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

; P% K4 C/ _# {( L9 d　　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

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

8 t8 k) @6 ]7 U# {* |% w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

  ^" P9 ?2 m# V" {+ m0 E, [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

# v+ P6 P$ K5 ^7 p7 n& Y　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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$ d- r5 N% e0 U; R2 t( K+ d4 ~　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 _& O3 j% ?* R' ~0 J/ X3 S1 A　　大事化小，小事化了
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2 \9 }! J; ~2 g! c, T0 q: P　　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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4 C& y' H( w/ S+ X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

: `7 I$ F) a' U7 A7 Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　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

6 Y9 b9 m3 g1 J! l. H% B　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 f, P3 P8 w* {* W0 E& F" F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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$ t8 d) f8 k( p　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 t# C: ?; V" k) `1 B* q5 F　　活到老学到老

; E, ~9 G2 ~/ I. \; Y7 |: r' e　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

& m7 p' P# u0 k) g9 |0 d　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

# P) u! M8 x# U$ a) \% u9 _1 G/ }　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, p; R) ~1 V) r" |/ ?　　金玉满堂

6 j/ D! S" r) I( J* k, z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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: ?. w& q; q" W+ [  v　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 n1 D% F4 k/ R6 o" F; y* Y; @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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; e/ m4 J" P0 ?1 B　　礼尚往来

. a2 s! U9 B% M3 N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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$ A% l. Y6 A  Q: r# A  q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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" l) V0 x. W! E0 H. f, }' w　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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! k  k0 _, Y& \6 a) g; l  v6 K　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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! p$ k. {$ p# B! v1 l% i$ J4 r　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' v4 X+ o4 [" Z8 r/ _! D　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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; q' q1 q' Z2 T　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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9 \2 i' X& i( P0 e　　弄巧成拙
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. ~: D2 B6 l% j8 B* s　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 D& L& T# C1 F) I* }　　赔了夫人又折兵

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

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1 m7 [2 n  D" B- g" Y　　抛砖引玉

' {4 y' y% _$ V1 ?  @　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 p0 l! f, {5 Y7 u5 \) K　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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% U3 ]( e0 j/ a* Y; N) s& j1 W. R　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' E- [- x- T0 f. {" s, I　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& A8 W9 M' x) g$ q# j/ F* Y　　千里之行始于足下

. |4 l4 n4 G1 v: r6 i2 V2 x　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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$ f  Z5 G. q) u# |& l- y, O+ y$ R　　前事不忘，后事之师
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; ]' ]  F6 e" q8 V　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 ?( S4 k3 G3 }; m( S: _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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# C9 }) b& ~, F; \. e( }" f　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 f5 i* G* S: ~2 j8 b　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# `- H) ]7 m9 U/ P　　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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% }: x# J$ E( Z. U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

) w( u2 {4 ~  ?" E$ L　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: ~5 X% x2 R/ H! `3 M0 S　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! Z, G$ Q& S2 W　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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8 S3 p7 ~. c$ e" Z2 v, ?: q　　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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" ^. x4 w2 p3 [6 H4 p1 B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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" {: d% t3 z( ?　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 @7 H- _6 F( V. a  n/ g. H  b　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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, O5 O: S2 K) B　　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* ]$ f* R! J+ s1 X7 M- |  o　　时不我待

6 |/ d/ }" c. m/ e6 l( c+ g　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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. U* C- L5 K3 ~* p　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! N$ O+ ?2 z( o: J　　说曹操，曹操到

/ c- L  M0 o2 L% ^　　speak of the devil
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+ {$ u' P2 K; D　　实话实说
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1 C" I  s* X7 t2 A  |; t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& M3 P' l  v7 W: {$ |　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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0 h! w$ x! O; M2 [$ ^' R+ \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; _5 N3 g4 \1 N( k6 E　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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9 @' ~* p. S7 U* L8 v# I3 T　　糖衣炮弹

4 C' ?7 ~' ]3 r　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

8 ^4 `4 }0 q6 k  I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ n2 o0 @& d( E- j- |/ T5 q　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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' m; U' m* P8 l3 b) m- Y　　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

　　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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" A7 @# ?% ^5 m　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火
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5 |/ E& P7 N& Y7 {8 p　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 C$ C' c; n2 K. t, ~　　蓄势待发
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6 c- f% k: }! \- I$ B8 i& y　　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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　　先入为主
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' L2 f5 W% @; U( V! l% X/ D　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% P4 D; i' A" N2 I　　先下手为强

% ^; `  B6 P$ T8 [" E　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 n* T2 }! t  F- z+ G　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% F8 i- d2 B6 j* Q　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, Q& ~5 r  @( F* Y: f, X　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

8 ?8 |: N+ F: {( X# J1 A2 I　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 }% t& N  |+ X6 E$ Q. \+ D; Q8 ^　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 ^' M4 M% d1 O5 E1 A1 x5 i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

8 H0 ]& l4 x& O0 j( ]  K& e, M4 u& s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% W* v4 i  S6 y　　有识之士
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, E. q; z6 O- I　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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! ~3 m5 E: T5 _% R* ~: ]　　bold but not crafty84

- W; A0 X" {3 A& s, N- v' A　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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, M9 M" ^1 H/ D( ]' p　　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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0 |4 L) `7 y* n" w! Q　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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6 u: x  u" E( z9 N　　survival of the fittest
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' U  R/ @$ G& q　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( ]* C. O: C0 \; _3 f　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; z8 J/ l' z# C$ J, I9 R# {) O$ ^　　冤假错案

3 V" ?# }' s2 j/ ^$ X　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

3 p& q, c8 U% z2 S* Z2 n# g　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% Q- C- P& f: i- N　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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" z* l7 g, T# G) E　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" }8 G7 \  g: ?+ P9 L　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

* X; F5 i3 B' S: V! H2 y　　左右为难

. p. J* q* B% G9 I/ l　　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。