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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- l, g: {0 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

4 X8 Q( E5 S; ]2 q) G; W　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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# W6 F1 v# p  z2 Z& r; X: Y% D6 m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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8 y. Z. Q" I8 k$ w$ |3 |( p　　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
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& J/ H" f$ @1 `5 U4 a2 B+ P　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 i! z2 R: z( D　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 N- w$ M0 V" [4 m1 s* z8 I) 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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  g% v7 b& A9 q　　大开眼界
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& \8 ]: U% j- Z  h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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. X! o) c3 h: o$ g7 o　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

: J7 D% M; u+ s5 f  `9 _2 C4 U; B　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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6 L  I7 A( d) Z1 z( r" r　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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, A" v& [/ o/ H8 g/ U8 ~) A　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' F: D0 L, g3 t( s9 k1 j0 U　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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! o( G+ m$ D  f8 O( O/ s　　既往不咎
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6 ?. q7 k# E: Z　　let bygones be bygones
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4 h! M, J' k( i$ C9 U2 t! k/ W6 L　　金无足赤，人无完人

- {# c5 j; B! B- n　　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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: @8 L/ W1 l( x+ d+ M　　脚踩两只船
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$ T9 l) b7 @- S3 L　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 c, K( {+ t$ g　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! t' @5 w, ~, M2 S5 }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* Z/ @! p2 ]/ S9 \6 U: F　　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
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& l) y- p8 r2 s1 w! b- I　　马到成功

* Y  q* Y- F" i6 H9 B　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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1 }9 l6 z$ @+ A9 W$ ~6 N　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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; X- h4 V) I' y- ^　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 b1 O) D( }, i　　没有规矩，不成方圆

9 o0 X/ S- \4 l; r8 n$ \) R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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
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6 Y2 P7 d) D5 d" e9 m* j2 q2 h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

* {3 J! [: c1 u3 t! b( Q　　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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　　抛砖引玉

; \: S: `* n/ ?$ X8 L( V- B　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% T9 f6 y3 T; [! ~　　千里之行始于足下

& d+ r% K* H& [0 E. P# V　　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

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

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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2 j& P! E9 b5 V1 V. H1 @  }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 S% \( p8 r% F( X% o' C　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 i1 }3 z! m) l( `7 Y* M/ `1 t* e　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 O$ B, v& _; C& V! w! L/ k2 j　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 A, r8 d, ]+ O3 F　　世外桃源

5 C& t0 a3 D; {3 |$ ?/ O  n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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1 W: U5 I! ^- k" I  O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' G- I5 p4 E; j6 F　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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2 f8 S  i5 m4 {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

8 W2 u+ s) R% |9 R& |  ?# z! C　　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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　　时不我待

2 _" i/ R6 s- V! Y8 Y; u0 F　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 W- T; n. w6 |, n! j9 p　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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  w0 q- N6 y5 y9 j3 G　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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$ F) H) q5 c: V) c$ E" R& T　　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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+ X$ x. |8 q2 k0 Y　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

3 v$ o  m# k* Z* T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

& r- E3 s$ `& f) O5 Y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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$ @, v1 ]1 u6 b( Y* S/ S　　糖衣炮弹
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( ^. u# ^3 `  w* H) @5 a　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

% H! t( S/ `, T9 c# C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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$ W1 u: U" [. q; @　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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! J# {% t0 _& X; d, O　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 |+ N( N* j( u# z4 @0 t$ U　　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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" g6 h* P2 K, n( w, k4 ~　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 s5 b& v8 R7 Y, d* L9 [. e　　物以类聚，人以群分

* C4 J7 v+ D9 ^　　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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3 m4 C" v1 j$ P3 G. @　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) a% ?7 K3 y7 H7 \+ ^8 }　　无风不起浪

4 K' r4 Y9 A: q0 E4 \　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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" D2 G2 s- C4 D5 B. i& l　　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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　　先入为主

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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' [# {7 z+ D* F4 x/ N- F　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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# d! g2 p" n* D6 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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0 n# M% N3 g0 V- `2 M5 A0 S+ J　　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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. |! P  P! \# _; L　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" K  p. H4 y4 `7 y4 R: E, E% _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

* E2 B- @$ N! \　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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3 L0 {2 W% j6 h. t) t4 m! D# G　　与时俱进

: z" y& n; l& V8 f, v　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, n3 a- H7 L' {/ N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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5 w9 Z% Y8 G, w( W9 j4 ^　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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& W( o( b/ p# |6 g5 I' ^  }　　More haste, less speed.
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* k+ w: M! \9 @  P0 {" i: M3 D　　优胜劣汰
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, v9 ^0 ?+ U- x$ ?4 w　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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  t: g0 V2 o$ Q) s6 R$ `. s6 y% w　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 {; S, q! ^1 a9 c. A! Z5 j" {  {% |　　冤假错案

: A( x+ k5 i& e. G" z+ y5 k/ U+ T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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2 c2 u8 ^* Z: K6 f) n/ Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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8 d9 C5 p* L. ^7 S' H; m3 R　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　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

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。