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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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) D% [, z- G! @+ [8 ?* y　　百闻不如一见

0 `" w! \1 d$ j7 ~! i　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

0 ?: \2 T2 W+ L4 E! Y8 c4 S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

  z% f) m  w6 K& t　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

9 h5 s/ M& x# M8 a. g% f) Z　　No discord, no concord.

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; Y: y6 H& o, k: k* T　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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5 M. t; z% l7 ], y3 l: P$ m; c% X8 ]8 d　　辞旧迎新
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  y8 L* v9 G5 S5 K) e+ z+ \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

7 K1 Z# @4 c+ S% N, F, k" t* M　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- b" m- |! R3 f5 m- Z7 g) u1 ~　　大开眼界

% J9 F2 C* c$ ]/ G$ b　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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# z5 N/ ^  h* V5 y5 i) u　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- p0 h+ h6 _9 d& N$ }　　过犹不及

9 k+ P* ]) z$ q% l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% S- x% p0 y% C　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 X: I0 {6 D2 l/ j$ a　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' u: [/ |4 V+ Y) ]( U+ h　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ \# V8 K9 F' {* \, q) `( B　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

% E; H7 V' I* X$ i/ ]9 w. R　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

% R8 q( |' Y, l  H5 d　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

5 ?" N7 `! d/ Q7 l　　let bygones be bygones

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; P& w0 B% a$ v　　金无足赤，人无完人

) D9 n0 Z2 i2 H. I　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! v" [% L0 n) Z2 L6 j$ v% Q　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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6 h, Q) p' e3 E, i6 ~  _　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' g! V# v' ?. S- X3 n) m; p# ~) ?　　君子之交淡如水

3 w% m4 {- v# f9 V' I9 R$ T, C8 l　　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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　　礼尚往来

　　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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2 B* F) C  S  W: o0 h　　马到成功
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/ p! C1 O! i8 f6 m& X* u! s/ J　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% |: J- }& }" `! l9 L- [　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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, w. s2 ^, ~6 i) M" \# B　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 g! }7 L& B8 |; q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 j8 i' \% q4 H　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

$ l- Z- z0 H6 w1 \( [　　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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5 E( S( h$ Z; f* q" x$ _( k　　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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8 s( E, g5 r# ~5 O4 ^; R　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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$ w8 w2 G; [7 E3 F　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 V* g  q& i( d& D' Z3 h7 u1 c　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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
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: `( k8 |: ?; q5 G  Y0 O( `7 a0 W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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7 D# x4 ?! P' ^　　强龙难压地头蛇
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8 q+ e9 x+ [: M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 b3 R1 E1 X& F) y, D; P7 E　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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! }  Y" X1 Y9 n! X. N$ P) E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 ]; v3 {& J2 G3 J0 Q  ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

8 O4 x; U; ~% Y　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* x! @5 a7 a4 S0 Z9 U: n　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 y9 _* G; n: K; [! _0 v/ k3 f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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3 e- Y& o; _1 z  n　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' [" F0 l/ F- z6 f　　三十而立

; m6 R" C. _9 ^　　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

; K& {6 }9 n! |4 J+ m) t9 a　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) L. @! D6 ^8 V& m　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

" A2 F! D3 M: d& e' I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, }! C0 \) |1 o　　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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" \/ T2 I; d1 o& a( D; a　　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

) c1 L/ E% n6 `3 n% R　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% r. j7 `  B' O9 N7 F　　天有不测风云

. M2 e; N9 v( C2 v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# `3 {1 _0 B+ I& _* r: j6 Q2 w　　团结就是力量
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% w. B( Z- _7 y9 a2 f3 J　　Unity is strength.
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1 k1 I0 d- o! {9 |/ r) t0 H　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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; L) A% E, M0 _　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, o3 Y) }8 ?2 [4 V　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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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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% u; V& }  f5 U& d/ M2 R" m8 O+ D+ O　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  }' s1 [* d$ [5 l) ?) f　　无风不起浪
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5 y0 ~' t2 f, [. i　　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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5 v/ g( J6 |2 m0 `& ^; R　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

. \4 k- N2 F  y+ q! a; n4 A　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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- l/ X3 V/ l" @& B8 p　　心想事成

% f* B3 i% M& |0 G　　May all your wish come true

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) I8 |' i* w8 I2 F2 ~* P7 y　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 x3 ?9 n* {0 r% E) @- X　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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  D4 T* D6 f& B! r; K4 w　　现身说法

% i5 i6 x9 f6 S, I0 z- g　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# U8 t' [7 ~- r" v5 u4 h# E　　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

( G5 c. J( L2 l% m　　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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0 ^7 z* \' a( u! A　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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7 x# w7 ?% b2 g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" B  Q; y" J2 u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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" C( U, O) C* s4 w# h　　有勇无谋

+ u6 L  _3 h; ^6 B* K  t# K( W　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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: T% X  d; L6 u# T( p. ~! w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

0 |4 M. h/ l1 K: a: o) ~  d: A9 n　　与时俱进

' ]' p8 \& I2 T7 v' h　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

2 K+ G/ L8 h7 O# L" H7 C9 h　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

8 h7 `$ B* w7 _( f9 r8 B5 p0 I　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! |' ^: o; o7 {　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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. Z& B, A+ K- |　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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& g0 m; @; N7 f% [* Q( `2 ]　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest

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6 W- [- R% ^! c6 [　　英雄所见略同

, N7 ]1 Z) w2 x+ ]( E　　Great minds think alike.

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% v) ~3 S, G' U& |　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 j$ h  S, A& H0 d* h2 W: J　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( e3 S2 i$ c' p# v　　冤假错案
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: g' g1 V! J) @. _' N  b　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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7 p6 z( O* B2 ~$ a# C$ f2 y　　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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# S* U* [1 Y" j; B1 N( G% ?- c' d& d　　债台高筑
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$ Q) j, B! [7 J9 K5 ]' F2 M7 @0 {　　become debt-ridden
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7 s" o5 C0 p/ G* c" \( S6 H　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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6 }* h0 L. V7 D% ~　　纸上谈兵

( P/ h! V( i( g　　be an armchair strategist
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9 n& b5 W1 W" i+ s　　99

0 m" r5 W; B8 K$ g: }; g　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 p3 P  W2 Z9 g　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。