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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7 y7 u0 {& x( s　　爱屋及乌

. Z6 n+ w+ z2 x+ K% n7 T2 U/ B　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

1 J0 t' ?( X1 E/ J4 o  |　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 h+ z' `7 A. Y1 `4 v* \/ [1 F　　Seeing is believing.
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: a1 X4 C1 R8 i+ f9 d7 V! G/ f9 _0 u　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 U5 I$ a, @9 s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( s! T. H5 `( b  o* W) l! B. P　　不遗余力

; f, Y& G5 R2 A" u8 f% L, J9 c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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0 B; Y$ s  ]& c; u4 v: |　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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! e/ p& K" U- M6 g9 y/ H2 P　　大事化小，小事化了
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& ~: j. K. Y$ D. I. R2 T$ ~　　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

0 i0 [, Q& a5 `) F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) S5 `2 E; @1 Z　　国泰民安
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  Z. u' x4 c- E0 _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  S. v( |5 a1 w# o, J# @0 K　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

! Y: J# d6 f" B: B% F: F　　too much is as bad as too little
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  \5 x. [' I' A# g* p6 I　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, w" W5 o( i' Q3 c& ]　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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- P  G. V3 K, @9 P- U9 _　　和气生财

# y+ H3 S' ~) g0 _: s/ x　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ m" A4 x) F( b2 `　　活到老学到老
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; h+ @( \2 |. p1 V0 c　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" L  a3 E* E5 h: G　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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: M/ P3 D4 n0 B# u7 b　　be down-to-earth
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  n3 B# ~0 p5 K- s  y7 D9 Y! W% r　　脚踩两只船

; m3 ~" z) a3 L4 f) `- C　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, U! B. v! x* v/ T　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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, i8 l0 ?) }' C6 e4 s; X2 W! F: j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  |* l% a1 ^" a6 p4 z　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' M- \2 z2 a0 {, Y7 J, b. I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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) j  f' G$ O8 c+ X　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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4 J  v% X3 @0 l$ d" N4 Q1 x　　马到成功

& K! k- O. S9 E$ B( M$ g# I8 y- ?4 R　　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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% u- P! W- S0 A& z, m! ?/ j　　茅塞顿开

) u- g0 v* a' Z7 e　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ q: z2 D6 X& `: ^5 F/ J& B) [　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 ^% z, K# o4 O/ A/ n+ M" \　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 X- I+ _# G1 I. N. [　　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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( m! N6 @( I! |　　谋事在人，成事在天

* N% p6 L+ \% l　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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7 ?' s' J1 S5 |7 s* J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* S  N' k& z7 R: c) b% U3 K) K　　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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8 G! X( y* Y$ }# `" h) m% }　　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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　　抢得先机

! T$ u; u2 l( k# q$ ?2 U7 i　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

) @4 P; O" J: Y7 a　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% O3 d: ?- \% O$ s　　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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$ [9 ?+ V* H+ @8 e# z! g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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3 a* M% e& b  F  s4 ]+ k& ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& k3 x% }2 G' ?# D$ @5 ?% ]1 H　　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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0 o- z" x( ^7 y! I, a　　人之初，性本善
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; v& F& }" L- P; f, l　　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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5 Z9 \* G- R7 p& t( L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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3 I( k8 z+ z$ A) E　　a blessing in disguise;
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' D8 G8 ?$ ]) ?* S! r7 U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: o" t/ e1 F4 R2 _6 R5 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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 v1 S' z' ~1 K3 R$ G　　说曹操，曹操到

/ a, g* [  ^. q2 E　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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1 p' m& G* ?# T& ^　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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5 s4 A, D- b4 ^% q) l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. f: k. F. O7 U/ i% Z8 \: w  R　　韬光养晦

/ z+ @) B$ C" v; \/ `# L　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

' b* s* W, N* e% N  Q5 I# ^　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 `, m2 ~$ Q- d7 V& I6 x. u　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 q5 j. j" G1 x3 h　　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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/ t& m" |( l; ?* G　　歪风邪气
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! |7 T% b5 K% s% m$ `( h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ R" ~' _' o* }　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

$ D1 L0 x5 p5 i8 G& E" W! L) X, O　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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0 Z& L  R: }/ m7 Y( z　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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6 ]# @% {* x$ [+ M* U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

  p* J% y: ?, q- C5 y7 ~5 A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 i8 [/ O- L  b2 p  d" f　　新官上任三把火

! S2 R7 b/ v& _+ o/ t4 e& M2 ~　　a new broom sweeps clean

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+ F3 [; m) O5 L. H8 |# |/ i" [3 g9 |　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- k  U. X/ h) |* e6 E　　心想事成

! w: ~$ G) H% q: w4 A8 x; t* F　　May all your wish come true

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, [& k# N) m6 B5 l1 L　　心照不宣

0 e9 t$ U& t9 c' L7 w' [" F  S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

( x7 q2 O/ V6 U; q% Z# h, E' D　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

  _& p0 R6 w4 m* n' l# T( M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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3 Z+ P5 j" x  h2 h1 G" z5 g3 O　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; K) b3 N% y3 W, B& @: d　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

( G$ l' t% [3 w$ I# s9 b　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

: m3 a1 b) O% L　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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6 Y2 |2 r2 z  D# S　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

6 Z, Q: C7 J: b0 l　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

" J+ V' i, d4 D  A; Z　　a man of insight83

3 A' ~3 h. B4 R　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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- j4 r- @" R/ |# p4 ~; r　　有缘千里来相会
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　　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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& G* K1 ?1 ~/ ]' g" c6 A6 k; r  c　　keep pace with the times86

+ \' J6 a; T/ O% N" M3 m　　以人为本
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& d! g% o& d5 D! u2 l　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

) ^7 I8 i* a! H0 w0 ]# q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 ~: S. C: L, B* U5 f& ]　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.
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7 @  \6 }& w. h　　More haste, less speed.
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6 W4 ~- [: u7 i/ A7 F　　优胜劣汰

4 y! h/ R- H7 ?7 X5 P9 C( B1 }　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 e: C2 l3 ^; m　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

. h+ k9 F4 Y6 [- O　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

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. g% o. I$ H4 ~+ j! {* q　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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) w0 }. N) j3 d6 H　　招财进宝
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2 z4 Y% }8 g9 l# F- }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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' Y$ w% ]4 ^& L　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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- i+ N; L" e% |" o3 ?% i/ X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( b6 e0 X. j! Y2 \. O2 _! U& k- T　　What's done by night appears by day.

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# R" Z% H/ F, M  _. z, P4 c　　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。