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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　　百闻不如一见
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+ V( ^( ?0 V3 a% ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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* q5 V# Z- k5 s! L/ o2 P, G$ }3 p　　比上不足，比下有余

8 Q0 s& Q4 Y" Z' C0 ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& x$ x, }6 g6 Y  G! i; @0 S　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  P6 l4 a! j4 Z" [1 M　　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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7 Y. @+ }' l, r5 N5 y　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ C3 ]7 L/ W2 ]8 F8 `6 Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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, z+ ]( B6 |; k& ~; x' S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ ?5 K2 ?8 @- |　　大开眼界
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7 H: y- T% ~. `5 T, j　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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4 q, C' C7 m& ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

, F9 z. O* y; ?" Y: G　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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- y# t/ }( b3 d* G( t0 @　　和气生财

5 ?  H$ l0 w- q5 e　　harmony brings wealth;

$ o% @: m7 }% ^5 _3 E% m　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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/ c4 e; q. {7 `　　既往不咎

) }- k/ w0 L( R6 y3 e　　let bygones be bygones

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& e5 X7 i. r' D% Y( T3 r　　金无足赤，人无完人

4 M4 V8 f7 N& X1 [5 h4 k　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) G8 }, z3 q) X3 N6 H( o5 S　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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0 K1 Y4 t: a( [3 w6 U　　脚踏实地

& b- z& U9 p% J, k+ D! G$ s　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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1 k; u" z5 @0 ]% P　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 z9 k2 T' i. g9 ^) z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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; R' r  t! B3 V; `! b0 H& \) Y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 h- d# p6 g* \( P3 s( l: B3 Q　　名利双收
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) ?3 W$ o1 E$ ~/ {8 J. B　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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7 {7 k  P" K; R$ [7 L% ?  A2 H1 R　　be suddenly enlightened

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& e. a+ ?5 R+ d8 Y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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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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　　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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% X& u' }3 a  E　　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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0 j2 p$ D  }) F4 R. s- `+ l　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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' ~3 c  \5 L6 J" {# ]" b- y　　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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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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1 F7 w4 F5 r) B# L　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( L* I& u' }1 T$ Y" A　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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% h7 P2 Y8 z5 c6 c1 W8 _. f" g　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; |  U6 ~( y# r- U1 o　　强龙难压地头蛇

- S8 a+ s# k! O% F/ r2 }& |5 X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( S3 r/ W0 y* y2 R9 v' A; G5 ]4 I2 Y　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 z! `$ J- Q& d4 J　　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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+ m. G% e: X7 g  P& E" ]  a! c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 r" `! Y6 H$ {4 ~# u0 ]　　人之初，性本善
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8 q9 f+ P9 {* Z& v- {　　Humans are born good.

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9 T3 g0 O! ^! F7 k8 ^5 ?3 y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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9 U% U) M. S4 ~6 f& ]$ W　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# X- Q4 e6 C& A* H  s: `　　三十而立

8 b1 n. r3 x7 j$ o　　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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% T' R: Y4 O9 r- [, `$ |3 R　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& T+ X, O! c0 f- U+ ^4 l　　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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- V8 ^, X4 }9 L  e/ e　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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6 `; o* s3 f/ Q7 K5 [$ J0 g" X　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 ?+ g$ @0 n$ t- c3 k- ~　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 |1 W3 x' f( m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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' }, X+ {, e- n3 |　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! m! w* u7 \4 t. B1 w　　糖衣炮弹

/ Y7 [5 c1 F" v6 L0 h& P　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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. u2 V: U4 X4 L2 M　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　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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　　歪风邪气
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/ x0 ]/ h8 y& V+ w' I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 ]$ P  V; N/ J5 r　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 Q$ Q/ b7 R) W2 }$ X6 d　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% w8 p! D3 j" m$ c# ^, X2 w　　望子成龙
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; y; v+ u& T$ E/ R' h　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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# u' Q' U9 k5 J7 A: Q! ?　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 h) I: |/ E" ~( Q5 K1 i　　无风不起浪
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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! b. v8 X, n$ s$ w6 J) v　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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# F/ B9 ^( y1 Q) W/ O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 R3 ~/ M6 N: j　　先入为主

( c$ J" c/ ]2 T　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

6 H* n8 M2 T7 l0 C　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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* I0 D  g& `# j+ |　　The best defense is offense.

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( ^8 u2 g  K5 \" g- B: ]$ u4 v0 B　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, u; s8 v& L5 {  \% T3 e　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 m/ o" ?: f, h% y　　息事宁人

5 j& j6 _8 m* ^2 ?　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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! S  o: @& z3 S* X- h　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( D: H/ `  C% W  u　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% q5 J: k+ m/ K1 Z, T　　有识之士
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  L/ w8 b$ C2 h2 Y　　a man of insight83

# n2 Q7 f8 `) U! H6 n　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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, U' t, M0 ?' S  s# p' d　　有缘千里来相会

1 V6 G6 M# o* Y2 L! q! O! _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

0 u" o# F8 ?/ P# O, P. ^4 v/ S　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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8 K3 P7 j$ f1 A, g0 p1 W' h　　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

3 J; o/ ]$ B) A: Y0 c% R1 W. Q　　Haste makes waste.
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1 J6 [" w# N7 N) k4 S/ B　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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( ~9 y3 d4 e+ S4 m  y　　英雄所见略同
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9 x7 X! L& T# h$ H1 q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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& @/ q6 S! [' g( z　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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  V6 K) Y5 A+ F" j" z　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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- ^7 a9 c# F# y( ?' V# K　　众矢之的
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5 y. R5 z$ D4 \　　target of public criticism

　　98

1 p: d" H; x- n: d# W　　纸上谈兵

, M1 i5 Q3 A7 u% X　　be an armchair strategist

0 e: D+ r9 K2 P) W4 x　　99

5 E1 v, S, M! {5 F6 J+ A1 D0 Z　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
3 B# c0 c5 `6 q: J, F( F
6 Q9 ?, [! f% ]　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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; B' P+ _: J- Z' u: X3 T　　左右为难

　　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。