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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5 d$ m! x' `% _: ~/ S　　爱屋及乌
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　　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.

4 F4 Y9 c# F) Q/ U' b+ L　　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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( W  B& G. G1 D7 [2 l8 w　　笨鸟先飞

  Z. O9 T  ?5 _9 o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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* b7 Y" Q; A) f0 f" q: j2 T5 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 J) E  B1 U& Y5 h0 ?  l　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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+ K& u/ h' P  @, }2 `　　拆东墙补西墙

* P* a" A+ L; O2 [7 I! N　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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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

$ v+ N" k/ e. `0 Q$ l, R　　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

+ ~2 t" q) ^6 F% v) B% z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 c; j' W6 w0 t8 V5 u( H　　国泰民安
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 _8 r9 F! v$ `! `' @+ @　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" [# ?+ h3 @/ j, T" \" f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

. V  a9 j/ K$ u- @! @　　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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' [1 g+ {, r1 G) J8 i- s% k5 P! G　　既往不咎
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" J& K+ |3 h. s! S# x' H　　let bygones be bygones
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( {+ r+ T4 x9 M) a1 g% K/ f　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 B8 l' D& x+ P0 h% z　　There are spots even on the sun.

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" f) M! {5 C. J8 [3 J2 b0 L1 i　　金玉满堂

3 `1 u8 M1 M; x6 g　　Treasures fill the home.

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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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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# U+ E  w( ?/ h; z7 P; k　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* i' g" }0 S. A' @; C. q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ X3 |, K* _3 ~2 t: R+ |1 p0 g; x' Q) B　　礼尚往来
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# g5 W, j! e6 v　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ N; g+ Q/ C9 l' Q- U　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

  f. h2 Q! k8 l$ o6 {6 @) c　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" r3 \4 f; p# B6 \　　名利双收
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7 O+ I& y7 |& L　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 I% e9 G9 o: J; q　　茅塞顿开

* u* O1 i3 m3 U* P4 K# H　　be suddenly enlightened

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% h! }8 x6 b) U9 @) K　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( L( z0 `) X- x; x3 s4 P1 o$ @　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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& F+ G; d# |/ x' }4 F$ R  O　　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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- W0 o2 [# t: j% b! N　　弄巧成拙

3 y8 c& z4 }- X# N! z- O0 T　　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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　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 g3 ^7 m' ?8 Y' [5 z: f& Q% {. c6 c　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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　　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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8 i2 B( r: ^$ l& U/ z; x　　强龙难压地头蛇

. Y+ C9 g9 _' k4 u- D# N- a　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" y# B; p, k* x# h+ C; A# ?; m. u" r　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( ]& ^% P5 {6 K) Y7 Y& X, C8 e' v　　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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! E4 d- m& o! t. G) q　　世外桃源

" y- Z; Y; ^, ?. k: q3 W　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& r9 i3 g6 h* \8 Y$ V7 G　　人之初，性本善

7 I# V1 p' K& F% g/ S: B8 l' z　　Humans are born good.
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+ w# k" ~  y1 X6 P. b3 w! u. J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' j" H- C: X/ M( i% A　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' I& w0 e, W% p/ n　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

8 x2 j) h: K# X! u8 i, c　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 h, b5 w& k' l( U! o2 {　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

& Q) I) Y1 a, b  l6 o4 A  {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ L, X9 v: Z; p  @& g' Y/ ^　　说曹操，曹操到

0 P7 n! z/ D- u$ D* a　　speak of the devil

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) L5 h- h  R: W4 `8 P　　实话实说

" m/ P8 C  f2 X! _　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# c& d! ?0 a4 O5 y$ v& M3 T- u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, }* e4 V& G( _　　糖衣炮弹

2 T: A0 h+ L* K- N$ ^, G7 w　　sugar-coated bullets59

& K- p5 }: C+ {　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

$ ?! L' I3 P* i/ z$ q　　团结就是力量

( O" w  [( e/ b7 y4 |) B& {  D& k9 a　　Unity is strength.

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5 `* t0 d4 r, \2 c9 J: K8 ?; T　　跳进黄河洗不清

9 X9 X" U3 g% f; y1 [: D" ~　　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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: z8 K. _  M% d6 V. V  k( v% 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
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# e6 Q4 P, ]0 e　　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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. A# y( |- G5 E0 `1 m* U" s; p' `　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  O* q% ~& @$ ^8 Z( ]　　无风不起浪
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; ]. d9 m1 T/ l$ h  \% Y/ K! {; ?& n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 v5 T0 B2 ^8 D5 {+ Q& G' y6 Y) `　　徇私枉法

9 P' k+ m4 ~0 v$ f* m+ y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ R$ d. j& l. x6 f5 a　　新官上任三把火

　　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

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

; k  B) S9 b! ^3 c3 B% G　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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8 ]- Q8 r+ }. t) T　　先下手为强

8 o( a- U, p; [: z3 X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% P+ ?: r3 c- }. p　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

' h8 Y  B  P0 Y; N　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* U0 h$ i5 L& b2 A3 P: t- f　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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$ v0 `; Z/ {" A! S& P' @0 P  m　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

0 d+ R$ z1 Y- _* T+ ~. w- {$ H1 Y　　有缘千里来相会
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. h; v6 [7 t4 W( Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

1 ]' D- _% z- p" H　　与时俱进
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, i- o& n& D& z  p　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 o* b! |. J( L2 a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 p8 @; V1 k, ^- D8 L" |. r  w$ ^　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ }  u9 l' v& n6 O　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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# I# r# ^0 p1 W& I9 [　　survival of the fittest
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7 [- K* V  d! f  Z$ l　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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9 W3 b2 T% p# R' T0 [3 L　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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/ ?! \3 U  m* q4 t. g2 a: O　　冤假错案
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* C$ E1 o8 D3 q. A# M　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" J5 Z3 [  O: a7 B* V/ a8 Y: G, D　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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0 `+ \  s3 c8 G$ W, p; ?- Q　　众矢之的
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( G: @/ u) I# c6 H　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。