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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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) R2 I- a* [- I& U　　Seeing is believing.

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: I. y. X: n. N; e; T, W+ ^) m　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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' J  a- w" I7 }2 k! H　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 r0 q3 w! }" `; g　　辞旧迎新

. @2 _. S$ t+ o. T9 i4 l* R　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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1 o5 z; s/ O% E　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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' T4 A9 c% y$ W1 {! e% S　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% \  R: Z! h6 f1 l; A+ S　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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8 i; R$ R/ x# r6 N0 a　　过犹不及
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6 t% M# T: K6 d　　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
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/ i. ^1 i+ J* V0 U# t! B& }　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: I7 l% f% o3 l& ~+ q6 Z" p9 j* ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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; h8 z* m% [" a% j4 w1 c　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

/ H2 t! p& I# R) z$ A　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 Q( A, o5 @& Z3 T, {: j% j3 X" f　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

4 V+ A! @- n% a/ X　　let bygones be bygones
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9 M# b$ K1 z5 L7 o　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; U3 t! P* f4 c" q; t, d; y　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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; ^& C( _5 d" @. K  @9 m　　脚踏实地
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$ c& ?8 O* Q  d5 i. y1 ]) w* U# N) j; W　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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, j5 ?: W& [3 C0 A9 s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ @0 d9 [0 R+ N# Q　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 F; Z% {3 A2 h. |* l# N3 D　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. l9 p! |2 P) X6 z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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　　名利双收
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: _8 G7 Y) W) U) |3 [　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

& W: _7 _4 E# z1 o2 i. A. Q  _　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 E8 L% W: y; e, A2 E0 v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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/ f" P6 K& E9 I5 F　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 E2 }  a* x8 l. P5 M! `& y　　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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8 \1 L. E% L( `( h7 m" F' d　　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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  H! g$ ^8 v- g. g　　抢得先机

  \; I% R: Z( R+ `$ m# M　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 A, f# F; p4 u' k4 g1 |　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ d, _/ J8 q5 Y3 E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 p! Y( w4 Z3 r/ I* \　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ d! p$ S7 |! Y0 q: O) Q& f: M- G　　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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　　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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* Q. J2 ]1 k+ }1 ^' Q　　人逢喜事精神爽

, Z1 j- S3 B7 @1 f! c/ h2 ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& H0 i2 s3 J7 x4 d  L! ^. U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- E" F9 i9 e* |+ ]( @( [　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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& f5 A" U: M1 N3 H. {7 j9 s* j　　世外桃源
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1 S5 p* B/ z9 b3 @9 H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 t3 }; e, C* a1 I. ?& o　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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) V2 v: f0 H5 f3 \- c* x: l　　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

  y: ^* r& n0 c! U) @- ?1 [: _) W　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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2 d2 {  i5 M- ?9 t% f& g1 f　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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) q) P+ m1 s' o) N　　时不我待

) [: z  |2 H3 w8 O& J3 s7 n　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ \; _; e3 j1 T3 e　　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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1 z3 O& j7 |! o; p+ _# i　　说曹操，曹操到
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: U. g$ a% }8 u2 a& v. o　　speak of the devil
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) ]# R% L3 c+ |- P+ z5 Y　　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
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　　韬光养晦

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　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 I$ J$ O& u5 U( N　　天有不测风云
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8 ?5 I' S0 n; j* k9 f* K% Z' |3 M9 L　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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! T9 ?- y. y) H　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* b& S1 `0 ]& f+ j$ N　　物以类聚，人以群分

, ^$ y3 W0 O* i. T1 @) F8 ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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* H" w9 h9 a- f. a) h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ ~: P+ r- l* z% w7 m　　无风不起浪
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. |* w- o+ W) {; G; C　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, P" [9 C4 S4 A6 d0 {6 E) q' W' e1 l　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! G7 m/ i! H" o　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 u# l6 Q3 C3 F; X　　心想事成

0 N4 W; y; Y, j* g; R& c　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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* G4 B& S5 Y& W0 {0 l. Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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" U0 @. w4 P, T! X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) i. N% ^6 }! D4 G: s　　The best defense is offense.

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# V. }: K1 X8 r% v9 q　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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0 X! b# ?, a$ \2 l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 C$ G2 L5 @/ e- ?, ?: x# a4 O2 G. h　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

  N& H( O8 s) M. ^　　people-oriented

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, ~- Z) j9 Y! g7 m1 _* n# x　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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5 B& b# s7 N+ [  B% U　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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( R; X/ {9 w6 ]' f' A$ ?1 P　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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( K, J1 Q0 m2 v8 E6 p( u　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 L# V$ g1 E, J2 p) p　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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' f/ Q! G: {! u: ^; ]+ d4 q/ n　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' k$ h# {, h% x　　一言既出，驷马难追
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+ f# ^: P- f2 O  D* u8 w　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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  y* V$ J5 e' i3 Y8 ^2 Z* {　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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: B/ x3 ]4 Z1 _' L　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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" |6 D- {6 d/ U. f　　纸上谈兵
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9 U3 h9 @& d, N7 F5 z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

+ N1 }$ ?. @$ t8 o8 ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 a3 R! j1 w  ~　　What's done by night appears by day.

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0 h" Q& S( O) p/ z' m5 y　　左右为难
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6 |2 |) a  X, n' J# Z! \　　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。