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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6 \# R0 k/ U" l/ t; C% |& D- ^& j' F. K' }　　爱屋及乌
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8 y# Y5 p( e# u5 |: Z. A　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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' P  f# J1 [# S: a' t3 g　　笨鸟先飞
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7 L+ Q4 P1 I; x# {* P* m4 H　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% B3 _2 B5 g" N! {9 c- ]　　不遗余力

+ H; n6 Q) J0 n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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( S3 R! S' {( p9 \1 g" z' ~　　No discord, no concord.
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( t' B3 E3 s8 N+ g+ T　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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2 @% R4 S9 H9 |0 I7 l: p5 S* T3 n　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 j8 ^. d, Q3 Q; |. n( z3 J　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 y# a. s2 \( j# {6 o' g( s　　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

" R  P$ ^) _  E: u' ]　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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  Y. Y' ?/ B- F7 o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 o2 l  b+ \, e, t1 P　　too much is as bad as too little

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/ i+ F& `! E) \2 `　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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% V9 G" r5 J- G* a4 D! d　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 h* K8 X; \7 o+ k! l　　和气生财
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  @+ z% p! J% G/ V: Y　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 d$ d9 V  D+ o9 P4 w6 U# t　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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6 [* V9 y: K+ V0 @' t# ]　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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4 i& s( E9 ]  K　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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) r: p# z' j" Z  d" j3 F6 R　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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: i1 G1 H5 g1 {7 N* J　　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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9 X+ d: v3 E, Q( U　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 f7 @9 r% i4 s/ U3 C6 f- C　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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/ Y/ |* _- Y( h. w0 U7 A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: n- b  W( ~6 w& G4 C$ r+ }: a　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& W0 z6 t- |/ I　　马到成功
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

. ~, W5 c# O& j0 }; `4 t: k　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 v; h0 S! o( y" M　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ C* m0 K" t+ a1 ?- V+ a# T( n9 j　　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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2 b, d: }* X: G" B: d　　弄巧成拙

1 X& l& d1 A4 P3 |* J% V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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& B0 U  B* G$ y4 y7 ^　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( Q/ ^) a# e, |　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! `) @- Y* _, @- q* U& m8 f　　破釜沉舟

7 D: j5 F; w2 x* q6 z　　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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# j6 e& z) w! t( `　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# [' \7 M% ]9 B* \　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 @, \9 S# b8 w　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

* \) j, a( F- \+ i4 n8 h8 {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. j/ _7 ^+ s( M% R8 b! s. x* A. U　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. q) J- s* V# S9 N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ c) W5 S* A! U3 q- C/ H　　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

# d6 W& g  C3 e/ l7 R/ b8 `3 l　　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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1 P6 R0 k8 g; {, L' |$ B; o　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

4 X3 t- c" n* E　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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0 |) V) g: \5 m/ [% [2 f" B　　a blessing in disguise;

1 C3 n& T$ D  P4 |6 M9 c' y3 ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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; m& C* o- n# a2 \　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# {; P$ g- G8 W$ |: c0 v0 L4 [( [　　杀鸡用牛刀
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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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5 e, |8 p( H) M' k* R　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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& P" R3 |' s0 a# R" u　　实话实说

7 o' P. K7 |6 [　　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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7 \3 J! X: e3 W　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) T. u# L3 c$ j! G  A$ \( }　　韬光养晦

$ |5 m/ y. {  O2 ?- \  A) z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 v7 H. C5 {- \9 x　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: R8 d4 f: H9 H# Y) ~2 O　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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/ R) |) i, L' x# O　　Unity is strength.

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# Q$ r  }# C6 }3 Z0 `8 }+ {' z　　跳进黄河洗不清

2 H" K7 m" s: r7 _　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 C$ y. Y$ K* U　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% r) d" K0 Z6 a% F. E1 s　　望子成龙

  s8 V, Y7 b3 _3 L. h6 V' q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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7 g! t3 k5 @6 o　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 d  H  S- b# N8 j　　无风不起浪

; M+ }  }2 p, w% E: |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 E6 B5 `: C) x　　徇私枉法

. W: k5 G7 m1 e2 w　　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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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 x" [) [; ]. [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 V7 X- y: S1 }$ s5 ^1 R　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ M0 Y) ^0 d1 i1 k$ p　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% }+ E! k8 P7 U　　The best defense is offense.

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0 `9 y+ ^/ S& x$ ]% `  j　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 H1 _  }2 z5 R2 C- S　　ants on a hot pan

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" [: J) ~1 t7 v4 z' M9 _　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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7 ?6 R6 O5 |8 ~8 V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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! p5 ~* C; V+ \5 g. Q" ]$ a　　循序渐进

: x9 U/ O4 @0 U: y  `: T( M　　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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; v# O% S6 w8 w; O. K5 {　　有情人终成眷属
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1 A- M/ w% [+ b8 ~* z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 Z/ c1 o  B' b+ l" Z6 f# P! j　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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6 I  Q) P/ d# b6 O4 t2 t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

( F" q* a4 g2 \! R5 e& l　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ g* z' B# |( Y; D　　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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0 m  E  N: m( p# i　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

  I0 t! f/ W$ d! @- T　　More haste, less speed.

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/ W$ I% [6 U* h% A　　优胜劣汰
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( ~4 J% W- ?% V6 D% q　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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* \4 _* I: {" ]1 L. f6 K* G% u# P　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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/ P' ~0 K4 w9 B- y# v$ P　　冤假错案
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1 D/ y- ?3 n3 g- U　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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  P4 ^& q& L7 Q+ R  {" [0 w　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 v; }' K" N; U; e& _　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 u8 F1 V! `  k4 Y8 x　　招财进宝

- j1 U! G- o& w2 c% g　　bring in wealth and treasure
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  e& t6 C/ m% {2 q7 t! ?　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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$ h  V' W8 A: z1 `2 ^+ i　　纸上谈兵
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* o% d% L& h! E6 F4 V/ }　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。