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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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  F, F. {2 s! @$ C　　百闻不如一见
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0 j, N( H: m- G2 p　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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3 Q9 @) ]+ Q9 F& ?5 U　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; d' {( W6 I. b0 g　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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1 x9 G8 G7 R: x: W　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

- \- U+ F9 [( p+ s% i3 M9 K　　No discord, no concord.

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' V: n5 o! |5 a2 }! I! w0 Y$ }. h　　拆东墙补西墙

0 i5 e8 {' R! T+ d: C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ g, Y- k/ o9 u. y　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 ^! R* E' ?! e. v% y" ]　　大事化小，小事化了
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* B4 b* w9 o* ]7 t( c　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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" S1 U( N# z% W$ A- l/ L　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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; {" l6 P. \6 m3 k　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" f/ P, v0 T8 f; e　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; b, T, L2 G+ B3 h# Q( O" X; A# w+ X9 U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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0 J* m7 P& g- M! e7 Z+ u3 B　　Bad news travels fast.
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0 g! [8 N1 m2 w0 |　　和气生财

, o9 \1 I# T2 c  N4 X　　harmony brings wealth;

1 Z0 b; R0 s  b; E8 B8 \1 L　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 i( r- d6 I0 k! G- L, l2 ~# Y　　活到老学到老
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, M5 ^& X4 J6 s/ Q) v/ G　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

8 p; p- y) C4 P% a( V6 X　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 r7 q3 R' E! ]7 ]/ u+ Q2 X) @, C　　金玉满堂

: y- g' x  Z/ L9 y' ~& e* w　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ s! x; s' W/ N; i$ d8 I　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

4 [$ i3 ~+ b  G1 {# |　　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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# O! D! v0 V4 x5 R: i7 f　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 v' B: A. s7 Q! h) t8 A! x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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; K3 U7 o$ n, `2 k4 S" L　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 U9 D. i) p; z6 T　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  m6 r' V) M( {9 n$ b+ H　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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1 ?5 ]  e: x  \" J- |" L4 t　　马到成功
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! G$ a2 j) |+ N$ `$ n　　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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　　茅塞顿开

" @9 s7 g& o) N! n: _* p　　be suddenly enlightened
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" Z' R4 a7 T+ V, P　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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! p* O' m" ?9 u( j/ s7 x　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ H2 X- {+ a$ i9 b! n( L　　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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; J/ Q( j, `* L! }2 f+ e　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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9 R, ~: @7 O  o1 N$ c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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! ~% |8 e4 H8 G$ H$ G5 c* W　　抢得先机

0 T' g9 S6 |! s% F% ^7 q/ S　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 d5 m; T; D) W/ _3 e  ]　　千里之行始于足下

( u' x1 |& `* ~/ B. N: ?* z4 i" ^　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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  y0 ]# i3 M; q, i4 ?7 m9 f2 ~4 f! Y　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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7 @. U1 |8 @, G6 u7 x, }　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 \5 C  Y: p% @  k- N& g　　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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+ ]9 |9 E- [1 V" g0 m# `　　瑞雪兆丰年

! @' \- ~* ~3 K" c/ M6 h　　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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: F; v2 G  ]% N" n4 z+ A& C& q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# J5 t& y  t1 o　　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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$ A# M  r5 b+ N. P! O　　世外桃源

　　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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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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: Q! `& v4 V" r1 j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" @7 M; Q) ?' f# o　　三十而立
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; S: v' T! X$ [( N2 ~) c, L　　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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3 `  f) w* C1 f2 H# I　　水涨船高
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　　时不我待
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! z. I/ Z4 l  |7 M! K　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

8 e) J4 C, ?8 p, c8 i- ?　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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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9 b' X% M" d: l$ e' c, u6 e0 J' t　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

5 b, S/ L+ I7 E, l! I0 a- K$ l8 ^　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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  ~. v" L! H( F8 z" k' Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ t2 {8 k  C9 `) k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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) G: C! X# d( v3 k9 f2 G7 N( J% b. {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 m3 _: C) u6 I/ x$ Q4 B" L　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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+ l% K" B3 ^  p7 F4 l　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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+ A- d& D3 v& p# G' ^4 z+ M　　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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: U! p+ D8 ]9 f8 l$ [4 _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" `+ H+ h. b. C- w. G　　无风不起浪
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　　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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( G& a: ~' z' k$ v& X　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ B! ~( ^& j9 l  w" _$ L　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ f4 L8 h) o6 `$ {　　心想事成
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- C! k+ v. ?+ F1 Y: q2 }　　May all your wish come true
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2 u( _& v% z6 _; k　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! L1 `$ W7 z6 C( j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# R' a6 F, N, S: O5 e5 x　　先下手为强

3 R  z# f5 K. l. d, u& c　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( N+ ^, P  C  {( J5 `+ f　　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

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0 c; ?8 W% {2 N　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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* |: D  m3 ~, U1 |　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, }7 u2 z9 e) v$ S; b　　严以律己，宽以待人

" d! x9 t2 l3 }, a) J# w: s% r$ G　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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. I- V1 o- u! j/ }( D: U　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% p4 g( C7 v  |& {7 |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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& I6 ^6 t1 y( Z, x. k/ C- R　　有缘千里来相会

% `/ M! _1 M; z* z# }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

9 r$ z# ~7 w! k/ c) E- {　　keep pace with the times86
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% d. C& W! {! @: H3 s　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ @" s/ x; e; A( |) o9 }( Z. [　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

' k! R2 h. _' k6 R　　Haste makes waste.
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5 I% b" }( y9 d　　More haste, less speed.
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: t* m) U- l7 N6 j' B" @　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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0 C3 Z' ~( S3 e" s/ k　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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  H4 U8 U. J4 M/ F　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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# v/ ]* l* l! U5 T3 \% q　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) g1 t& n& }7 X. G　　What's done by night appears by day.

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4 L, H1 M* F" K6 t4 n　　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。