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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, I% m9 \; d% s1 a6 g　　爱屋及乌
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, V8 i+ N0 a( b9 C　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 `0 P8 _( C: o, W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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, a& z* r' s& X5 n+ a$ u2 M　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; s! y# R! t$ s$ X+ Z9 f　　不遗余力
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5 p$ |0 w. ]  H' D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

* h$ P) L- u* O1 C　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 K7 v& j2 P$ _( t2 M　　辞旧迎新

4 A2 z, P  q5 f4 r9 s3 A) @　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* d# e8 c5 e0 t2 `' J3 @- a! q　　大事化小，小事化了

( f2 {, a$ G5 i4 S- C2 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
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7 ?+ j  {  N8 O# S( E3 \1 z7 ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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  _- Y6 T, s- f1 j　　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;
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% A# N' }8 |) ^+ s! K  P; b　　too much is as bad as too little

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& d: b; @) E+ c" F% L3 a& h- h% f　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 y( k# a) @( A　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" h' q1 @) }+ K8 w　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 d% s" g- ~- K' M& {　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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9 v! m9 F* l. \" U0 u. N7 i" U　　既往不咎
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+ r& m/ H) R( v3 P# ]　　let bygones be bygones
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) ^3 V  |: N0 ~　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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" g3 W# m4 s* {$ V1 J  `  p% P　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ X4 K5 s) o* N, w7 g' o$ `　　脚踏实地
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　　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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7 C' M! n: A3 X2 w0 b　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; F) g. d; p& d! n0 Y9 }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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- a; V5 G7 }, z; R6 Q　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

4 U# D3 s% G7 L' m, Q! T. l! }: [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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! j9 ~8 `6 [- A- \& B　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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; Q+ q+ `$ c" ?) g* F2 [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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5 B. H- A$ k$ I' x3 o　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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& L# E( W0 ~" x/ l; d6 w/ u5 U6 J　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% l- G8 U0 M& `' P# t; x　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 ?  C/ c& R$ P5 Z1 Y　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

" G2 F" g4 m( ~' \; U  u+ Y, n　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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$ S# y) F- E' e9 n5 t% G9 H　　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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; a4 E* b* D& G/ m# y　　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

4 ^% s- u% D  d1 P+ w　　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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, s. q0 k* x% o" R" s　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ |3 P9 _6 F' ]: f+ O+ A  W　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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# o6 k* Y: z3 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 W$ P$ V) C% N+ I; S　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 F* K# D# t* }; ]　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, k- V' O9 d1 e3 W. R　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 b( e- ]; r) \6 E　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# ~/ w- B0 A- k6 k/ w　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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% h* d5 o$ D% c$ s1 b1 D) u0 P　　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

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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* r% b9 f5 e! b; C, X+ h  B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

# v2 u( K- y2 Q% q; g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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" E: b7 o3 @# ]( q+ e  [& `  i) m　　A ship rises with the tide

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* j7 }! E+ [; e9 b0 H　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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7 w0 ]. X7 b5 E8 F9 {0 K3 b5 u　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　说曹操，曹操到

$ y5 r" f" G, T. `' X' w! @　　speak of the devil
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: x5 G3 S6 {, q　　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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2 B* |" z8 V" z/ i- J3 H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

& }. n0 M$ O# w9 u1 E$ f, z6 e$ |　　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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7 ?  C7 d4 S# e* s- Z! Z. f0 p. D　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 b9 I3 g" Y  Z7 w" t5 t　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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1 x: B/ I; ^- C9 [　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 F5 B9 n  r4 _0 X# C　　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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9 H' H, q7 Y2 g0 x0 A: 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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: L) H+ e* [" V　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& v' p6 ?! |: J: A8 {: k) v　　唯利是图

: c( E# M1 O% w4 q　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% t4 p) a! e( _+ @9 N) O& O; \, a　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

7 O# d7 \/ u$ N( o9 Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 @& x1 V0 A3 @  \　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 y+ s' @6 ~5 N  M6 V( Q( b4 H% A3 S, P　　新官上任三把火

$ T# l2 S6 k+ k: [% _' E　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

. u2 Y* q' [5 i# v1 c　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

; E9 d2 ]. h+ ]: ]" R' l　　May all your wish come true

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. h1 `3 [% V  K0 R* h6 c9 l- o　　心照不宣

　　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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% ~$ |1 u8 c0 E　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% l! J& J" a* a5 p* x　　The best defense is offense.

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) f- R' g" ~$ m+ d' p6 G7 b　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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# I9 y; p0 B% Q) Q, l7 b/ _+ G  `, q, u　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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7 f+ m! G. c" Y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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% A0 m2 h* i1 d" S* [! y5 D2 {　　循序渐进
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7 R) \4 \; ]* `' A$ }2 J　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. H- H5 t, A: H　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 |% W+ v* E2 Q4 e　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

" i0 N* S- v7 @2 C2 p: Q　　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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# y1 w2 j1 u6 c; d( f3 |# ^　　与时俱进
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+ L9 W" g! D# }* _5 Q4 L　　keep pace with the times86

: c4 U: i+ t) J( C+ e$ D; [' K　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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# V1 O) h% w* q% e! ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# n8 V" Q2 f3 v　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

( _4 v% x& `" i$ C　　More haste, less speed.

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6 W; g) [5 d& Z* ?( P: t: ]* h　　优胜劣汰
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+ O, m* N3 g2 d8 h- W　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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, ^2 M& D  v1 G1 v- ~$ C. w6 g　　冤家宜解不宜结

  F3 g2 n: M( G! d　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

, G# B  C& f4 O　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

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　　招财进宝
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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' c5 h9 C4 |: e% z+ J3 ?, O　　be an armchair strategist
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. Q8 b0 j/ f! e! r5 V　　纸包不住火
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/ G" V: a6 c* i" y# t/ _6 l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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$ O! j. ]0 B" u9 O0 ?% a　　左右为难

　　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。