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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' Y7 b, e6 ?2 S, \6 q　　爱屋及乌

  i& i7 P4 L  H& F, P9 i　　Love me, love my dog.
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. w4 w: D# I! M( h9 Z$ i2 L) B　　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

2 j: V6 w6 p3 L6 d7 F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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! ^- ~( u' o/ s7 f" D: S) m　　笨鸟先飞
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; L0 b# w9 a- u( y. R5 i& p　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

) K+ @$ B, \; D3 x+ w9 T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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! p2 C7 u! c  k  n　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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, T/ X- N1 R$ T& ?3 k　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  y7 z2 Q2 }+ u( N1 k　　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
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; m" o* J7 p2 k8 k4 t　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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0 p1 o, ~% {( K: D9 v9 x　　大开眼界

! ]7 A& S( g9 i3 Y! X　　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

, j- s1 _$ L' _: X0 J6 b, P& W　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

6 q0 Z& C/ i$ [1 W( }　　too much is as bad as too little

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- k' N5 S! e6 ~, _) X) e　　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

- C2 S8 t" h; P( D: i1 L　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: v4 l- p$ Q2 n6 M9 V　　活到老学到老
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6 ]" c* \2 O, S  u$ T( M　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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! h; X% L+ R- u2 P5 h& l- H  T　　金无足赤，人无完人

  K1 T+ g8 x* w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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. ]  t2 v6 |  r( G/ ^- u　　金玉满堂
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* _8 o9 L7 I. c) k　　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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0 q6 q7 I0 \% }9 b0 u　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 r4 q* ~5 J6 a4 g6 C　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 p  H" D7 d! \5 ]/ i　　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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, c5 E7 R( H% I# t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- V6 ?$ ?0 r: e　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 _% m6 }# r$ N( }! C( v　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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6 z/ t" _9 ^4 K) Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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0 m4 [- U7 x7 X' z( C$ n　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 D8 R" }9 e7 g# M+ ?2 P$ {　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 |+ z* N0 k5 u　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( h! m& W& G+ z7 ?　　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

; r( a  v5 P; }4 S  b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; N$ V- |8 P: I: F3 J$ Q　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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1 q4 F1 C- [# J0 C& O　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 T% X: ^- D+ o' T& ]# m# u3 e  V　　前事不忘，后事之师

7 \7 U0 x" N& L& M　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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+ c8 g6 L2 r& I; F9 j+ @　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

" l7 Q' ~8 Y! j0 q( ?9 t9 i　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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( D5 |3 H( v$ y& P3 q　　人逢喜事精神爽
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5 }$ Q' J$ M" q- i　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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' c7 Q. e, d) E* @; p8 E　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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/ i! }2 U1 u6 \6 ^3 `; X3 C　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' X1 x9 y% a' i* k) k: I0 i　　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

- x, ~7 r& Z* }$ H. K　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; o* q+ @8 B7 B; a2 C, q- n　　三十而立

　　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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* X: k" Z+ `1 R7 z! P0 E　　水涨船高

' r+ c/ u/ ?. T1 J. f　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' L# y# L! Y( B7 h7 d: _8 N　　杀鸡用牛刀

' u6 h5 W2 Y! H, f  ?! @/ C　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

- a" q: o6 }* Y! N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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* p: R+ b4 }  M+ O　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ l3 e# i8 I4 F6 d" U　　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
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

5 @* a* {8 E/ X7 B7 {1 x, \9 J　　天有不测风云
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4 S) Z) ]! o: q% z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

3 {, d  I- i$ i8 z/ S3 b* [9 V　　Unity is strength.

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2 L% N+ g( e! h8 Q9 r6 k　　跳进黄河洗不清

, {' M4 y0 n( V) R) i2 k; Y) E　　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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& r; N8 T$ g4 Y# D2 V8 \8 b( c& P　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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4 c! ~7 ?/ F& [: K! G　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 b. a$ `, g, X　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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) V3 P7 S$ J$ v  [; @7 Q　　望子成龙
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/ \. [* P5 O; q/ q; p4 q; m. `1 z　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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* |  W) _$ d7 d3 T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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6 x( o4 I: Y) E# j　　无中生有
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) ?- O5 c: r& z- p* L　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　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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, C8 V/ C8 d$ l/ Q　　新官上任三把火
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; A4 g9 l! [+ y3 x0 d  v+ @" Y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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: X. f8 h6 O3 D! K6 M　　蓄势待发
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- B6 B3 ~* F0 T/ F4 C3 b$ w& p" C. [　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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. e* i- u! E1 x　　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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" Q; n& n0 T1 \, a. l/ X: x' @　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# I+ k( P: J" Y; j2 j4 [4 M　　先下手为强
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　　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

　　ants on a hot pan

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! \# w4 \1 [- V7 C/ G6 f　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 \* B. p# v7 B1 F　　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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* j# N  T2 ^. T- Y5 v　　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

　　有勇无谋
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( n# P& {( R! V: o7 @) a- e- q　　有缘千里来相会

) p' A3 n' E  a: f( D, K　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* q2 Z% j' t! e9 l/ s9 l7 k　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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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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) x+ `; c; o. Y+ n3 O; E7 E　　survival of the fittest
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# R; x- t! k# Y8 t8 e( A8 J　　Great minds think alike.

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- E* F7 g9 K- d6 w! @( R& r　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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* O2 F# R9 o' I# E* `0 |. l8 p9 J　　冤假错案

, U5 f" E8 w+ M# q　　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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, Z+ X$ e$ R0 N+ o　　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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$ P; H+ r6 s# l, j4 B　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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& C5 l/ W. W7 B6 a9 p: n　　纸包不住火

' `, ]5 B4 g- s# y. s) o　　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

" h1 |" M4 h/ m! F　　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。