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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% }: V+ F6 U$ c4 W( r4 [; f　　百闻不如一见

# K# U4 @, }$ G* X　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! u. {, z  k& s　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" ?0 N# C( E3 I2 ^　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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. A: E' }- w+ P& z: I- V　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; c# Z' n$ J% B2 l# Q　　辞旧迎新

　　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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; K2 T' H) v+ _6 s0 _; s　　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

　　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

( K6 F6 g) Z: ^+ G* k% p  P/ H　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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3 u; ~9 ]" F$ e) e* N' }* O3 h6 |　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& |" I" E6 y! X+ i9 q　　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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& ]/ ~% b) M2 ^' l3 T* l# h+ n! f　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ o: j' t' j: n2 Q- p　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

: N* c" J% v% f　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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. h! K) |; H4 \8 m1 |7 ?  s　　let bygones be bygones

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: }5 X) X" n) |4 g　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, l) I1 m0 V9 l　　金玉满堂
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' q5 M# n0 n0 L! I, H5 q1 E　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 B0 y/ C( U( f7 _) ?& m　　脚踏实地

8 o- d3 j9 V0 Y7 q" P% Q7 {* @　　be down-to-earth
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) b3 ^& b+ N6 S: G* G　　脚踩两只船

7 H$ i. i* s, J$ W6 s　　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

3 H" V6 }* N$ h8 J0 G　　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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- ]. P- R+ e" g* w+ x　　礼尚往来
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& O- n! Y' ?! M. H1 w& f6 d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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1 R6 {. Z# `* [- J; s$ Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 S# M) G4 @4 @: z2 J4 ^+ s. t( p　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 i0 y. k+ `) y& Z& x* |6 E& W　　马到成功
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　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( a; m9 G! J6 }$ E% I+ R! H5 Y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 B' X* [3 [: G0 T　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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/ C" ?2 g% T; w9 b, J" q　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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

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　　抛砖引玉
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' p& n% ~4 G# P0 q' M- Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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) O' L; Z% ?0 X# D　　破釜沉舟
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; k! e" ~6 ~( o: ~8 T9 {! 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
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9 C7 O7 u2 ]7 y9 c1 N, p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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! G6 T2 ?" W8 S! Z  m5 g　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 s6 r+ ]4 F+ m2 N, e% x　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, B0 g. b8 W2 ~9 ?; T　　千里之行始于足下
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4 P. y# _) o  P0 \; A* U0 R　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　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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. R# ~5 ]: p2 q4 Z: [( u　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 D/ L4 O2 @; ~) F7 x* n0 Z# @, \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 T- V2 ^% L. j7 A　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 R, ?, j4 y) l+ u2 c: G3 E7 v　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' y3 ^0 Q* i+ M1 G5 e% d9 `: q+ T　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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8 T* s+ [7 Y: W% J+ v' U4 J) Z' D　　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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4 i+ Y. d* ^; q; }1 d　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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3 d% J0 n$ [' p+ H+ E6 K6 Y, `- T　　人之初，性本善
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6 _2 L2 n8 z5 B/ l　　Humans are born good.

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8 |: X  |9 q0 ]　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% b, g" Y" m4 O" h' `( S　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- K& H( r% x& G5 w　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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9 B4 _. s- {7 M/ s, l1 P　　a blessing in disguise;
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" |8 p5 _+ [3 {7 o  P) u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 I, s* K' a- T　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

4 h' o7 \5 u* B* K3 p1 Z# S　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, \, C; E+ v5 |; J* i9 Z1 q　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是
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3 c" |7 C, I! x* q5 T　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& j" G( Q7 M1 @　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 a, P% f8 _- i4 B6 b# M　　speak of the devil
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) ]7 Q( |4 s+ o3 C* y" l9 N　　实话实说

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

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9 j1 R3 Z& ^$ c7 Q7 H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 J4 B3 Q0 [. x8 L) E* q  [: E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. o1 d, q! L! s/ K) P　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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7 U7 ?( p% j* [9 ]8 n* N　　糖衣炮弹

4 s7 }! n7 Q9 ?! Y2 p　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 P/ @: J2 ~6 V$ O　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  T/ F  w* Q- j( C1 w: Z0 A" F　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& C' ~+ i# v: h( u　　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

" j' r9 a* @4 O4 Y9 I7 m) w　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 r$ \- f* S, ~. `( {; ]　　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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　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

, k' L5 Q, \% s5 C　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. z3 v6 B0 P$ f1 \, O& S+ m$ a* ~9 W　　徇私枉法
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' E( d" J) h6 \0 d+ K+ @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

3 L9 H' [# ^7 Q3 g% l- c0 j# D　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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5 W% m% r  L8 G) {　　心想事成
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; X8 k( F: F+ |. d4 `% c　　May all your wish come true

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% k, j8 V/ e" \( {* B" D6 ?　　心照不宣

, ^) O  M) V- g　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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. A4 {8 t* Y+ ~  V　　先入为主

) u3 l2 S3 U& l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  S* O8 B5 E8 j! V. s! N; m　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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  z4 F+ G/ Z3 d( p" f: T. d　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 f% C( W0 ^2 G　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 l: k# J& X& s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 \" _, `2 T3 w8 O% R　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

0 l2 o7 s+ A% m: H　　有勇无谋

+ x. l! P- H* e$ b: T. {　　bold but not crafty84
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% f# g! n1 K% w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ p0 C& L. C. g! B; h  X　　与时俱进
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/ {# Z% u2 {- F& q' O# B2 h　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% ^+ j2 h0 r( x9 F7 |$ z" k5 o　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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, S$ ]8 B( U- L; ^　　欲速则不达

3 S5 D& n% F! y9 X　　Haste makes waste.

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* l0 ^8 N& S$ u6 l7 J　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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$ T" Z) x( W9 j- h　　Great minds think alike.
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; s7 C, Y' G& D) J* v　　冤家宜解不宜结

* z$ K$ N4 o* C* J　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

) S2 @- O: Z4 n$ B+ Q. b: E　　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

) r' ~& h4 c) L4 r( n- r. p　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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. ]  `! ?$ X0 V- u2 t* i7 F/ S　　招财进宝
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- B; }1 R/ M5 q　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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3 n+ x2 ]! e) D3 p$ D　　become debt-ridden
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1 N3 b; B8 [# j" T2 g　　众矢之的

5 }) d9 v1 {2 d5 R( U- m　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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9 {3 H7 [, q7 y, ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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* a( g; f  A7 w! p; V0 L' O　　左右为难

　　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。