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

+ ~4 o. I( V  J! M　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

. E& Q8 I6 p# b* v8 k　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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- y( g+ i/ b5 N; m4 b　　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
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) K* R8 M; f; l# l4 O7 R% K8 G: `0 f　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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6 D/ }2 s! h- J0 V3 G' P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 ^( T# S0 X) d8 e1 c* E$ C　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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  E7 x9 n5 i1 O3 Y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: w4 {6 F. c  I$ n　　辞旧迎新

- m1 X# s: i! [: i　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) l& u8 R' t' D　　国泰民安

/ @) L3 Z: H; E( _0 L　　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 W/ |( p( _* G7 C, w. U　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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. p, |# t0 G- R　　和气生财

# \0 s8 w, T9 u8 ?$ R7 Y　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

7 o$ F& e* t" s6 @- c9 i6 b　　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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: _( g3 Y& t- ]" p8 A　　金无足赤，人无完人
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3 F. }( w2 d+ Y3 j2 j/ v　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% p* p- V4 y3 Z$ Z　　金玉满堂
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7 T, D9 M7 F! a- j' W+ S　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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4 {- z1 M. W! k+ W' l　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 W" e# w/ U' f# f! o　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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  P) D' o8 y3 ^' z( P　　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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　　马到成功
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  @, w% r  y2 A　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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0 v" X0 L4 h; c- r4 d2 i　　名利双收

  [6 Z/ v) w& w: U( f6 u8 r　　gain both fame and wealth
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( d& Q7 i% S: Z. B　　茅塞顿开
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: n3 m$ k  e3 ]8 }. |5 S$ h　　be suddenly enlightened
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1 w* M# `6 Q; }2 t# A+ W　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 P' Z) B; e2 \* S/ O; k* a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- I5 B% m3 g! k7 j　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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% ]# y+ Z( g# ~　　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

5 E+ n& y7 Q. H& E: A( @　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" W' N  K/ w( u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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0 D3 m( C+ D+ `5 a# P5 O　　抛砖引玉

0 ^4 d& N3 W/ N8 P- C　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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9 L7 O0 r3 l+ X( C　　take the preemptive opportunities
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0 L) n9 \0 l0 j4 L2 ^/ r6 Z7 E/ V　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 ?  k) O9 X, d　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ Q+ l" T  X& S; S. y　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! e: Y' \/ @1 e' G% c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

" Y5 L5 s2 f% r' P4 x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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6 Q9 |2 ~! U0 N- r+ E1 ?% f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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; O! }5 P& I6 p. [1 P2 S" Z　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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) V/ E1 B, s1 V4 @　　人之初，性本善
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( m+ u. @* N6 h# j& ~8 {　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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3 J% n. _) Q+ w* V7 U　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 `+ W, }; c, A( ?: i/ C　　三十而立

8 z  G1 G1 ?8 \1 E/ v. h( J　　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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- _7 H+ S% A1 m　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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3 ]2 G1 D! b( \# |; T& e　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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) @) G+ S* Z1 W5 s　　说曹操，曹操到

+ p( E6 n! ?+ l& \  ^　　speak of the devil

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& Y# F6 L& L" ?* n* E/ l% v　　实话实说

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

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4 R$ ~# M0 K4 s) L6 y6 j+ y1 A) F; b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

2 n; ~; ^: }' A5 o) `- r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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! H4 B3 u4 C6 c& n　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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

　　团结就是力量
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9 ^# U9 r- _. {) l0 n　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. ]$ g+ F: o1 f# o　　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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& f% T) N7 |! f7 f: }　　歪风邪气
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- Q6 D5 u+ }& `6 |  K( ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

) ]2 a0 O: i! F' y8 e6 I( r　　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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8 _1 I; J: v6 R& Y- R. v3 ?7 ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& Y$ T" R0 h5 s3 B2 W/ N　　徇私枉法

: Q0 |" _6 J0 ]$ p　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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' B2 {6 X0 @* e; \" s: @　　新官上任三把火

2 ^9 w/ C1 U- y+ G7 {　　a new broom sweeps clean
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, _, ]6 d9 B. A0 w  P+ f3 D: ^　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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8 M5 ?; T6 c! `　　心想事成
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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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" A) P% O) S6 o: E- v. ?* _　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

! q0 Z( U% c4 x7 u6 K7 h* N　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( p& i' R1 ~% ]" K( c2 K# V9 h　　The best defense is offense.
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! d2 h9 c* l% j; \　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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" b. ^2 c7 _. y: e　　息事宁人

4 O' }" g7 _/ Q3 \$ a3 B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ y& D" z  E# V: H6 @　　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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) c& O/ J4 J5 ?) Q1 Q+ z$ V2 R　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* T  B( x" w5 Y; V　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

/ L$ |+ S, Q. G# @' w/ O6 K　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

1 P2 h2 Q% s" c# L* L; _. I　　有缘千里来相会
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4 I# D& C5 }' g! i9 ]4 h0 a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

8 w1 W1 E9 N+ m  ~$ S　　people-oriented

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0 _1 H6 t9 }( D　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 T3 T4 f6 X% P# o　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% y% z1 J0 W1 W$ ^5 X; |* _5 v2 J( x　　优胜劣汰
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* T" k) u! i6 \1 _  A; F+ u: @  r' m　　survival of the fittest

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- u; r2 Z! R# |6 Q/ U7 _) m　　英雄所见略同

: O3 `: i' w2 e8 R3 L# W  }　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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% Y: d+ R/ b$ p2 n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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" Z0 y6 Q- ]( `　　A promise is a promise.

6 b) N, C5 e; ^2 H　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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1 ~5 D8 a  x7 T　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% Z, Y! |" C) Y% J. \6 H# L3 q　　债台高筑
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/ Z3 j" h" r5 J5 q& M- I3 W- l　　become debt-ridden

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, f! l+ `- h3 w# V　　众矢之的

+ m! {" [( _2 f, @* w: w+ v8 X　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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* P! }% a1 R5 T# ?7 B5 J　　纸包不住火

7 A9 q% ?# C7 {) O2 M" Q* K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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8 A  N- W1 Q' P# d　　左右为难
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2 l2 J2 m( w) z) y  m　　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。