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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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8 D! y- u! I- ]0 M" y7 U　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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& c; M$ E( L3 H8 L% B　　比上不足，比下有余

5 u$ p( r0 j8 L  V: q) X- P　　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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" c. p9 E- a- V3 }: D　　不遗余力

　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 ?+ j# g) V9 ~4 a　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ J% ]; v: v" r9 G( u1 ?1 X5 {　　大事化小，小事化了
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2 `* [' T) W: P6 ]" ^  {* B8 Q　　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

6 \# l) d! ~/ s　　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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; b& a9 v) D7 j4 U1 |3 T　　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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/ A0 z8 j( o3 b$ l/ F8 Y5 E5 R　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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* l. R7 f/ E4 U2 P1 m& o& _* l　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' ]- D8 @% t% `& D6 h　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! q  Y" V' T$ z　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 G( Y8 l! ?9 h, F, Y4 W, \2 \" N　　和气生财
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7 J. j- d# |" o; j　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn

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, z  k) ]8 R8 T' T- Q) t( U  [6 `　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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+ s: p; v" N; H5 _& K　　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

( j% D2 g, [4 K/ u　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 v1 ]% o( A/ p  w& S1 @　　脚踏实地

& E& i) T) L$ B) j7 u1 |3 D　　be down-to-earth

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1 ^% W' s  m( j2 y% Q3 |3 G　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 _+ H7 |' X, }& @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 r  B! j  m, Y1 S9 h. W5 O0 o5 l　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 U2 V: h$ s9 k　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" H7 ~% z* T1 Q2 D- A　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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1 F. R5 u/ K5 T　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  K" B. A/ U9 `6 z% m) I# n: N; r" E　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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  n7 m' o9 E1 Q: |　　茅塞顿开

' [5 I& }2 b8 G4 U$ w( i1 s1 _　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

+ [9 W5 C" A! |9 x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 I/ d1 J4 X( @- 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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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5 R/ h: I9 e2 D+ r　　弄巧成拙

) r  r( y1 l& c* h8 x* V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 l; H+ @4 g$ P2 p% M6 C' P1 R! M# \. G　　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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+ w3 ^" L0 Q, u. @; k# l3 \　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. I# S- V* G1 j+ L% `7 U3 T7 B; E　　破釜沉舟
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2 D% M, W9 E9 Q$ @　　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

8 A7 }. k; U; D( X3 j4 ]8 A% O' ~( t( K　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 W5 C4 D& m) w0 K! `  e　　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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& Z, M5 ~/ I6 [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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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
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& m, I- A4 p" D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

# a' z2 h( f9 D/ g# O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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) ~) T  K4 t& V% U4 n6 d　　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

4 ?  p. Z7 l0 j2 X3 L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 x0 k( G$ P3 g  V5 r9 e. e　　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

( c: w. I3 W* p; i6 P" l7 h( D* T　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

9 b( |9 k# U( D: H) v) x5 B) N　　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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* _5 c* w  t$ T5 }9 M9 F" }3 s. w　　时不我待
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8 T5 t: T1 c9 W7 P) X. s) S　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. B; d1 `9 [/ b% Z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 s! E+ u- ]& S　　实事求是
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8 u9 d# `0 e; s; U" s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% g$ ^2 d$ S3 I* x　　说曹操，曹操到
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. z1 w# a9 q. {　　实话实说

　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

; S* o3 k( i. h  V2 u* _　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# E2 Q+ H1 q+ {, E7 v　　糖衣炮弹

& a, P8 U, [+ |1 s# L# O  y* T) e% g' \　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 d) v/ q& k0 J0 l2 }' l2 Y' c! K　　天有不测风云
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. x& `. r6 [" i9 F9 l& {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 e* s; ~5 U4 v3 t" d. s3 @" y+ W　　团结就是力量
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, m7 j$ @% z2 k( W* R- D; T　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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
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7 z7 }: f' S3 \# _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 z3 z2 [' M8 ~　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 g6 L$ r1 ^. E$ M5 c. B, d　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 Q/ C) o. I: l/ ?' C　　望子成龙

　　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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　　无中生有
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& t( |& Z  X5 U7 d; a4 x　　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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0 k& m& ]/ G5 w8 d! x2 f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

4 }3 u. T) y% ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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" G3 E4 \6 C9 v　　新官上任三把火

4 A) B8 w0 _( ~$ _　　a new broom sweeps clean

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8 c$ J" s0 ^: Q% |5 F　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 ]4 e+ A3 P5 I, }　　心想事成
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* [- g7 Y! T1 T9 ~　　May all your wish come true
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2 ~/ L5 r2 e( `: g2 |9 x0 L　　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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7 ~+ k. m5 Z  |7 x7 F, K/ z　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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8 E7 F( y& j4 E1 }7 r/ \) h　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) v( [( {- y8 o" c- D　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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) T0 e& t7 Y. o: C5 P: S2 `9 ?/ A  V　　循序渐进
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9 m5 c6 g  m- c, Q) ~' n　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: s* @2 W0 R# R0 Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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" _1 C4 F3 g( t- T% i" v( J4 _　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 F! p+ Q  N7 p1 H6 K  l# h( i　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

, R9 f- `, p8 `) U8 O$ {　　以人为本
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  l4 ~5 X% J( q$ Y. d　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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' K; t+ F9 e! |+ \0 J　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ T3 C$ F' s! {　　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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+ m9 Z# I9 _  ^( W+ ^- j& C　　欲速则不达
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( h" [, _$ K+ b. S8 i3 L. C　　Haste makes waste.
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9 H; j$ }* S/ F' d1 a　　More haste, less speed.

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5 O! D5 H9 w! n' [　　优胜劣汰

, s' s0 B3 J9 @* s+ F# v) I0 x　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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4 A6 U9 H$ S$ y1 Q# J& k0 G$ J; ?! i　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 x% p2 a6 p2 J+ M5 \　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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6 k! H7 Q% \$ Q0 z; N; `　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; O' [, n) X5 q( [  L　　一言既出，驷马难追

# P; Y/ r2 [+ o　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 B: g: p# P# B+ B" ^) i　　招财进宝

9 Z9 M% u# }; d5 r4 R& C　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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' o6 a" J$ w9 g2 Z4 B- S1 _　　众矢之的
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7 V* B4 p1 ]3 M0 R9 N　　target of public criticism
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1 F7 O! E7 \  V( V0 f" y　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。