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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4 f+ {# o. U3 j6 b$ U　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

& A' R. y, b9 L$ j) y: C, w& W$ B; g/ u　　One look is worth a thousand words.

, F$ R& o+ E0 N, X9 u　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

& I+ A" e0 p/ X& c' f　　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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/ b) z$ }% E* h　　不打不成交

7 X9 U: t: i5 O. v+ [6 J9 |　　No discord, no concord.

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& q7 c# N: q* u9 @2 {- _　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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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　　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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　　大开眼界
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# {* h& Y7 K2 q( T) v8 o+ V7 M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 ~& ^4 |) W/ [: f0 s% @　　国泰民安

" E- h2 R; }& a, z3 {3 k2 p　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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% v, M" U, [: N4 s& @, m+ m　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 Z/ {) `/ h4 M2 [. c/ y% F　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; ?% V7 ]6 N+ {" s: X5 `　　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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6 S* P4 Q: j, z9 I　　Bad news travels fast.
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' m* M3 Y; F& ^$ S% w* a: E　　和气生财

' t7 M9 t" }- m& ?- J. r  \　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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　　既往不咎

5 L2 B& o: p' w% ~; K( ^　　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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　　金玉满堂

" o* o* R! H* A1 K' r9 X　　Treasures fill the home.

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* Z2 j  S% Y. t: a2 S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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. x. {9 I) I" R7 e* r5 s6 n9 `2 L　　脚踩两只船

1 I0 Z7 ?! T6 }! f　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' `1 u) l9 y. s$ Y1 h5 t, o　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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- y9 ~- U$ l: q2 `" A　　马到成功
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+ f" k- Q+ @- A% t. j　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

2 l3 W" i2 j1 p- V* _7 Z　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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" [, t8 |5 j2 G2 r/ A2 k, U　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 ]* e; j8 J1 S/ }/ C　　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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2 J0 c: q6 {3 W' j　　弄巧成拙
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- u. Q4 b% y" t$ d  B' t9 M) {7 O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 u7 k% @* c2 V　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( H* s/ @0 g) B' N& Y) ^3 i2 f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; R! N8 u, K, b$ ^9 \9 S2 a　　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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! y, y2 N* I2 u; _  I　　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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: s* x& `' M  k- ^5 ^! A0 W6 f! G　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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5 q$ [! Q2 T9 x0 h　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ {  R6 j9 L' B* ^　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 x* l# E6 ?# |7 s( p& ^　　千里之行始于足下
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3 T. P: L. T0 F  [; p$ L0 s　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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( m8 n1 H. k) V- S3 D2 s　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 P7 m+ A/ j4 J* X+ ^0 x　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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& s. G3 O7 q1 l1 p　　强龙难压地头蛇

) ]8 t' S7 _1 y* \6 ?　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ M. R' m# ?+ O) u　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 G. a. k' l6 o" K$ ?- Z1 f　　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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$ `5 n/ q& m+ g( A+ n9 u　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　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
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　　Humans are born good.
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/ s) Q4 |/ T, j* X　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

% K& B2 w# x% ?1 @" |" Q0 F. E　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ _+ b" J( J6 J* j+ M& T: v5 T　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# q: ?6 ]. Y, O　　杀鸡用牛刀

# B1 y9 {5 ~& n9 E$ s　　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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2 U9 [  G2 C' q! ^# }　　说曹操，曹操到
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: C8 @3 K  ~  V/ t% u" y　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

# l6 U0 V+ e6 \1 k8 v1 L) S　　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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6 s9 o& ?4 x7 ?  M0 V7 \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

6 d9 s* v' w, W　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

5 T) z; H/ {6 o0 F. S　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* q$ d" {9 ~0 x$ t　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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5 M8 v& d' k# q$ C" e　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 t% d2 L) S( v" O; g　　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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" e" z3 D$ X( Q% g3 m1 x　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 @  N4 o: L8 u$ A　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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, E0 L  z2 ?3 J0 V* _! {% v7 S　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

3 ]& s3 `1 X: P7 Z. n2 e* F: e　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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& Y- O* r# |! `" H3 ~- D. F" t　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

2 E. Z) O; {- h- E9 V; H7 m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' J( W; Z+ h! k- ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! ]0 `! f3 x# F! N7 f1 K! R4 L　　新官上任三把火
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/ @0 ?1 {" x7 W, I! `) H; ?　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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$ j1 e: e/ f0 |# l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

4 T# N& {+ D5 m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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, [3 {' Y: i! l　　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

1 q7 x- n* ]$ l/ ~: Z% G7 t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ A* ]+ N3 R1 m0 r( m' V5 i　　严以律己，宽以待人
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% i# r5 A& g5 x5 h, I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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0 p$ X5 d+ X0 A( S3 t, ?5 k　　有情人终成眷属
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9 _+ G( i5 G3 O1 v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

( t- j( U+ W5 }　　有识之士

, C- F, k/ \! x7 Q& }" |　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

0 W4 n4 z! U* R; Y) }* M　　有缘千里来相会
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. k, X' ?8 B2 o2 n　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& |& A  J# d: u: @* y/ C" R  w) d　　与时俱进
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7 w3 h5 u( p8 d/ e7 {; @　　keep pace with the times86

' t* D6 ~' z2 b" t1 b　　以人为本
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; C& D4 w: q4 q# C　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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( m5 X8 q5 ]7 Y/ R" F1 x　　欲速则不达
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7 ]" `5 h; B0 ]- p. n　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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2 D3 L1 e; o8 b9 A　　英雄所见略同
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8 O" o0 T* s, E0 P* q+ |& v　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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+ z* Z& N1 g7 Y& o6 C# O　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 ^# ]; d* j" G8 t" I　　冤假错案
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$ ~. }5 r# q% S* @7 G0 o, R8 S　　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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/ ?- m/ l7 R% ^' b+ h　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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0 f* Q5 w/ L/ P0 \' @) K　　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- T8 Q; @# `1 ?1 |# r　　众矢之的

" z# K. o5 E, G* l5 O& E2 }　　target of public criticism

) \4 B% g8 Y. e: G　　98

3 Z, v' ^, A- [$ v7 p　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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( M1 x2 o% G$ A- _3 A　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 w! ^: Z0 ]. [* M4 k* u　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

8 C, X1 _5 i. v/ I+ q6 W　　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。