6 v0 [% L　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 V6 h0 y$ D! G　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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9 }' g9 q( b7 r7 a2 v3 R5 z* p  e　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ ?+ z$ B4 v: ]2 o& e& n　　speak of the devil
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' `7 F* N9 P: g# E　　实话实说

; O1 G& P. w8 |4 y2 D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  c& v' F( G5 g$ o/ n& i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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0 S5 M1 f% d3 P& w! D: I4 o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; O: H1 d7 a; r3 I: v　　糖衣炮弹

: R% n( O4 L( w, o+ {　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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7 M% E' j, H* b) B　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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. b( k- B' E+ T/ Q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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3 F3 }" w; E) c8 J* m　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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7 d/ B/ w8 \) K　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) j/ @3 O  }" a4 G$ z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

% j; @7 x. c# B8 @! y7 w- b% r　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) K: q+ Y5 [( C$ l5 \　　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

　　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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* _0 M# z+ w) W* G8 W　　徇私枉法

! \* A3 `4 Q2 g( ^4 P8 J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: p( i8 k$ r* l* U7 F　　新官上任三把火
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3 \7 P" T* z0 g, I, E0 L% l　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　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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5 S- _4 {# C' Q　　心照不宣

1 U5 n  N# e: U5 Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ t1 Q0 N7 u$ }/ r; E$ [　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

  p; B0 s8 a7 j6 B! l; @' d* l2 D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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1 q- h6 o1 _1 k* m　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( A* n* B  e- g6 ?　　ants on a hot pan

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% X7 _0 I1 \# L& }1 E; Y2 A8 ]# H　　现身说法
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) Q2 `4 M3 F4 B  A- a  K　　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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　　循序渐进
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3 g% }  Z; ]6 R　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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/ O; D: B* X6 ^　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- }) \6 M8 ?& {8 Z; S9 D　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, B7 f  T8 P2 E3 P4 ]0 ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% ?( T* D& l+ u. X4 p( ~' `" o　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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# P; n# z& }( o" D1 x　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

$ R  \9 Y/ L/ j! |9 I2 [$ h; A; }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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' T0 t. L9 P& j4 `7 l( h+ Q- }　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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' D" H4 w9 J  g" `9 E: x  k6 J　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: `( V0 I0 b, O; r4 Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% j9 x3 O. J4 A# j1 J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 u) @9 ?! l: l" ^+ F4 Q) n9 b　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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6 p$ N6 P$ e6 @+ ^" v7 D　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

$ P4 _: r8 x5 r　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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) @. a2 ~, T" y　　冤家宜解不宜结

, Q$ g$ f* Q  D5 _　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( S& i( ]% C! N" X9 Z8 o　　冤假错案

6 t! O' {7 Q. T$ l; P9 {　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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! l; {) X. A7 j) ]; W　　一言既出，驷马难追
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' `* Z: G0 a+ `! W% A. i　　A promise is a promise.

. a! g* T  J7 N5 p+ a; L( X2 v　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 F# \, p5 @  B6 D4 H  C2 C　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ K- s2 ?8 K* r- N　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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3 A$ [. E& F3 J　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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9 d- r% o6 ~/ e+ D" }　　纸包不住火

9 E6 G6 F- d7 J( H: J  _! g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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: G' E' j* m$ Y$ u. u) P　　100
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　　左右为难
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. c7 C# r: b" F* y/ `' |　　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。