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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# p# F; ]- i% F$ _　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ a# A5 L6 Y5 n8 c( M% {　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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$ _- ]7 D7 q6 u& l% j. E　　Seeing is believing.
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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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* G% O, _' G6 y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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' ^: _! l0 c7 M　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

9 _# d5 `9 T2 A5 T4 d　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 b! _$ r" Q4 f: B2 P4 S　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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2 Y2 T5 ]7 l+ n! i# u6 e　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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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! z" C2 O5 g- ?0 ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

2 e/ d4 G- k) H) e8 F7 ?　　too much is as bad as too little

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; h8 u7 F& k$ F- ]% w- P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 W7 T5 s2 v. T$ H1 v5 B5 m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. L$ o: F& f# n8 w) i4 f　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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( `& f% ~  _  R2 o$ _. m　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 |% v* }9 u' U　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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7 W6 L( b7 u0 Y0 c! K7 q& l- W% t4 K　　既往不咎
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- O  R" k3 p; I* N5 A　　let bygones be bygones
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/ m: v" z3 x0 C6 y7 o2 b& H" [1 @2 R　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) L  n0 P* O7 S* B+ d- Y　　金玉满堂
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# C4 p2 c/ P" i& R　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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0 i. h3 _% U, b　　be down-to-earth
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% g1 K* ?* S+ t) F& H, l　　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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. \! E& r9 X% ?; P+ {! W4 m　　君子之交淡如水

5 u* @3 a5 B3 Y$ U; D0 f' \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 |# j- g! r0 m! O　　cut and dried; cliché

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' E; ?4 V9 N0 a+ e　　礼尚往来

　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 g0 s( |4 f5 W0 e0 |　　名利双收

) j( t7 t% g7 a' @. ]7 b　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

0 u5 \- \: x2 n, y( b　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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9 q2 y9 V! o9 Q: Z$ @( `: o　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  ~1 k# r- @. a1 [( U　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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* t" c) Q- n# |. Y, S/ l  e　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  o- ?2 O" u0 p9 \　　弄巧成拙

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

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  E& M2 s. d/ Y7 \5 b( t　　抛砖引玉

3 A8 s. z& y( _; ~3 T; 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

$ J( y* v3 D$ g( I3 K3 \3 o8 q　　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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& |- [4 t5 e- @# `( H1 F　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 P" x5 R$ u( r6 B) S# n1 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 g, r6 Q! ], Q7 u" M0 C0 r　　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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1 ^8 f- ~# {2 L6 F+ i% q　　前事不忘，后事之师
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6 Q/ N" d+ G( J1 c" o# H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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( D! H/ K& O* |6 t. J. k/ l: q+ u　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* j, R5 P5 j6 O- o  r0 P1 ?　　强龙难压地头蛇

1 j; _5 h9 l5 ^  k0 V9 ~) H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% F2 F. q2 d* p. U　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 k# I; r+ }/ ^& d& b. B1 N5 {4 {　　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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2 O8 ^! H4 D/ M' \+ \8 g　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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6 B9 z% R: M* C( [- A  k9 p2 s　　世外桃源
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& b7 W; s1 [/ T  G3 z　　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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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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

( ]- Z+ |) n) {" a& J5 K+ m: z　　A ship rises with the tide

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! `2 \3 W! C, Q( ~. _　　时不我待

" f  ?2 h) {- |0 H& \" N3 z　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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+ \& o4 q7 W7 g$ t% ?4 i5 `& l　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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: X* t& P2 p2 R2 K% d" n4 z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil
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　　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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$ l! Q! c# y4 ^1 c6 I1 p　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. C* e8 Q7 G( ?+ }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 B  }4 i6 U9 k" d/ M" @　　韬光养晦

0 o' U& R8 M3 x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* ~3 N5 U: R, m& }% _6 o　　糖衣炮弹

; A9 S: a- K% n; ~: Y: i! m: ^　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

0 M  G5 p: q9 E6 D' Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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# s. x+ _" Z! j/ ^* C3 `) s　　Unity is strength.

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8 v# g) O1 M6 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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. j, L( L: A! c) O! }　　歪风邪气

8 k$ E  n1 {, J5 g0 W' e7 v　　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

) _) F# D, F, F+ M6 c　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

& H8 B4 a( Y. a4 _3 a' i& d　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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* Y# @  e3 p6 C/ @　　无中生有
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+ w' [; J/ r+ P0 [2 [　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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! k! X( a# ~4 l% D! m8 l$ g　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) P( g& a0 y; \9 f　　徇私枉法
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' `6 J8 ?7 F6 O$ o; \! R/ H　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 h$ c% |1 N# t6 [1 J　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ N7 B! C1 c/ m# _3 P　　蓄势待发
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9 }0 h; `* O5 g: ]: M) g; M* P& L! \　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 ?0 C* ~' c; ]6 {　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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' b4 L7 I+ N* k3 G6 l　　心照不宣
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" ~# t7 `$ K: V" a- P# S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

( L7 z5 J) k, J; U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

) S  q, [4 D  a5 A" u9 I; z/ i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 `- _8 B& E; p0 `　　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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) V9 k' h$ s# h& ~" W. `% K　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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. z0 {4 i# `5 s; ?& J　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 z% H* S" ?1 R6 J2 O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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( w- f' L# Q; m0 ~9 h9 \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, [+ q3 h( v) _$ j: F　　有识之士
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" d2 l+ O3 }" N, e' @　　a man of insight83

( d) c2 T5 }3 H# a* r( J; _　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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. N3 g' q9 @7 y  J　　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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　　与时俱进

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+ F) I0 L/ i) d　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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0 n( v0 j; b' k- @8 E　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

% Y3 L, V- i- [　　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.

4 R7 k8 g% \) i　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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* }" x3 N9 I) N　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

+ F6 i( ]4 Z* x; k4 E3 C8 }' P: F6 ?　　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

$ E5 ^) y3 W, a　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的

  ]- m8 L" H; U　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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4 t! G1 y0 b, b' Y& V　　纸包不住火

9 M, l8 B. x+ o" G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难

　　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。