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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4 F) L% F/ q- s1 g0 m+ @+ z. b　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

4 q! B3 d$ h, t5 A　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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% W5 ^8 ?: K# x  f! L+ ^$ c0 _9 h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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6 c4 T0 Z* g6 M: ^% l6 W　　拆东墙补西墙
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* m; N/ B6 S& ]5 g  c: i　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) B: P' @3 N' j8 d5 `2 {% n, X0 |" N5 V: f　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 a4 x; u# v( e, p　　大事化小，小事化了

+ G; V* q1 o9 R0 g5 j& P　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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5 k5 x/ V% F: o. [　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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4 p& ^2 C) U5 u. p$ R2 V. q9 ]　　国泰民安

8 A3 ?1 S, ~4 o　　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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7 g. V% G/ Q: j! y3 ^3 U　　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
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7 R) g2 s7 D3 H# c+ L: h　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

' O* @* W; M. R3 k+ {: f　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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2 j# O& G5 h6 r1 S' Q2 O1 l　　既往不咎

; ]9 [" r# x9 m3 x4 K8 z% G　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 @, R% }8 i+ m8 r5 p3 n　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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# T5 e! [, n0 v7 p+ B! T6 N2 g; X　　be down-to-earth

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7 R9 W+ q! D: U5 K: |& C　　脚踩两只船
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2 l  I0 a) F# E: {# g　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( |% H1 _) W6 ~　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 U9 W! H* P2 j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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8 s# N0 I* L% O+ `　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 m5 `& U5 Z, t' m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

/ a4 \  z) W) d3 X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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: f# e7 o1 D' x, x* b　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

7 ~- _7 b- Y- B) v( q4 z: g　　be suddenly enlightened
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( }+ E2 }' S/ `! x+ f　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( s- t6 h5 n; z% c% Z% ^, E$ R　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

+ X# f- I" M! z& q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- s4 S1 H9 |, W' h5 P　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" `4 A4 {& Y. w; ?, x8 @　　抛砖引玉
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2 ]& `; {* F/ n　　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

　　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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, k8 h/ _* K! G. o" L8 n; b　　抢得先机

) \6 r; ]& u1 b0 J8 h5 U　　take the preemptive opportunities
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5 k- [; s7 I( `' p* t　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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; O! {" h" F) B' Q( u3 Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& H/ g! C3 B8 m. ]4 d$ Y7 u- Z　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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1 l' p6 N" P% ^+ N( j　　前事不忘，后事之师
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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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　　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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/ X+ W' p# _$ P0 L! H　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 D8 K+ ]! E8 U7 Q! X　　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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3 H* f2 y% z9 r$ k, {* ]' h　　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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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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! k% l2 s- K' E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  R/ u' \1 w( z# v' z/ x　　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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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 D5 b6 L8 H0 `# f2 O　　三十而立

4 T+ {/ ]! g9 R$ P+ K2 U# k　　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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# U) I% [; B3 G9 d7 J　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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" M# s& z: G# k1 x5 d　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 h5 C, t: C' l5 c! G, e4 [( k, B　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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4 R2 Q5 w: `0 J　　实事求是

# @# q6 }+ w! W5 L1 S: R3 A( ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 _9 _# o3 Q( S' \8 P　　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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3 J- w, s# w5 R5 b2 `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# W; N$ u4 w0 }  T  F9 j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　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

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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* q& [# }! I- U% S1 L4 ^　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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: ]5 l2 G( ]; j- t8 c) z2 B4 o　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 Q5 L8 S; w7 @6 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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6 \) E, Z. U3 ^# }0 K　　歪风邪气

9 @8 E8 A+ z2 p9 T　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% d7 o) `2 M" Y, u  w' Y4 S　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, l% k, q! T- ]5 r　　望子成龙
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0 q! n# [4 v5 E. K& b' l3 S# e: M　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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6 B0 Y# B. d- q* p9 \; C! j( W　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

7 j. |" `0 T' W+ S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 h: f5 \/ X5 }. b3 J' n　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( V9 `9 h' G2 C　　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

3 h3 W% A- I3 f6 j　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ x! Z" d2 A4 N9 Q( O* }/ W　　先入为主

5 I0 s8 [- U8 A. w! M　　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.
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* Q1 a& h( @; d1 B　　The best defense is offense.
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4 S0 M# T; ~+ u3 c　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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/ l/ g) K; V2 |* m2 n+ r% f5 r+ C. J　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) g' @; s) H- q: g　　息事宁人
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　　循序渐进

　　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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4 m0 G9 g0 }0 D$ f# l　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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/ c1 b* E' `$ b  P8 X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ t9 o; g3 ?4 [  O6 {" X3 P" ^- l$ L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 `& n. I' \4 \　　有识之士

; Q% J5 R9 z' J1 V　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; t5 B/ w( {7 E) P) Q/ H( s　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! g: h/ `* S4 o4 J4 G　　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

+ p$ V- y4 E' Z& K4 v3 Z　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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5 U! n' D+ S% G8 r; s" [　　survival of the fittest

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, f* v! l: M0 D+ A' l　　英雄所见略同

8 Q- ~# ^. o! Q1 f+ `; l; d　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; w) ], M; y% g% S) v4 s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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" V1 ^; v+ q; t( ]　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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3 p5 Z3 P/ w3 H9 h* b) J6 X: ]. R　　一言既出，驷马难追

, [3 @" X+ Q5 r9 Y; V　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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% W/ U7 t* [' g& X3 M　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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1 R7 {4 w; U# Y/ k4 i7 d* e# y/ @　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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5 B. o! }! n: R　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。