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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/ o& ~( f/ r0 P& p0 S1 E　　爱屋及乌

0 M9 o3 f$ R) r　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 y1 W+ T3 ]+ {0 P, R7 [& F; P1 B" ^% U　　百闻不如一见
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$ [. C( J* ?9 q; z5 ^; q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: z: C3 D$ t8 V7 p" L4 v　　Seeing is believing.
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' X4 ^3 U! q" K7 z4 ^　　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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$ N% N, K2 t5 Z- n2 r4 `; p' I- e　　笨鸟先飞
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, L4 y' j& J- C; [' \2 E　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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8 q/ s% O% K5 W7 W9 r" x+ N6 M. r* a2 D　　拆东墙补西墙

" Z0 [  ^! P+ m7 {1 E- c　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( e) Z4 T8 }& B* `( J2 t　　辞旧迎新

　　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

1 k5 F8 h! Y( _/ ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 @4 b  Q/ W# v1 A0 S) o　　国泰民安

2 C& ?! j$ u; n( t; o- W　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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$ H' \( H1 x' I2 {3 w　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

! k% D+ Y6 s7 N9 t2 A$ R* |2 G　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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5 L6 @0 K6 c; q1 N- N. R5 C6 `　　既往不咎

2 n9 ]- K  l" t% I3 x　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

, ], a# X, t. t" L! Q8 l. E/ Z　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; r! V/ W& N! f) X　　金玉满堂

0 J. U  x5 Z# G9 c1 X0 Z: h　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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# z* d5 ^. m! f　　be down-to-earth
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; R% d1 Y; Q/ W* {  J　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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/ m$ @: u+ _2 P- h- e, t; ~2 G　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 a" b+ G+ Q$ _/ e: D' l4 ]　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* V3 F% t* N- c6 E7 c: p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( R7 a8 I3 ^, F) |7 e3 M2 T　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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  }8 z( T1 @# F' R2 w　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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3 ^0 `" q$ l+ q　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 ]: V1 l) |% E　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' q8 w6 |1 b. Y2 j　　弄巧成拙
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8 Z8 m, D/ n  G  @- H: @　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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. e2 b: l/ \" s　　赔了夫人又折兵

( M6 Y* D& a9 q$ h% L" m5 q; `　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　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
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8 L, Y; e( b( 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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8 U  c; A5 n. A, F+ [3 _7 n　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

5 p" Z6 ~' v1 N  p, _　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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" q+ q( M3 x6 K, r　　前事不忘，后事之师

) K- |: F* T" A  W5 {- b, c" {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

9 ^3 ~, X7 D; Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 _3 _/ |3 L3 h' I' v% F" m5 a5 a　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 i: c( _# i: U" k: @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# E& t7 l) |- F( Z0 Y6 C　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 F( |" Y6 C# R9 j% A. M* X& _　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! }# Q& u$ H" e6 {. O5 u, j　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

" D9 h+ f- c- |* Y7 |/ F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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" l9 A; K5 z1 M　　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
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# b6 t& `* K. |( e0 v# u$ |　　Humans are born good.

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7 g1 H* \8 t) x" F: I7 K- d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. a6 v, R) `2 r3 `! r　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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" _$ @0 e( u/ A/ h6 u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 E' c' `4 z" B& \　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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1 m' N; H+ \% D　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

$ y! L# V+ J) q: ~! M! r　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

: o* R+ i4 Y. k/ O9 p3 l　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ d5 \, A: q& \6 w, T) W3 W: g　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( Z+ a8 ]% ?* W8 A; [　　糖衣炮弹
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4 X" v( }9 a2 a. H- d% Y0 J+ k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, ~& l+ s; d3 w( c　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ C/ n; U+ `. S1 ?0 H' t/ }& w  B　　团结就是力量

6 v5 b8 v0 Y+ g　　Unity is strength.

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8 Q/ s' I- q. c4 n0 K+ a4 ^% L& R' f　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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, \7 s9 ^  O+ [# u　　歪风邪气

! W3 m- I3 c7 G& o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 i/ o. k; x: e, x0 K( v　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 t6 S, `2 q. f+ \　　望子成龙
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+ E) [- V3 o0 Z3 m. O2 y　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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' u& D9 t( s+ {7 f' P1 C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- ~7 X3 m, Y. k) x( d! b4 Y　　无中生有

5 I$ }* A" |, S2 Q2 C　　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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# b) F! x  {1 K9 d8 u  b　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- [3 j) a3 N7 v) S" S- e( L6 j1 r　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 u9 y* x: N/ O7 p# _( P　　a new broom sweeps clean
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* E' W5 H9 O) b0 G) b　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ P4 I. \7 }% N' ]2 p/ _　　心想事成
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/ j/ n5 l+ b2 V2 X% J　　May all your wish come true

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8 T6 H/ l2 e+ ~: n　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! p* D$ ~6 k2 M8 a* u　　先入为主
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2 o, w3 d$ [% u) J- ~7 r0 r7 K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, ^$ ?  o. F. b$ @- h# O# M+ `( J4 m　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 B& q. `7 p% D' c9 `7 t+ v　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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& v. c$ y- f% C2 ?% k  _　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. |8 Z' W1 ?4 a; ]! u4 c　　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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8 x& M2 @( _) F2 d　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, l8 B! [0 T$ j5 e( K3 F: [8 U　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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# ~2 ?9 M4 S9 T$ L7 r　　有情人终成眷属

4 O: _. e& c2 [$ D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ K3 `* T9 _+ x1 t# r$ ?　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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

　　有勇无谋

* I+ e% v- ^: F　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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
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3 h3 x( p; Y6 O* X　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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' d- u( u. p" v1 U7 Y# D; u　　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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9 y& j* P5 a2 I% g: \　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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! L& i/ E8 k- P+ Z$ F1 j　　优胜劣汰

0 q1 o7 I/ C- w7 Q8 m# z( t　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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) r! T! b' @3 x6 B( L. h6 ^　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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1 Q# ~4 L5 |( o- r　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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( W- L. C) s* S9 [. V　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, {/ {  f4 a9 r1 ~7 B1 Q　　债台高筑

- `- \' f: L8 J* S; Q　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

$ e- e6 c! |5 B( [8 j* d5 ^　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

2 _  A) q4 {/ Y　　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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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。