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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1 [2 Y/ o; e$ k　　爱屋及乌

) H9 m& C6 r( |5 Q; V8 U$ E　　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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0 s9 h6 i+ L5 f$ }0 R$ K( g) @　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

) f# I/ I( H2 P+ |' s5 ^0 J/ x/ L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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( h% t8 x  {, z　　笨鸟先飞
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4 H5 M8 b9 `9 Q  l6 n+ ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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  m* U) P) z) e) K　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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6 a: q9 [! ~9 D( m& F　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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5 ?: z7 ?, h0 O. [7 g* U　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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( m1 d8 D* P) ?! x) ]# j* S$ R　　大事化小，小事化了

$ `/ r9 a$ N9 @# K7 E9 Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 O3 t$ \2 h$ F　　大开眼界
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　　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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( k: p6 g4 S; n, ^5 _, q- C3 i　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

9 F& L7 x  e8 T　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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; Z7 }( I4 @! w/ p　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! B$ P& o! b4 I　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

0 m: @8 q( I/ ~& U　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 A9 l0 J+ {5 z7 S　　和气生财
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: I3 o7 |+ D9 l5 l" y　　harmony brings wealth;

7 U; v2 `; b/ v! }　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

8 P5 k, R# |1 N　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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' X/ n% K* D1 t. q　　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
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水
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( \, Y2 Q! g% Y4 j( |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 A- d% q/ O; [% k* i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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

" I) V1 w" v7 X3 M- f1 |0 z& e& Z: Q　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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3 c0 ]$ w# o* x$ j' z9 E) Y# o　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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5 }9 j/ C" t( h9 ~6 ~2 Q2 q　　be suddenly enlightened

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7 w7 J" g  P" ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- @3 E5 g  a/ j( x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- q2 V. H; ?3 c6 q  Q　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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" g3 y0 q+ S8 Y: L# u% W, ^) y1 P　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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3 e5 I5 f( y6 D, P. a　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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( r( a+ X! ~, w# J2 R3 j. p2 x　　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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　　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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8 Y! c( N$ E. E　　抢得先机
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4 v5 n7 H% P( y1 Q+ L2 j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 \# |1 x9 `3 R　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 L" H" ]) {# E; x* \0 y　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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8 |  o# }  |% N1 e& _$ ]! h5 @" ]: a  P　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, a1 C% H: h" Q3 b: U　　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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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

* P$ b7 B0 U3 r0 E2 Z2 R　　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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+ y8 v! E1 ?* b　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

( a1 g5 N8 Z5 |3 F  @　　a blessing in disguise;

1 ?% a) N# S& G4 r/ Y7 `　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

) Y% E! b4 y" \  Y! ~　　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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$ V* W0 `- G  k  B　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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; r6 ?* \# b2 e8 |$ v　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) t9 d& q8 {0 S1 A　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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: U! I6 s% I$ Y. c' _! h# x' C　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ k5 C8 b3 u" j1 D7 ~0 y　　speak of the devil
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3 E* R( Q" |% f　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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+ w1 X$ h4 h2 G8 ~0 B9 _* q3 }: \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

$ o3 {4 ]* X! z6 ?1 K0 Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

5 j* i! W( n* j! ]# V　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: L$ I$ q! S1 b4 `" e. T1 v　　天有不测风云

# C5 z/ B0 N, ?4 c　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 Q7 u$ r7 Y/ s6 }9 E6 F" p7 u$ A6 x　　团结就是力量

" b, h* x9 _' W  _3 a" I　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% l0 U8 u, A# J. p) D　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 H: c% {' P1 U; o4 F　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 U0 |: o8 W! Y. u5 [; t7 ^) k　　望子成龙
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; {0 \$ Y" ~/ I1 g: u3 t1 |　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, v; i# C0 w5 E# j- ?　　唯利是图
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0 \5 W, A6 c  @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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0 O2 C/ c( u8 y; t5 C! _7 }　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  I, M7 d) x7 @& b　　新官上任三把火

: s2 e2 `" q( Y  x, f; R$ `- ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

; l2 c. H. w- D, d3 R7 f9 Z　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

2 o7 K* F0 g; T; C3 X2 a　　May all your wish come true

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6 ~" Y/ s. f) S' W2 m. p& V  Q　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: Y' p7 `! i# T! V! I! P　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ B4 S9 |. b; _+ n: r6 k. i5 _　　先下手为强

3 T8 k6 I) X% `: i- ^! l, @　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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/ R1 c1 k2 Z1 I- B1 o　　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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8 Z+ G$ A$ q$ O: r4 @# u　　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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. m8 L3 p9 A& [+ Y0 q* t; k　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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2 M& _1 A; @" G& i* C2 z　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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9 D9 _2 P# N' p  l' `9 f! N　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 a  _; d, s# V7 X　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

' `& F# T% j! G% p- k! x9 d　　有勇无谋
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6 Q- X6 G2 A9 e0 T8 r# [　　bold but not crafty84

) b$ f! p8 s) J　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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  Y' S: @) q5 ]7 v3 F　　keep pace with the times86

8 D% [4 V% i$ G7 D; ~　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 [. ~5 c$ v2 l  h( F　　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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7 L' q2 @' H, [/ e9 h) D& R8 ^　　Haste makes waste.

, H2 l: Y. B+ ]1 B+ I# }! _, A　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

1 J9 A* Z9 q  i7 Q  z) N) Z: [　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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1 C. D, Q( Y2 H  x/ E1 u　　Great minds think alike.
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. X  z6 A2 v2 x7 N- F　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ [4 Z; {/ H! s8 Q　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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3 |8 K) [; t1 X　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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" S, N" F& Q, t* e5 Y　　招财进宝

1 I. ?$ {4 h6 l4 W$ A/ o4 }" Q0 K　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 N4 H0 ^& n+ L: @9 ?" [  ^　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

4 H/ q$ t1 r, g* G. k4 w, ^/ ^　　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。