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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* W" Z7 r4 z; {! m- R9 Y7 z　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 D  j/ C( t# ~　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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. C, F$ c7 i% v( J' V2 J　　比上不足，比下有余

1 F& f4 O! w) }! s2 p. g5 L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# F6 W  B# y3 z/ K4 `2 I　　笨鸟先飞
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. m. ]- X$ {7 G2 ^4 |: ?+ p　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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) C8 Z4 E0 x3 F8 \' \# V  O　　不遗余力
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. s* S, w) L2 @5 d2 g9 e; T* Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 ]+ J; |2 n  s4 C% B% g　　不打不成交

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! a7 @# ?, Q8 S; f　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

' R& w0 a# c- f　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* l1 W# I" J6 h) R0 x　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 ]# B$ M9 ~9 P& ?# |. ]: |　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 g1 n. r* q; b* k$ ~　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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( r" Z2 Q9 K+ ]+ \; L6 q; x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; }& P/ t, ~1 P* [3 P$ k. H% w) m　　once on shore, one prays no more

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7 _7 z" {" M" |9 J( m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" X* p# V5 f# B% |　　Bad news travels fast.

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6 N1 c* r6 O& k& O1 V　　和气生财
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# o. L% c* S. z# k3 _2 _: K' F& K　　harmony brings wealth;

& I$ T( Y0 j( J3 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: {0 W5 i" W5 i　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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# N' G" \) x- s4 a: q+ D* R　　金无足赤，人无完人
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: Q! H( G" x+ i3 E　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 `" ^. w7 A" ~& G: `7 {! _　　金玉满堂

4 S6 p$ L, F# E　　Treasures fill the home.

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* M/ t6 G3 ?$ j5 U　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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2 I8 W1 [9 C# k' b　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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) t8 S0 G. g! V, b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( u$ i3 q' ?, G' k7 ~; d  s2 V　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　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

$ `4 m; w. e9 [; ]' G+ z1 `0 a　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

' c5 v: J/ C7 F' r# C% R$ D. t　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 Q! _! s& u0 b　　茅塞顿开

, j. M: J8 E% u　　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

/ v/ y4 N5 Y+ L' O6 ?$ X8 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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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& m+ j$ I3 {0 N! T1 V8 v　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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8 Q- z# X" ~: u- m- f　　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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6 Q9 ]0 u( s& O3 p- O2 D　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

; J6 \) O" {0 _　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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8 u+ B: J' j& U) n　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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: ^: ^/ `% n% }* c$ t) v& l　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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, q1 b$ B3 U& _/ l3 Y' V　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 U! D) d* ~5 w/ V　　人逢喜事精神爽
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' m% H4 e7 Z/ E( @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# ?  u# q! Q: N1 P; `0 {0 n　　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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　　世外桃源
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* g+ M/ Q+ }) `) q6 B- p' c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# ~+ x  u8 v* _; f) d/ H　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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" I* B% a! a: E8 j6 D5 n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

: S1 i2 `& Z- Z2 D5 I　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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% Y9 W) u. M3 P$ @: L# i+ G7 v　　时不我待

' M7 }& B7 ?+ f, F' c　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 T, W# ~) B/ s8 Y$ j. r3 h9 U　　实事求是
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- x$ F+ D% L. S4 z& u　　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

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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4 c9 ?: ?! g9 w6 ~　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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- K2 E) g0 r. Q$ {* w- J/ t! n% ]　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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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& p1 {% x9 b: v% {% ?$ A# B　　Unity is strength.

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# N" K' h7 e" d( @　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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9 s% o2 j5 C0 g! k* C　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 ]. D% c6 c) |" N1 B# w6 }　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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
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* k+ ]1 m1 Z' K5 \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 w5 d! s* {/ _( G/ l　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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" v, c2 S6 m& E: q　　蓄势待发

4 a9 e. h- A9 K! ?, y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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; |* w  U9 d! d　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 l6 q/ H) P' X2 b, T- v6 x' t0 i- c( s; ]　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　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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* m5 s3 S2 e: {4 [# W　　ants on a hot pan

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  s/ \" s4 @+ E0 F+ r# N$ s, O  J　　现身说法

$ ~, n! ?5 @* h' v/ [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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( J" s; D# `6 i7 M. G% s. z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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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" i: i5 n1 \" i　　有情人终成眷属

7 |' _( Z. [  z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: G. Y( P) m# T　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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7 \1 Q1 O: E! _, @4 n　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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( J# h3 A2 W, `3 K1 @( M" n　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

  M, o  b9 H! s6 B0 O3 X, @　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

$ S# t4 b$ Y# K3 [$ H　　与时俱进

4 t2 a' r2 B* c5 a　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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5 K+ W# w4 ?: t: b　　因材施教
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/ k* s  q/ s! `. j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- W9 ?8 v8 h- }' O' i　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

& [: W6 ?- y8 a' }. E' B# X　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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% Q: g  ?: O- ~' e8 R　　Great minds think alike.

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2 \) z! q0 \: H  g6 W" f# w; N! I　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% J5 |' F  |# g6 a　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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/ s  S0 [8 b2 c% e, S8 \. s　　一言既出，驷马难追
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, N, G! L* N( ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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7 b, b. |" X" q/ ?& p　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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( c3 c3 L& \5 p+ I2 s4 K( x　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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% F/ Y! w7 f+ [0 q/ B: @7 M2 g, B5 j　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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: }4 V7 _% o7 G1 T　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。