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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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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8 V! t8 X* e( g0 c/ j　　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
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$ u# Q+ M8 q; W, V' o4 l　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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! m8 y- F' A6 ^8 i2 L. L/ q' D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 W) }  D' q0 F. I6 ]　　不打不成交

- J' K: w7 g+ o7 ?0 O# x7 P　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 x' u9 y! D; Z' P' X! f8 ~　　辞旧迎新

1 j2 ?" y  ^6 X　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 U( N2 [; c, J　　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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9 T, q" ^: |' t" \- k( @$ M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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5 o9 n% s3 v9 y8 g. u　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) N7 t& v2 g9 P; F" L# Y　　过犹不及

# y$ u& {% n1 }: s( n　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ [( Q" ]: R! y! }. Z% v) W! q2 g　　too much is as bad as too little

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) n3 X7 K( I. l6 {1 O: O" X5 f　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, V: z& p2 C% Q; s* A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 o2 x* }8 W: c2 k! W　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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! {- s# w; S" H　　活到老学到老

　　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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& {8 S7 z: }% |0 A　　金无足赤，人无完人

: y( f3 L) H( \& p, I' g　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

; G+ O9 O0 w! l& E0 U4 h　　be down-to-earth

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9 q# W3 t- _5 x" C　　脚踩两只船

( S* H' m! h  x# C4 o　　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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3 [& Z8 r+ H0 m, N$ ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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6 F5 v& D4 W9 e: Y! k  l( V5 I  h　　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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- [% A8 h3 ~4 A3 H5 w8 i　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% C) p2 s2 h/ X5 G　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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9 ], A8 W! h& [. g　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 Q( f( w/ F( ?* M3 N; {　　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

6 Q- L7 G4 b' O7 f8 H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ M7 C0 \0 `( z% s* A　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: Z/ U2 r! ]. J* x* k　　赔了夫人又折兵
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1 K+ [# g5 t( X4 x　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! g+ ?( m, {' o. l; q. _2 I　　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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. q0 s! o& O# m7 A8 S& ~　　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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9 h8 n6 o6 m  H$ H　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& X( E" I* U. _6 ~  f5 |4 g　　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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　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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/ Y1 @7 y2 `$ `9 c! o) G　　强龙难压地头蛇

& E% V$ I) B; O  n& Q( j3 o2 Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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6 i6 L" S- c3 H, t　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ X( |( [. X2 w+ M　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 `& d6 a$ E5 p9 r* |- O8 s' W! x- S1 F* p　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 U/ z6 D+ z  p) B2 M: J  q　　世外桃源
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$ y& ~# O: k7 R$ ^　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- w1 b  c" N% Y/ P, [% |9 [0 E2 Z& N　　人之初，性本善

4 f7 U) e4 h: W6 E8 L$ U　　Humans are born good.

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! U! h$ [" [) D; L1 R; C- ^5 z　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 w# ^+ M+ y! N6 s/ ?　　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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　　时不我待

9 x8 t* o; @) [5 ]2 P- I( D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ U" r7 P& O. N0 D) S　　实事求是

( n) B5 k* D' l! f! k7 I- s% S　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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+ C6 P( X9 u; {& j　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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1 j6 [' R* F0 t2 y; i7 g　　实话实说
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　　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

. \  z  o$ I1 J3 h! z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ v1 @) x% ~4 e# I% [　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. @/ d$ e) k9 ^- h　　糖衣炮弹
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0 Q8 d' V" i# h' y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ e" h1 @+ W; C4 }　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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# `0 y) g: K9 J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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+ P0 A! n+ t3 f1 D　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ s5 b: ^8 O! t$ Z5 m* o　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 |& Y* W* q$ c$ p' A1 C　　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

' Y% _# S3 `. c- c' j' J/ [　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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- b3 v4 {  m6 T　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 _. J: c0 W6 D* i9 `) V　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

1 \& T7 u; M' T* \% I+ e# c: h- a' v　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( U! _8 Y4 x7 C% C- c8 w9 f1 Q　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

+ {3 k" D( P% T# {# z( P, m% [　　May all your wish come true

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/ F' Q, _- z$ q& P. \　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ R5 C. L$ `; w+ @% L1 B　　先入为主
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+ Y8 `1 k: m% l) h/ y( Y- l6 B　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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* J! e9 X+ f2 v- H5 y　　先下手为强
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& @7 f6 o: o3 L9 I2 v　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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3 A7 d  t2 S: ^* t2 O* _) K　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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( i# s8 C, C" Z& V. o　　现身说法
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; P& M: w6 P; o% A6 Q( l6 [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. z* S( X9 y& m. ^7 k8 u) e　　息事宁人
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) F; N5 f+ K- Z) L　　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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) w7 a' ^' }- z1 m3 W* n　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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  }  ?9 U3 Z( K+ R: U　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ x$ ^% `7 G" d& Y: N. z+ p　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 F! `* b) F* l' H5 q! g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  Z& L$ g  h' k5 \/ u: [1 H$ ~' K　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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9 U4 w( D. w4 a　　有缘千里来相会

9 B; p  t3 a6 _, k9 b/ ]1 ]; {+ s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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9 v! R" d# Y6 M6 L7 F) [" {　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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8 U( j0 z" R" |　　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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. Y- C6 J+ Z6 Q" }+ D- V- o　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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0 J* E0 Z/ O& v- ]( t　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 g3 c% V# C( x* `( 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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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0 j& b: t7 C( z+ h　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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  t8 o& U7 G2 A8 o0 u　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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  F1 S# ]2 k8 v# ]- s- _' e　　纸上谈兵

1 A& b# p' ~) Y7 H　　be an armchair strategist
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' f3 R0 b8 _( @* C; h8 Y0 S　　纸包不住火
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; P2 d+ Z9 n) D　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。